Going home going away from home on vacation off to work for pleasure out of obligation to care for the sick to consult an expert to get a second opinion to see an old friend to make music to see
How can we say thank you more often?
It’s simple. Did you have a good day? Thank you. A bad day? Thank you. A frustrating day? Thank you. A blessed day? Thank you. A forgettable day? Thank you. A boring day? Thank you. An inspiring day? Thank
Then and now
today I found myself praying in the chapel that I prayed in as a rabbinical student. Sitting among the rabbinical students and professors I found myself overcome with emotion i thought about their voices and the voices that filled this
Only This
That I honor the wisdom of children. And everything else about them. That I honor the intense care and concern of parents. And everything else about them. That I honor the endless dedication of teachers. And everything else about them.
100 Words
this story’s subject matter is, so to speak, to be determined at a later date once i’ve figured out what i need to figure out. so maybe it won’t be determined at a later date if i don’t get around to
Surrounded by Teachers
The person you most admire. Your teacher. The person you most despise. Your teacher. The person you love with all your heart. Your teacher. The person who drives you crazy. Your teacher. The person you pass by daily without ever
Judge (#BlogElul 19)
No one had to appoint you judge, jury, and executioner. You took that upon yourself. Like the protagonist in a Kafka story. Now you’re banging the gavel, viewing yourself through the eyes of 12 strange and unseeing peers, and
Ask (#BlogElul 18)
Ask. But be prepared for the silence that follows. Ask. But only if you’re cool with the response no matter how unexpected or untenable. Ask. But not if you’re sure you’ve got the answer. Ask. But only if you’re ready/willing/able
Change (#BlogElul 15)
Come to an old place in a new way hang around long enough and eventually you’ll ask what’s different this time around nothing and everything someone says go ahead and ask again everything and nothing someone says
Learn (#BlogElul 14)
learn yourself what makes you happy and what you do in that happiness what makes you sad and what you do with that sadness what makes you angry and where that anger lives within you what brings you peace