ALONG THE TRAIN OF LIFE, SEPT. 2019

WELL, HERE WE ARE IN SEPT. 2019. HOW LUCKY WE ARE TO BE ALIVE, TO COMMENCE OUR STUDIES, OR CONTINUE IN THE WORK FORCE, OR TO JUST LIVE, BREATHE THE WORLD AROUND US.
NEW BEGINNINGS , WE ARE AWARE OF A SHOFAR(RAM'S HORN) BEING BLOWN DAILY, WE THINK OF MISTAKES WE HAVE MADE, OF REPENTANCE, OF WANTING TO LIVE AND CONTINUE ON , ON THIS PLANET EARTH.  EACH OF US IS EXPERIENCING THE AGING PROCESS, THE HEALING PROCESS, THE DECLINING PROCESS-EACH BEING NORMAL PROCESSES TO GO THROUGH IN LIFE.

I SUGGEST THAT WE TAKE TIME TO PONDER JUST HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE-DO WE STILL HAVE FRIENDS AROUND US, FAMILY WHO LOVE US, A HOME TO LIVE IN, A COMMUNITY TO BE PART OF?  GRATITUDE IS A TERM THAT I HANG ONTO, HOW MUCH I HAVE TO BE THANKFUL FOR, DESPITE THE NEGATIVE ELEMENTS THAT ARE PART OF WHAT WE MUST GO THROUGH BOTH PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, AND MENTALLY.

CAN WE ELIMINATE ALL THE  NEGATIVES? BUT CAN WE STRIVE TO ACCEPT WHAT WE MUST, TO THINK OF THE POSITIVE GOOD THINGS TO HANG ONTO. I FIND THAT BY WRITING A LIST OF ALL THE GOOD IN MY LIFE, POINT FORM, I SEE THAT DESPITE THE DIFFICULT ACHES, PAINS, AND WORRIES, THERE IS MUCH TO BE SO THANKFUL FOR.

I CHALLENGE MYSELF DAILY TO THINK POSITIVELY . IT IS SO EASY TO DWELL ONTHE NEGATIVE.  AND TO PITY OURSELVES, AND WHAT WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH.

LET ELUL, THIS MONTH LEADING UP TO THE JEWISH NEW YEAR, ROSH HASHANA, EMBRACE US WITH THANKFULNESS AND  HOPEFULNESS DAILY!

WITH MY BEST WISHES ALWAYS,
CHW