SHALOM/HELLO
I WISH THAT I COULD HUG EACH ONE OF MY READERS PERSONALLY, BUT I DO SO IN SPIRIT AND I HOPE THAT MY WISHES AND PRAYERS GIVE YOU SOME STRENGTH AND COURAGE TO CONTINUE ON YOUR JOURNEY OF LIFE.
THIS MONTH I AM CONCENTRATING ON THE WORD/THEME 'PATIENCE'. HOW MUCH PATIENCE DO WE HAVE FOR SMALL BABIES AND CHILDREN, FOR SMALL ANIMALS, TO ONE ANOTHER, TO ANOTHER ILL PERSON THAT YOU KNOW?
EACH ONE OF ALL HUMANKIND HAS A TENDER NESHAMA, INCLUDING 'our own. EACH ONE BORN TO THIS WORLD IS LIKE A SOARING BIRD, AN ANGEL OF HASHEM. HE/SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO SOAR HIGH AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS WORLD. 'PATIENCE' IS THE ANSWER TO ALL WHO SUFFER AND WHO NEED THAT EXTRA TOUCH OF UNDERSTANDING AND DEED.
NOW, I ASK MYSELF AND ADDRESS YOU, HOW MUCH 'PATIENCE' DO WE HAVE FOR OURSELVES? WE SO DESPERATELY WANT TO BE HEALTHY, WE WANT TO BE A FULL ACTIVE BEING, ALTHOUGH WITH SOME LIMITATIONS. BUT AT PARTS OF LIFE, WE'LL WEATHER IMITATIONS, AND THE LOSS OF OUR ABILITY TO 'DO IT ALL'. I BELIEVE THAT WE TEND NOT TO HAVE ENOUGH PATIENCE FOR OURSELVES!, FOR OUR NEEDS, AND WE EVEN GET ANGRY AT OURSELVES FOR THE LOSS OF CERTAIN ABILITIES.
WHY DO I WRITE ON THIS TOPIC THIS MONTH? I FIND THAT I NEED TO BE MORE 'PATIENT' WITH MYSELF, WITH WHERE I AM ON MY RIDE ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE. I AM NOT THE SAME PERSON WITH THE SAME CAPABILITIES, AND AM AWARE OF MY NEED TO BE MORE 'PATIENT' WITH MYSELF, AND TO ACCEPT HELP/DEVICES TO ENHANCE MY LIFE ALONG MY JOURNEY OF LIFE.
IN SUMMATION, I ENCOURAGE ALL OF US, TO PRACTICE 'PATIENCE' WITH OURSELVES! LET'S NOT BE TOO HARD ON OURSELVES, DUE TO LIMITATIONS THAT WE ARE NOW EXPERIENCING WITHIN AND AROUND US.
MAY THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY BE WARM IN OUR HEARS, AND WITH HOPE AND PATIENCE BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY. BEST WISHES, CHW
Sunday, February 2, 2020
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