Shalom dear readers, this July 1, 2022
Recently, I was treated to a performance of a piano player, Gershon Wachtel, in his home, as part of birthday gift to me on my birthday.
I found this evening a total time of pleasure, wonderful memories of my time in life when I studied piano, taught piano lessons, gave concerts accompanying a wonderful violin player to raise money for Mizrachi women. It reminded me of my love of kinds of music. I returned home full of wonderful memories and music in my soul. The music touched my soul, to the point that upon returning home full of wonderful memories and music in my soul. The music touched my soul, to the point that upon returning home, I took out my several boxes of tapes of music to listen to once again. The words of many of these melodies gave me strength, love, happiness, from way back in years, and still live vibrant within me. It brings peace into my soul. I would never have thought that this resource would give me such an 'up' feeling and such pleasure! the words of many of these songs are as precious today as they were many many years ago. I thank my sponsors for this magnificent evening that opened up my soul once again. We are blessed when we can help others!
Perhaps our task in this bewildering world is to make magnificent music with all that we have. And when that is no longer possible, we must transcend our private, personal tragedies, retune the strings of our life, and transform the divine instrument we each embody to make still more beautiful music with what we have left.
Is there any hobby, sport, activity that you have left behind, that might lift your mood-to remember, to try to do again, or a new activity that you would like to investigate to give your soul a real lift of pleasure to live by, to follow, and to open up our closedness. It is so easy to mope, to feel 'down', when things are complicated, difficult during our train ride of life. Is there any hobby, sport, activity that might lift your mood to remember, to try to do again, or a new activity that you would like to investigate to give your soul a real lift of pleasure, anticipation? Perhaps a study group on Zoom, a book group to join, a study group of Torah, of Tehillim (Psalms), etc.
It is so easy to mope, to feel 'down', when things are complicated, difficult during our train ride of life. I wish all of us riders on the train of life to find good thoughts, activities, friends, family members, books, music, crafts, sport, etc. to help us get a boost in life to live by, to follow, and to open up our closedness.
I wish all of us on our train ride of life, the strength and challenge we face to continue finding wonderful people around us, the courage to keep our spirits up. Let's be kind to ourselves and to the other! G. willing, we will meet again in August.
CHW
