Along Our Ride on The Train of Life – December 2023

Shalom dear readers:

Here are some tips that I am trying to use with coping skills to adapt to our reality now as we travel together on our train ride of life.

 

·      Try to focus on basic functions. No need to keep your house perfect at all times. Your home is meant to care for you, not the other way around. 

·      Minimize your daily tasks to avoid becoming overwhelmed. Keep your goals simple: nourishment and cleanliness.

·      Avoid focusing on news and videos. They can negatively impact your mental health.

·      Relinquish guilt about trivial issues. Address your personal struggles with dignity and self-compassion.

·      Foster relationships where there is reciprocal support, positivity, and emotional safety. Associating with supportive people will help with the healing process.

·      Daven, recite daily Tehillim, and strengthen your Emunah. Conduct yourself with “menshkite” as you reach out to children, to peers, or to neighbors.

·      Take care of your soul by using meditation, mindfulness, or deep breathing exercises, or by listening to calming music.

·      Try to stay POSITIVE, and to focus on things that bring joy and happiness.

·      Help those around us to be calm. Doing acts of kindness for others is part of the healing process.

·      Don’t over plan; live day by day.

 

Remember: The Jewish people are RESILIENT and have lived through many ordeals. We pick ourselves up and continue on under Hashem’s guidance.

 

I close with the famous Serenity Prayer; “Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”

 

G. willing, until we meet again in January 2024.

CHW