Shalom dear readers:
Wherever we are in this world, we are all in the world of corona. How are we coping, accepting, this drastic change in our lives? All is new, different, strange, frightening, threatening, and forcing upon us a time of total abstinence from the outside world, of shopping, meeting friends, enjoying a coffee , going to movies, etc.
For those of us who are ill with a specific illness, we have had practice in being alone in our home, apart from the world outside with life in its fullest of running, walking, visiting, enjoying.
How does this 'being totally isolated' feeling affect us? Are we able to accept the difficulties presented in this corona attack, and somehow rise to the occasion as we have during our past and present difficulties?
I challenge each of us to draw on memories or friendships past and present that give us some hope, some encouragement during this spreading virus period.
For example, when I had to prepare and spend a Pesach seder all alone (for the first time), I was simply blown away! me, prepare and do a seder totally alone? But lo and behold, beyond the upset of the unbelievable, unacceptable spot I found myself in, I was reminded by an old memory of my mother choosing to not come for the Sabbath week=ends , insisting that
she would NOT be alone-why the Almighty would be with her!
So I said to myself that I will rely on the One above to guide me through this unacceptable period and be there with me! Difficult it was, but I DID IT! And all of you can do the unthinkable when presented with it! let's turn the impossible into I will try, I will do it!
My plans for part of the holiday were to go a hotel and save much preparations in the kitchen. I loved the idea. After all fell through, thanks to the corona situation, I looked around and saw just what a lovely home atmosphere I have without going to a fancy hotel.
Another memory:
"Who is rich? He who is content with what he has".
This is the engraving on my father's monument in the graveyard. And so, and I switched my mental gear to thinking positively about my comfortable home with all its amenities. Instead of 'what I do not have , what I will miss out on, I chose to appreciate even more my comfortable surroundings of my home.
The above 2 examples of turning negative to positive are not meant to boast here; we can all try to turn our negative position at this time into a positive feeling and action.
My wishes and prayers for all of us, we each have our difficulties, worries, and negatives to live with-can you and I search deep inside and somehow find and make a positive reaction and action to the negative.?
I wish you all well in body and spirit until we connect again in May.
Chw
Friday, April 24, 2020
Friday, April 3, 2020
ALONG LIFE'S JOURNEY 3/4/2020
SHALOM TO MY DEAR READERS:
HERE WE ARE, IN ISRAEL, IN CANADA, IN AMERICA, IN EUROPE- BEING SURROUNDED BY THE CORONA VIRUS. IT IS SIMPLY UNBELIEVABLE TO COMPREHEND, TO ABSORB, AND SO VERY DIFFICULT TO RISE ABOVE THE WORRY, THE FEAR, THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF OUR WORLD AS WE FIND IT NOW.
THOSE OF US WHO HAVE OR HAVE HAD A MAJOR ILLNESS AS CANCER, OR OTHER LIFE THREATENING DISEASE/ILLNESS, WE HAVE SOMEHOW LEARNED OR CONTINUE LEARNING HOW TO COPE WITH WHAT WE HAVE BEEN PRESENTED WITH; ALL THE WHILE PRAYING THAT WE CAN OVERCOME, WILL OVERCOME , AND PERHAPS FINALLY HAVING TO ACCEPT THE INEVITABLE THAT WE WILL, AT SOME POINT OF TIME, HOPEFULLY LATER ON THAN SOONER OR IMMEDIATELY, FACE DEATH AT OUR DOORSTEP.
AT THIS POINT OF TIME, I WILL SHARE WITH YOU, MY READERS, TWO MAIN THOUGHTS THAT COME TO ME, AS I PREPARE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO FIND MYSELF ALONE AT HOME, PREPARING TO CONDUCT MY FIRST SEDER ALONE.
BEING ALONE IS WONDERFUL. WE ALL NEED IT AND WANT IT AT TIMES, WHEN WE CHOOSE SO. BUT THIS WAY? I REMEMBER THAT MY MOTHER, MAY SHE REST IN PEACE, OFTEN WOULD NOT COME TO ANY OF US CHILDREN FOR A SHABAT. WE ASKED HER WHY WOULD SHE WANT TO BE ALONE. HER ANSWER: 'BUT I AM NOT ALONE, I AM WITH THE RIBON SHEL OLAM RIGHT HERE IN MY HOME.
I KNOW THAT I WILL G. WILLING, CONDUCT MY SEDER WITH THE RIBON SHEL OLAM CLOSE BY TO GUIDE ME.
2ND MAJOR THOUGHT OF MINE: OFTEN BEFORE PESACH, MANKIND IS KNOWN TO RUSH AROUND BUYING NEW CLOTHES, NEW DISHES AND ACCESSORIES, AND SPENDING GREAT AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO THAT END.
AND I PLAN TO SPEND MY SOLITARY SEDER, I AM REMINDED OF WHAT WE CHILDREN WROTE ON MY FATHER'S GRAVESTONE. 'WHO IS RICH? ONE IS SATISFIED WITH HIS LOT IN LIFE". I FEEL IN THE DEPTH OF MY SOUL, THAT I AM CONTENT OF WHERE I AM, IN MY MODEST HOME (WHICH I RENT AND NOT OWN), WITH MY LIFE AS IT IS AT THIS POINT, AND FEEL THE CONTENTMENT OF RICHNESS OF BEING ALIVE, AND SOMEWHAT USEFUL TO OTHERS. I AM BLESSED FROM WITHIN ME BY THE KINDNESS GIVEN TO ME WITH PHONE CALLS FROM EVERYWHERE, FROM PEOPLE FROM PAST AND PRESENT,WITH SHABAT MEALS SENT TO ME AS WELL AS DURING THE WEEK, TO THE OUTPOURING OF CARING AND KINDNESS. THESE ARE THE 'SHLEECHIM', THE MESSENGERS OF HASHEM/G.D IN THIS WORLD, HIS ANGELS!
I WISH EACH ONE OF US THE STRENGTH TO COPE WITH WHAT WE MUST, AND TO FEEL THAT A HIGHER SPIRIT IS WITH US TO SHARE OUR PESACH/EASTER, OUR SHABAT, OUR PRAYERS IN OUR OWN HOMES AS THIS TIME DEMANDS WE DO.
G. BLESS UNTIL NEXT MONTH, G. WILLING,]
CHW
HERE WE ARE, IN ISRAEL, IN CANADA, IN AMERICA, IN EUROPE- BEING SURROUNDED BY THE CORONA VIRUS. IT IS SIMPLY UNBELIEVABLE TO COMPREHEND, TO ABSORB, AND SO VERY DIFFICULT TO RISE ABOVE THE WORRY, THE FEAR, THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF OUR WORLD AS WE FIND IT NOW.
THOSE OF US WHO HAVE OR HAVE HAD A MAJOR ILLNESS AS CANCER, OR OTHER LIFE THREATENING DISEASE/ILLNESS, WE HAVE SOMEHOW LEARNED OR CONTINUE LEARNING HOW TO COPE WITH WHAT WE HAVE BEEN PRESENTED WITH; ALL THE WHILE PRAYING THAT WE CAN OVERCOME, WILL OVERCOME , AND PERHAPS FINALLY HAVING TO ACCEPT THE INEVITABLE THAT WE WILL, AT SOME POINT OF TIME, HOPEFULLY LATER ON THAN SOONER OR IMMEDIATELY, FACE DEATH AT OUR DOORSTEP.
AT THIS POINT OF TIME, I WILL SHARE WITH YOU, MY READERS, TWO MAIN THOUGHTS THAT COME TO ME, AS I PREPARE FOR THE FIRST TIME TO FIND MYSELF ALONE AT HOME, PREPARING TO CONDUCT MY FIRST SEDER ALONE.
BEING ALONE IS WONDERFUL. WE ALL NEED IT AND WANT IT AT TIMES, WHEN WE CHOOSE SO. BUT THIS WAY? I REMEMBER THAT MY MOTHER, MAY SHE REST IN PEACE, OFTEN WOULD NOT COME TO ANY OF US CHILDREN FOR A SHABAT. WE ASKED HER WHY WOULD SHE WANT TO BE ALONE. HER ANSWER: 'BUT I AM NOT ALONE, I AM WITH THE RIBON SHEL OLAM RIGHT HERE IN MY HOME.
I KNOW THAT I WILL G. WILLING, CONDUCT MY SEDER WITH THE RIBON SHEL OLAM CLOSE BY TO GUIDE ME.
2ND MAJOR THOUGHT OF MINE: OFTEN BEFORE PESACH, MANKIND IS KNOWN TO RUSH AROUND BUYING NEW CLOTHES, NEW DISHES AND ACCESSORIES, AND SPENDING GREAT AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO THAT END.
AND I PLAN TO SPEND MY SOLITARY SEDER, I AM REMINDED OF WHAT WE CHILDREN WROTE ON MY FATHER'S GRAVESTONE. 'WHO IS RICH? ONE IS SATISFIED WITH HIS LOT IN LIFE". I FEEL IN THE DEPTH OF MY SOUL, THAT I AM CONTENT OF WHERE I AM, IN MY MODEST HOME (WHICH I RENT AND NOT OWN), WITH MY LIFE AS IT IS AT THIS POINT, AND FEEL THE CONTENTMENT OF RICHNESS OF BEING ALIVE, AND SOMEWHAT USEFUL TO OTHERS. I AM BLESSED FROM WITHIN ME BY THE KINDNESS GIVEN TO ME WITH PHONE CALLS FROM EVERYWHERE, FROM PEOPLE FROM PAST AND PRESENT,WITH SHABAT MEALS SENT TO ME AS WELL AS DURING THE WEEK, TO THE OUTPOURING OF CARING AND KINDNESS. THESE ARE THE 'SHLEECHIM', THE MESSENGERS OF HASHEM/G.D IN THIS WORLD, HIS ANGELS!
I WISH EACH ONE OF US THE STRENGTH TO COPE WITH WHAT WE MUST, AND TO FEEL THAT A HIGHER SPIRIT IS WITH US TO SHARE OUR PESACH/EASTER, OUR SHABAT, OUR PRAYERS IN OUR OWN HOMES AS THIS TIME DEMANDS WE DO.
G. BLESS UNTIL NEXT MONTH, G. WILLING,]
CHW
Saturday, March 7, 2020
ALONG OUR JOURNEY OF LIFE, MARCH, 2020
SHALOM DEAR READERS:
I HOPE THAT THIS TIME OF YOUR READING THIS MONTH'S BLOG, THAT YOU ARE FARING WELL.
SINCE THE CORONA VIRUS IS ALL OVER OUR WORLD, MANY OF US ARE CONCERNED NOT ONLY FOR OUR WELL BEING, BUT FOR OUR FAMILIES, FOR MANKIND IN GENERAL.
IT TRULY SHOWS US THAT WE ARE NOT IN COMMAND OF THIS PLANET, OUR HOME BASE. WE CAN WORRY, BUT WHAT DOES IT DO US? WE CAN JUST SAY,
"WHAT THE HECK, I AM GOING TO DO WHAT I ALWAYS DO". WE CAN TAKE COVER IN OUR HOMES AND LIVE IN FEAR.
AND WE CAN BE MORE VIGILANT IN WHERE WE DO GO AND IN WHAT WE DO.
LIFE CAN BE AND IS AT TIMES MORE SCARY. SO PRUDENCE SEEMS TO BE THE BEST CHOICE, ALWAYS AND ESPECIALLY NOW.
AS WE GO THROUGH OUR TRIALS OF HEALTH, BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY, WE REALIZE MORE AND MORE THAT WE ARE NOT IN CONTROL. BUT WHAT WE CAN DO IS TO BE MORE VIGILANT , PRACTICE GOOD HEALTH CONDUCT AS BEST WE CAN, AND LIFE AND TO TAKE THE TIME TO BE THANKFUL THROUGH OUR PRAYERS, OUR MEDITATIONS, AND TO TAKE LIFE AS IT IS.
I PRAY FOR ALL OF MANKIND ON THIS EARTH , FOR ALL WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH OUR IMMEDIATE HEALTH ISSUES, AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE CORONA VIRUS.
AS PURIM IS UPON US, G. WILLING, AND SOON EASTER, LET US BE THANKFUL AND MINDFUL OF WHAT WE DO HAVE INDEED, AND WISH ONE ANOTHER ON OUR PLANET GOOD HEALTH.
G. BLESS US ALL.
UNTIL WE MEET IN APRIL, G. WILLING,
CHW
I HOPE THAT THIS TIME OF YOUR READING THIS MONTH'S BLOG, THAT YOU ARE FARING WELL.
SINCE THE CORONA VIRUS IS ALL OVER OUR WORLD, MANY OF US ARE CONCERNED NOT ONLY FOR OUR WELL BEING, BUT FOR OUR FAMILIES, FOR MANKIND IN GENERAL.
IT TRULY SHOWS US THAT WE ARE NOT IN COMMAND OF THIS PLANET, OUR HOME BASE. WE CAN WORRY, BUT WHAT DOES IT DO US? WE CAN JUST SAY,
"WHAT THE HECK, I AM GOING TO DO WHAT I ALWAYS DO". WE CAN TAKE COVER IN OUR HOMES AND LIVE IN FEAR.
AND WE CAN BE MORE VIGILANT IN WHERE WE DO GO AND IN WHAT WE DO.
LIFE CAN BE AND IS AT TIMES MORE SCARY. SO PRUDENCE SEEMS TO BE THE BEST CHOICE, ALWAYS AND ESPECIALLY NOW.
AS WE GO THROUGH OUR TRIALS OF HEALTH, BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY, WE REALIZE MORE AND MORE THAT WE ARE NOT IN CONTROL. BUT WHAT WE CAN DO IS TO BE MORE VIGILANT , PRACTICE GOOD HEALTH CONDUCT AS BEST WE CAN, AND LIFE AND TO TAKE THE TIME TO BE THANKFUL THROUGH OUR PRAYERS, OUR MEDITATIONS, AND TO TAKE LIFE AS IT IS.
I PRAY FOR ALL OF MANKIND ON THIS EARTH , FOR ALL WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH OUR IMMEDIATE HEALTH ISSUES, AND FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE CORONA VIRUS.
AS PURIM IS UPON US, G. WILLING, AND SOON EASTER, LET US BE THANKFUL AND MINDFUL OF WHAT WE DO HAVE INDEED, AND WISH ONE ANOTHER ON OUR PLANET GOOD HEALTH.
G. BLESS US ALL.
UNTIL WE MEET IN APRIL, G. WILLING,
CHW
Sunday, February 2, 2020
ALONG LIFE'S JOURNEY, FEB. 2, 2020
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
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
Thursday, January 2, 2020
ALONG OUR RIDE ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE; JAN. 3, 2020
SHALOM DEAR READERS:
THIS MONTH I AM BESIEGED WITH 'PAIN'! AND SO, THIS THE FOCUS FOR THE PRESENT.
P-PAIN CAN AND DOES TAKE US TO ANOTHER SPHERE.
A-WE ASK G.D/THE HEAVENS/THE ALMIGHTY TO GIVE US STRENGTH TO PERSEVERE.
I-WE ARE IN G.'S WORLD OF TRAVELING ON THE TRAIN, WHERE NATURE SHOWS US THAT ALL ANIMALS, ALL OF NATURE, ALL HUMANS ARE BOARDING ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE, AND OTHERS ARE GETTING OFF THE TRAIN, AS THEIR TIME ON PLANET EARTH IS UP.
N-NOW WE MUST GRAB ONTO HOPE! WE NEED ONE ANOTHER TO BOOST US, TO SUSTAIN US, WE NEED OUR PRAYERS TO UPLIFT US AND TO GIVE US HOPE! LET US REMEMBER, WE ARE STILL HERE, RIGHT NOW. DESPITE THE PAIN! DO WE YET HAVE LOVED ONES WHO CHERISH US, WHO NEED US, WHO LOVE US, SO WE MUST, must
NOT GIVE UP! WE NEED TO SOMEHOW FIND THE STRENGTH TO COPE AND TO CONTINUE ON OUR TRAIN OF LIFE!
P-PAIN TELLS US THAT MAN PLANS, BUT G. DISPOSES!
A- LET'S ASK THE DIVINE FOR STRENGTH TO FEEL HIS PRESENCE.
I- I AM , THEREFORE I FEEL, THEREFORE I TRY TO CONTINUE TO COPE.
N-WE HAVE THE NOW. WE MUST TRY NOT TO WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW, OR ABOUT THE PAST. TODAY ,WE HAVE THE NOW, TO LOVE, TO ENDURE. WE HAVE THE NOW TO ENJOY WHAT WE LOVE-READING, MOVIES, COMPANY, FRIENDS. LET'S TRY TO FIND WAYS TO ENDURE AND EVEN TO LAUGH ALONG THE WAY, IF ONLY A SMILE.
I WISH YOU ALL TO ENJOY YOUR TRAIN RIDE, AND SEND YOU MY GOOD WISHES ALWAYS!
UNTIL WE MEET NEXT MONTH, HOPEFULLY!
WITH LOVE,
CHW
SHALOM DEAR READERS:
THIS MONTH I AM BESIEGED WITH 'PAIN'! AND SO, THIS THE FOCUS FOR THE PRESENT.
P-PAIN CAN AND DOES TAKE US TO ANOTHER SPHERE.
A-WE ASK G.D/THE HEAVENS/THE ALMIGHTY TO GIVE US STRENGTH TO PERSEVERE.
I-WE ARE IN G.'S WORLD OF TRAVELING ON THE TRAIN, WHERE NATURE SHOWS US THAT ALL ANIMALS, ALL OF NATURE, ALL HUMANS ARE BOARDING ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE, AND OTHERS ARE GETTING OFF THE TRAIN, AS THEIR TIME ON PLANET EARTH IS UP.
N-NOW WE MUST GRAB ONTO HOPE! WE NEED ONE ANOTHER TO BOOST US, TO SUSTAIN US, WE NEED OUR PRAYERS TO UPLIFT US AND TO GIVE US HOPE! LET US REMEMBER, WE ARE STILL HERE, RIGHT NOW. DESPITE THE PAIN! DO WE YET HAVE LOVED ONES WHO CHERISH US, WHO NEED US, WHO LOVE US, SO WE MUST, must
NOT GIVE UP! WE NEED TO SOMEHOW FIND THE STRENGTH TO COPE AND TO CONTINUE ON OUR TRAIN OF LIFE!
P-PAIN TELLS US THAT MAN PLANS, BUT G. DISPOSES!
A- LET'S ASK THE DIVINE FOR STRENGTH TO FEEL HIS PRESENCE.
I- I AM , THEREFORE I FEEL, THEREFORE I TRY TO CONTINUE TO COPE.
N-WE HAVE THE NOW. WE MUST TRY NOT TO WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW, OR ABOUT THE PAST. TODAY ,WE HAVE THE NOW, TO LOVE, TO ENDURE. WE HAVE THE NOW TO ENJOY WHAT WE LOVE-READING, MOVIES, COMPANY, FRIENDS. LET'S TRY TO FIND WAYS TO ENDURE AND EVEN TO LAUGH ALONG THE WAY, IF ONLY A SMILE.
I WISH YOU ALL TO ENJOY YOUR TRAIN RIDE, AND SEND YOU MY GOOD WISHES ALWAYS!
UNTIL WE MEET NEXT MONTH, HOPEFULLY!
WITH LOVE,
CHW
Sunday, December 8, 2019
FEEL THE FEAR, BUT.... DEC. 8, 2019
SHALOM DEAR READERS:
WOW, WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES, OR A MONTH, OR A YEAR IN OUR PRECIOUS LIVES.
OUR TOPIC THIS MONTH:
'FEEL THE FEAR, BUT DO IT ANYWAYS!'
YEARS AGO, I READ A BOOK BY SUSAN JEFFERS, 'FEEL THE FEAR, BUT DO IT ANYWAYS.' IT HAS CARRIED ME ALL THESE YEARS, AND THROUGH EVERY STRUGGLE THAT I MEET BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY,
LIFE BRINGS ITS UPS AND DOWNS. AND THOSE OF US WHO ARE USING THIS BLOG, ARE MEETING WITH DOWNS, ALTHOUGH HOPEFULLY WITH SOME GOOD MOMENTS. YES, IT IS O'KAY TO FEEL AFRAID, VERY MUCH SO. BUT.....DO WE JUST SIT THERE/LIE THERE AND MOAN AND WAIL, (YES, SOMEWHAT). BUT THEN WE MUST PICK OURSELVES UP AND DO WHAT IS NECESSARY. LETT HEM GIVE US CHEMO, SHOTS, TREATMENTS, WITH THE ETERNAL HOPE THAT WE WILL COME THRU.
AS WE ALL KNOW, WE ARE ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE. PEOPLE ARE GETTING ON THE TRAIN AND GETTING OFF, WHEN THEIR TIME IS UP. BUT WE DON'T WANT TO GET OFF THE TRAIN NOW AND NOT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO ...... LET'S DO WHAT IS NEEDED TO DO. ACCEPT THE TREATMENTS, THE PAIN, THE INCONVENIENCE, AND DO WHAT WE MUST TO HELP OURSELVES.
'IF I AM NOT FOR MYSELF, WHO WILL BE?' A FAMOUS HEBREW SAYING, THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES IS AS IMPORTANT AS US HELPING OTHERS!
MY WISH FOR ALL OF US THIS WINTER MONTH OF DECEMBER IS THAT FIND WAYS TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WHAT GOOD WE DO HAVE, AND TO REPEAT OUR PRAYERS OF GRATITUDE OFTEN!
WITH MY BEST WISHES ALWAYS,
CHW
WOW, WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES, OR A MONTH, OR A YEAR IN OUR PRECIOUS LIVES.
OUR TOPIC THIS MONTH:
'FEEL THE FEAR, BUT DO IT ANYWAYS!'
YEARS AGO, I READ A BOOK BY SUSAN JEFFERS, 'FEEL THE FEAR, BUT DO IT ANYWAYS.' IT HAS CARRIED ME ALL THESE YEARS, AND THROUGH EVERY STRUGGLE THAT I MEET BOTH PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY AND EMOTIONALLY,
LIFE BRINGS ITS UPS AND DOWNS. AND THOSE OF US WHO ARE USING THIS BLOG, ARE MEETING WITH DOWNS, ALTHOUGH HOPEFULLY WITH SOME GOOD MOMENTS. YES, IT IS O'KAY TO FEEL AFRAID, VERY MUCH SO. BUT.....DO WE JUST SIT THERE/LIE THERE AND MOAN AND WAIL, (YES, SOMEWHAT). BUT THEN WE MUST PICK OURSELVES UP AND DO WHAT IS NECESSARY. LETT HEM GIVE US CHEMO, SHOTS, TREATMENTS, WITH THE ETERNAL HOPE THAT WE WILL COME THRU.
AS WE ALL KNOW, WE ARE ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE. PEOPLE ARE GETTING ON THE TRAIN AND GETTING OFF, WHEN THEIR TIME IS UP. BUT WE DON'T WANT TO GET OFF THE TRAIN NOW AND NOT IN THE NEAR FUTURE. SO ...... LET'S DO WHAT IS NEEDED TO DO. ACCEPT THE TREATMENTS, THE PAIN, THE INCONVENIENCE, AND DO WHAT WE MUST TO HELP OURSELVES.
'IF I AM NOT FOR MYSELF, WHO WILL BE?' A FAMOUS HEBREW SAYING, THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELVES IS AS IMPORTANT AS US HELPING OTHERS!
MY WISH FOR ALL OF US THIS WINTER MONTH OF DECEMBER IS THAT FIND WAYS TO SAY THANK YOU FOR WHAT GOOD WE DO HAVE, AND TO REPEAT OUR PRAYERS OF GRATITUDE OFTEN!
WITH MY BEST WISHES ALWAYS,
CHW
Sunday, November 3, 2019
ALONG OUR RIDE ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE, NOV. 2019
SHALOM TO MY DEAR READERS:
MY NOVEMBER MESSAGE, TO HELP US ALONG OUR WAY:
NOVEMBER:
N-NICE BREAK FROM THE HEAT OF SUMMER
O-OH, TO WAKE UP EACH MORNING!
V-VERY HAPPY TO STILL BE ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE!
E-EACH DAY IS A GIFT FROM ABOVE!
M-MY THANKS AND GRATITUDE ARE CONSTANT.
-B-BE AWARE OF EACH GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP FROM......
E-EVERY SMILE TO AND FROM OTHERS ADDS TO OUR HAPPINESS
-R-RELAXING WHILE WE LIVE EACH MOMENT AND DAY.
I WISH EACH READER A MONTH FILLED WITH HOPE ALONG THIS TRAIN OF LIFE.
WE ALL HAVE OUR UPS AND DOWNS, AND HOPEFULLY, WE CAN CONCENTRATE ON
THE PLUSES IN OUR LIFE, AND DEAL AS BEST WE CAN WITH THE MINUSES.
I KNOW THAT IT IS EASY TO SAY THESE 'MOTTOS' AND SAYINGS. BUT THERE IS
OUR CHALLENGE-TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO CHOOSE POSITIVE THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS!
UNTIL NEXT MONTH, G. WILLING,
CHW
MY NOVEMBER MESSAGE, TO HELP US ALONG OUR WAY:
NOVEMBER:
N-NICE BREAK FROM THE HEAT OF SUMMER
O-OH, TO WAKE UP EACH MORNING!
V-VERY HAPPY TO STILL BE ON THE TRAIN OF LIFE!
E-EACH DAY IS A GIFT FROM ABOVE!
M-MY THANKS AND GRATITUDE ARE CONSTANT.
-B-BE AWARE OF EACH GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP FROM......
E-EVERY SMILE TO AND FROM OTHERS ADDS TO OUR HAPPINESS
-R-RELAXING WHILE WE LIVE EACH MOMENT AND DAY.
I WISH EACH READER A MONTH FILLED WITH HOPE ALONG THIS TRAIN OF LIFE.
WE ALL HAVE OUR UPS AND DOWNS, AND HOPEFULLY, WE CAN CONCENTRATE ON
THE PLUSES IN OUR LIFE, AND DEAL AS BEST WE CAN WITH THE MINUSES.
I KNOW THAT IT IS EASY TO SAY THESE 'MOTTOS' AND SAYINGS. BUT THERE IS
OUR CHALLENGE-TO MAKE AN EFFORT TO CHOOSE POSITIVE THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS!
UNTIL NEXT MONTH, G. WILLING,
CHW
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