This is the month of reflection….introspection….decisions. However, this year..this year… it’s a real strange one for me, even though I’ve been going through this journey for almost forty years. After beginning my ‘search for truth’ way back in my days of Catholicism, and then landing in the middle of a ‘back to the beginning’ spiritual movie. But…this year. This year….
During this ‘custom‘ created centuries ago as a way to be ready to approach the fall feast days, given to us by the Creator Himself, every one of us need to bow our knee and search our hearts. Summer is coming to a close and Fall is fast approaching. The last several Feast Days of the Lord – Rosh HaShannah,…
Is it an End or a Beginning? Elul is, well, BOTH! It is the ending of a year gone by and opens the heavenly portal of the year which will soon begin. According to tradition the focus of the month of Elul is to begin taking an account of our past deeds and to prepare ourselves emotionally, physically and spiritually…
Have you been taking this season – the season of Elul – to inspect yourself? Yes, that’s what I said, INSPECT YOURSELF! If you are not aware of it, or if you are new to walking in the journey of the fullness of the word, then this is the month that we take time to ready ourselves before the fall…
So what does that actually mean? If you ‘fit in’ doesn’t that mean you belong?! Well, not really … let’s explore that a little bit. FITTING IN …. well, if you take a group of people and you want to ‘fit in’ than you have to evaluate the people you want to fit in with – right? You glance at…
On my journey to regain my health, let it be known that I have tried just about everything. And that ‘everything‘ is quite a long list – from herbs to weeds, from a myriad of supplements to bleach…(yeah I know). I have tried them all – or at least all up till today 🙂 Tomorrow I may find something new….
Shabbat is a day of enjoyment – it is not a burden nor is it difficult to keep! So no matter where you find yourself on this 7th day, simply rest, renew and refresh! It’s as easy as that!
What’s in a Name? Well…. we all know that there is a lot in a name…words mean something (thank you to my friend Brad). This post is just, well, personal, but maybe there is one or two out there that feel my pain. “WIDOW” That word brings forth a lot of emotional ties when said outloud – or spoken silently…
Sometimes….you just have to make some bread….and that’s what I did yesterday – I pulled out my sourdough starter and said….’wake up’! So out came the flour, the salt (Himalayan of course!), honey and my large bowl … after waiting several minutes for the water and starter to mingle and do their dance, I added my organic King Arthur flour,…
My 4 legged companion, Serena, turned 6 this past month … but she continues to hone her skills. She is the best squirrel eliminator in the area! She will even stand guard posing for ever in order to ‘get the jump’ on them!