Day 26 of the Omer – Dependence in Importance
Hod in Netzach – quantum smallness and awe in eternal perpetuation of the self. These ends of the spectrum – humility and ego – depend on each other. All sound thinking, feeling, and acting, relies on balanced and appropriate use of self, sometimes less, sometimes more, and fine tuning that adjustment and its other dimensions […]
Day 25 of the Omer – Shabbat at last
Netzach in Netzach – the long view from the self focused perspective in itself. The simplest way to perpetuate life is through self-preservation. As this Shabbat evening continues the Boston crisis concludes with more life preserved, with great appreciation. In these moments of relief may we focus on celebrating life and the miraculous ways by […]
Day 24 of the Omer – Self in Communal Balance
Tiferet in Netzach – balanced harmony in the enduring single self. Thinking of our single self at the close of a week when we confront again and again our communal needs to come together – not so easy. To find the balance between our own needs and those of our community requires a sense of […]
Day 23 of the Omer – Strength over time
Thinking of all those in Texas mourning those lost, and hoping for healing for the injured – may you all find strength today. Gevurah in Netzach – rigorous strength in the long-term self. Only by applying ourselves strategically can that strength last far into the future. Starting with the long view we may also take […]
Day 22 of the Omer – Overcoming Self With Compassion
Chesed in Netzach – compassionate kindness in eternity of the self. We can try to see the universe as centered on ourselves, we could be the pivot of all existence – this is the essence of Netzach, eternal victory. Today, this week, it takes only a little sympathy and compassion to overwhelm all other sentiments […]
Day 21 of the Omer – Counting is Different Today
Malchut in Tiferet – the active presence of meaning realized in balanced beauty. On this day, conceiving of balanced beauty escapes me. I am stuck in the world of action and tragedy. Tonight, this ex-pat recovering New Yorker is a Bostonian. My heart is broken and all of its pieces are at the finish line. […]
Day 20 of the Omer – Balanced foundations
Yesod in Tiferet – solid foundation in balanced beauty. A day focused on the centers of balance – Tiferet a harmonization of higher thoughts and emotions, and Yesod a balance between more concrete actions and feelings – these are two foci in the Kabbalistic tree. To find that concrete foundation within abstract balance requires great […]
Day 19 of the Omer – Awe leads to balance
Hod in Tiferet – the grace of smallness in balanced beauty. Humility and grace remind us of the importance of every detail in anything balanced. A beautiful image may be as much about composition, the broad strokes, as it is about every pixel being smoothed to perfection – small details make a big difference. In […]
Day 15 of the Omer – See Beauty
Chesed in Tiferet – loving kindness and mercy in the perfection of beauty and balance. Perfection and balance are seldom seen as the outcomes of kindness – discipline and rigor definitely, mercy comes less to mind. So let us find the forgiveness and ease in ourselves that allows us to see beauty. Perfection results from […]
