Last night I was texting with the co-chairs of a task force in the synagogue. these two are outstanding lay leaders and they were texting me with how we could possibly go forward in this crazy time. It came to the end and there were two jobs for the three of us. The person who wound up without any responsibilities was feeling bad and the person who took up one of the responsibilities wrote back "Stop. the person's name. It's all Good." Here is one thing for each of these gloriously brief, deep, and beautiful sentences.
- Stop. It's a whole sentence. It's a way of life. So often the negative parts of our life are because of inertia. We allow ourselves to get caught in a cycle or a paradigm that we could break out of if just said to ourselves, "stop."
- your name! I am a lover of fantasy books. In every world that has magic one's name has intense magical powers. Indeed, in real life it seems the same. People could be talking all around you and you not hearing a single coherent word until someone says your name. Let your name have the power for good! let it shake you, let it give you power over you life.
- "Its all Good." my favorite part about this short sentence is that its a total lie! By any objective measurement it is not "all good." The world is a giant mess! However, the greatest truth and secret of the universe, the greatest law of nature, the truest form of being is "fake it till you make it." Smile because it will remind your body to feel happy. say "it's all good." because it will let you see the blessing hiding amidst all the brokenness. It is not "all good." but by God we can try and live like it is.
Stop. You! It's all Good.
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