“I wish they would teach kids in college stuff like how to balance work with life.”
The words were spoken by a smart, articulate, successful Jewish woman at our Federation’s recent 3rd Annual “Women Leaning In” event.
I have a box inside my heart
But it’s too small to see
And when I have a hurt too big
It lives inside of me
A hurt that I can’t fix or change
A hurt I cannot bear
I softly lay it in my box
And then it can’t come near
cross posted from jfxramblings.blogspot.org
“Fear” is a big word in psychology today. It is one of the most primal, instinctive negative emotions, and it often masquerades as other things. Anger, sadness, and withdrawal can all be disguises for fear.
I think it would be fairly accurate to say that I’m feeling exhilarated at the release of my book. I’ve been birthing it for two years. I wrote on Mondays and airplanes. I consulted, rewrote, added, and obsessed. And now it’s out. It’s weird how writing is such a solitary act (as opposed to blogging) and then BOOM! It hits the universe and all of a sudden it’s not solitary anymore!
cross-posted from jfxramblings.blogspot.com
The Israel experience I just had with 40-some other friends and family was unforgettable. There were many highs and many precious moments.
But I’m going to tell you about a low. The kind of thing I didn’t post on Facebook. And that was the climbing of Masada.
If 2014 was the year of crying (often) and lying (“I’m fine”), then 2015 was the year of healing and dealing.
But in 2015 we learned to heal. We learned to give ourselves love. We learned to broaden the definitions of people and of labels. We learned, slowly, to love God again and to even, gingerly, seek meaning in our suffering.
Dear blog readers,
Tomorrow, on Thursday, December 17, 2015, we are running a 24-hour online campaign to raise $200,000 for our Jewish education center, JFX. EVERY DOLLAR you donate during this time period – Thursday noon till Friday noon – will be quadrupled by generous donors in our community!