THIS TOO SHALL PASS

This being the last of the 9 day of awe, between Rosh hashana and Yom kippur or in english, the days between New years and the Day of atonement. These are the days when reflection, forgiveness and change for the following year are done. The book of life is opened on rosh hashana though yom kippur, inscribed is our fate and the book closed and sealed, for another year. Reflection, I believe is the first step, understanding ourselves and behavior toward others. How our actions even thoughts effect everything in existence. So what have our actions been, what are the consequences , what can we do after identifying our reflections alleviating the hurtful negative aspects in ourselves and towards others, expanding the strengths and virtues. Then learning to block others energy, they might not even be aware of it or that is being aimed at you. Next I believe would be forgiveness, not just of others actions toward us more importantly forgive ourselves! All we have done,said or thought whether it is of our own doing or that of someone else triggering a response. Forgiveness towards ones self and asking those we have harmed ( even if we do not think we have) is really really difficult. In a way it is admitting to faults be they real or even harder, real just to oneself or someone else, or not real at all!