On Simchat Torah, the celebration of the completion of the yearly cycle of reading from the Torah, Jews march and dance around the synagogue carrying the Torah scroll. And then, as part of the joyful celebration, they start the cycle of reading over again: B’reshit…In the beginning…
What is ending in your life? How might that ending bring a joyful beginning?
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What is ending in your life? How might that ending bring a joyful beginning?…
My life is ending; my path is slowly winding down – due to decreased mobility, increased illness, increased poverty, and severely increased depression. I am dying. On the plus side of that … I would appreciate the rest! Dwayne
My mother’s last session of chemo therapy was this Monday. Hopefully this will be the start of her feeling better as the chemo made her nauseous, fatigued, and generally feeling ill. I’m afraid that the chemo didn’t do it’s job and she’ll deteriorate rapidly due to the cancer, but I’m hoping that’s not the case and that she’ll start to feel better instead.