There is a plague of darkness that has fallen not only on our land but upon the world

When I think and talk about teshuvah, I usually focus on change. How can we take stock of our lives and improve the parts of ourselves that we wish to change? This year I was struck by a different aspect of teshuvah. I realized that teshuvah doesn’t need to be focused solely on changing who we are. Teshuvah can also be about learning to accept and forgive ourselves, and learning how to embrace our abilities, limitations, bodies, and relationships.

"Blessed are those who couldn’t take the pain of living anymore"

"the wordless poets' breaths stolen"

 

My husband stokes the fire / with wood the children gathered / I knead the dough – / an offering for the Source of all