May 20 | A Shavuot evening exploring expanded consciousness. The Counting of the Omer. The Book of Ruth. David and Bathsheba. And what they all have to do with your life today. Shavuot isn’t a festival of Torah. It’s a festival of consciousness. Details and registration (in Hebrew): mrng.to/vDf04IZ1SV
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Real healing happens when you stop repeating the story of what broke you and begin living from the story of what built you. You can spend years on the therapy couch, opening wounds and telling stories. But the idea at the heart of this episode is simple: change your story, and you change your life.
What you believe shapes what you notice. If you’re convinced that nothing ever works out for you, you’ll collect every sign that proves it. If you believe things do work out for you, you’ll start seeing signs of that instead.
We can talk about healing forever. We can go on retreats, try treatments, read books, and listen to podcasts. All of that is fine. But sooner or later, don’t you want to see results? I know I do.
For me, there’s no point in inner work if I don’t get some sign of it in the physical world, some feedback that I’m doing the right work. I’ve put in the effort and pushed myself, so where are the results? I understand the traumas that drive me and what my parents projected onto me. I recognize my fears and my lack of self-worth. I’m aware of all of it. But awareness alone isn’t enough. I have to live what I know.
“All the world’s a stage,” Shakespeare wrote. He was right: we’re all actors, and everyone around us has a role to play. The person who criticizes you teaches you to trust your inner voice. The person who competes with you teaches you to recognize what makes you unique. The person who challenges you teaches you what you’re being asked to heal. Even uncertainty has a role to play. When nothing feels clear, it teaches us to surrender, trust, and let go.
In this game of life, you win, or you give up before you do. There will always be reasons to quit. You just need more reasons to keep going. As Rav Kook said, “As long as the candle is burning, there is still a chance to put things right.”
Listen in and find out how it’s done.
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