It occurs to me that we might learn a lesson from plants right now about settling in, even as we sit in this place of unknowing. I'll share a story about our foray into gardening yesterday. First, the context that is the background of everything: we do not know how many will suffer and die from this coronavirus. For those of us who are especially Continue Reading
You All Got A’s: Day 24: Journey of the Soul: Making the Omer Count*
We continue with this week’s kavannah (intention), which is: Being In The Unknown In yesterday's Omer reflection, we talked about the courage to “hang out” in the unknown. Today, we share a story about the feelings that can emerge when we inhabit a place of not knowing. We were at the very first retreat as part of the 6th cohort of the Rabbinic Continue Reading
The Power of Not Knowing
What if “not knowing” is more important than "knowing"? For many of us, our identity is wrapped up in “what we know." What if real wisdom is being open to what you “do NOT know”? We spend so much time in our early years acquiring knowledge so that we can be “experts” in our chosen fields or endeavors. This is not a bad thing in and of Continue Reading