Caregivers showing up is an exceptional example of love. They could be a parent, guardian, child, or stranger. They commit to giving their time and energy to the care of another person, often with minimal thanks and acknowledgment. They are heroes who aid in the survival of others. -JeKaren Olaoya (CLF)
Thank a caregiver today.
“For so many acts both evident and subtle which have fueled the illusion of separateness,
I forgive myself. I forgive you. We begin again in love.”
-from Litany of Atonement, by Robert Eller-Isaacs
How can you forgive yourself today?
On this holiest day in the Jewish year, our kindred atone for the ways in which they have harmed others in the past year. Yom Kippur is a day of prayer, of introspection, and of fasting. The fasting is a sacrifice that helps focus the individual on the task at hand–atonement.
How can you atone for something you’ve done wrong in the past year?
“Now is the time for turning. The leaves are beginning to turn from green to red and orange…. God, help us to turn–from callousness to sensitivity, from hostility to love, from pettiness to purpose, from envy to contentment, from carelessness to discipline, from fear to faith.” -Jack Riemer
What do you need to turn towards in this season of transformation and atonement?
Sacrifice can also be harmful to us, causing injury (physical, emotional, psychological, or spiritual).
How have you faced the possibility of harmful sacrifice?
