I
recently received a meditation from Rabbi Brian (Religion Outside-the-Box)
called “What I’ve Learned in a Week.” He
was referring to election week and he offers five thoughts:
1 – Disappointment
hits hard.
2 – The best
way to console someone who is bereft is to sit with them (or yourself) in
silence.
3 – You don't
get to choose the crisis that will transform your life.
4 – Continue to live your morals, your kindness, your
faith and your hope.
5 – Be there for others.
It was the 3rd
statement that I was most drawn to:
I don’t get to
choose the crisis that will transform my life.
I do have to
live through the crisis. I have to get up each morning and make the best of
things that I have been given. Although
I may be disappointed and heartbroken, I have to continue living my morals, my
kindness, my faith and my hope. I have
to be there for others who may be feeling the same way. And one more thing, I have to be
understanding of those who do not feel the crisis or do not believe they are affected
by it. It is in rising to this last task
that the crisis will be given the opportunity to transform my life. And for that, I will be thankful.
