We are at two weeks since the horrific experiences for all of Klal Yisrael. Our lives have been changed forever. Last week we suggested a few areas we can improve on. This week, we will add a few more.
Emotional – We all have different emotional needs. We must learn to feel the pain of others.
- Take 3 minutes a day, put it in your calendar – to think about the pain that the families who lost their relatives are going through. Think about the injured and the captured.
- For some it may be too difficult to spend time on it – as it causes anxiety and worry. For you, say Tehillim for those three minutes.
- For others, they may not be able to connect to the pain of those families, because they’ve never experienced it personally. For you, imagine any pain you’ve been through, and what you wish others would say to you during that pain. Speak those words aloud to those families, even if no one is around you.
- Call someone who is alone to simply say hello.
- Some people are feeling vulnerable at this time, worried what will be next, for the Jewish people, and more specifically for themselves. Call someone to tell them how you feel. Or write it down on a piece of paper. Then say a chapter of Tehillim (chapter 20).
- Change your focus on other people, away from yourself.
- Then force yourself to smile for 1 minute. Do it in front of a mirror.
Physical
- In business – avoid cheating or stealing from others.
- Work harder to ensure you’re not swindling others.
- At home/business – pay your workers on time.
- In Shul – put your phone away. Being on our phones demoralizes the entire prayer service for everyone. Everyone’s prayers are affected, even if you’re just browsing or checking something quietly.
- Take the phone outside. By being on the phone, you’re clearly disconnected from your purpose in shul, don’t disconnect others.
- Even better, leave the phone in your car.