{"id":6970,"date":"2014-09-23T06:46:39","date_gmt":"2014-09-23T10:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/?p=6970"},"modified":"2016-09-30T09:35:26","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T13:35:26","slug":"do-overs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2014\/09\/do-overs.html","title":{"rendered":"Do Overs"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Jews all over the world approach the High Holy Days, we are called upon to face ourselves in a metaphorical mirror and take stock of our lives in the past year. The image\u00a0isn’t always pretty, but it is\u00a0real. \u00a0As I rewind the clock to September, 2013, I witness a woman whose life was on auto pilot; not particularly conscious. She buzzed and bopped about, slept little and worked much. Although most people would say that she was loving and attentive, she often felt disingenuous and tapped out emotionally, uncertain where she was going to muster the strength to do all she was called on to do. It took a series of health crises, that began around that time with an injured left knee.\u00a0 How could she ignore the clarion call to change her ways?\u00a0 Habit? Apparently so.<\/p>\n

Rosh Hashanah is also called the Jewish New Year, the birth of the world, celebrating beginnings.<\/p>\n

In order to honor beginnings, we also need to acknowledge endings. In the past year, I have come to peaceful completion with regard to worn out beliefs, unhealthy relationships; shedding the skin of fear and worry. I have re-created myself; what I would call a near whole life makeover. Keep in mind that we are all works in progress and turning over a new leaf is not a one and done endeavor.<\/p>\n

Each day, I take stock and consider<\/p>\n