Oh my word, it's that day again... you know... the one that begins with "M". ?
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Gevurah of Tiferet
For compassion to be effective and healthy it needs to be disciplined and focused. It requires discretion both to whom you express compassion, and in the measure of the compassion itself. It is recognizing when compassion should be expressed and when it should be withheld or limited. Discipline in compassion is knowing that being truly compassionate sometimes requires withholding compassion. Because compassion is not an expression of the bestower's needs but a response to the recipient's needs. Am I more compassionate with strangers than with close ones? If yes, why? Is the compassion coming from guilt? Does my compassion for others compromise my own needs? Am I helping others at the expense of helping myself? Perhaps the contrary is the case: Does my compassion for my family and close ones overshadow others needs? Is my compassion impulsive and careless? Do I assess the measure of compassion necessary for a given situation? Is it commensurate with the recipient's needs? Can I possibly be hurting him with my compassion? Does my compassion overwhelm others? Is it respectful? Do I give too much or too little? Do others take advantage of my compassionate nature? When I see a needy person do I impetuously express compassion out of guilt or pity without any discretion? Do I commit the "crime" of compassion by helping him with something harmful (give him money to buy a harmful substance etc.)? Do I apply myself to determine this person's needs and help him in the best way possible?
Exercise for the day: Express your compassion in a focused and constructive manner by addressing someone's specific needs.
Gevurah of Tiferet
For compassion to be effective and healthy it needs to be disciplined and focused. It requires discretion both to whom you express compassion, and in the measure of the compassion itself. It is recognizing when compassion should be expressed and when it should be withheld or limited. Discipline in compassion is knowing that being truly compassionate sometimes requires withholding compassion. Because compassion is not an expression of the bestower's needs but a response to the recipient's needs. Am I more compassionate with strangers than with close ones? If yes, why? Is the compassion coming from guilt? Does my compassion for others compromise my own needs? Am I helping others at the expense of helping myself? Perhaps the contrary is the case: Does my compassion for my family and close ones overshadow others needs? Is my compassion impulsive and careless? Do I assess the measure of compassion necessary for a given situation? Is it commensurate with the recipient's needs? Can I possibly be hurting him with my compassion? Does my compassion overwhelm others? Is it respectful? Do I give too much or too little? Do others take advantage of my compassionate nature? When I see a needy person do I impetuously express compassion out of guilt or pity without any discretion? Do I commit the "crime" of compassion by helping him with something harmful (give him money to buy a harmful substance etc.)? Do I apply myself to determine this person's needs and help him in the best way possible?
Exercise for the day: Express your compassion in a focused and constructive manner by addressing someone's specific needs.
Change comes to those who are willing to put in hard work and surrender all to Yah.
Therefore I have said to the people of Israel, No person among you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger who sojourns among you eat blood.
#leviticus 17:12 #achareimot
Leviticus 17:10-14 says that none of God's people are allowed to eat blood. Does that mean we can't eat a rare steak?
No, it doesn't. Let me explain...
https://www.americantorah.com/....2022/03/31/does-the-
#leviticus 17:3-5 is a prohibition of sacrifice away from the Temple/Tabernacle, not of the slaughter of everyday meat animals. While in the wilderness, all animals had to be slaughtered at the Tabernacle, but once Israel entered the Promised Land, they could resume slaughtering animals for meat wherever they lived. The Wilderness was a training period in which God worked to break the bad habits the people had learned from Mesopotamia and Egypt.
#achareimot
Making plans is one thing, but carrying them out consistently, day after day, is quite another. It takes some self control, but it also takes wisdom, to make sure our method isn't ridiculous, causing us more trouble than it's worth. Good mentors really help with this, so let's talk about that today. (This is a picture of my mom and son, when he was little.) https://archive.aweber.com/awlist6425868/Ivz9E
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