AM Inspiration

It has truly been a whirl wind of holidays..flying back and forth NY-Home, Home- NY... There is generally a feeling of exhaustion, and just plain heaviness at the end of the three day yom tov. The feeling of a shower after three days...is there anything sweeter? For me, I was expecting all those feelings. I was expecting feeling stuffed, of being tired despite all the sleeping, I was expecting to feel a little despondent from not being with my family. But come motzai Shabbat the one overwhelming emotion I had was elation. I was spiritually energized, I was.. MitChazek..  things were clear that were once murky I knew where I stood. I was ready to face the world again. Its ironic, for on the surface I had the least "Spiritual" holiday. I never once went to shul. I wasn't with my family. I stayed by myself and ate each of the 7 meals by a different family. I spent a lot of time on the couch curled up with a book and food. Lots of food. I learned a little about ...

I clearly have forgotten the importance of regular blogging. Truth is that my computer has been..let just say..MIA...it has not been cooperating, thus making it difficult to blog, or do most anything related to the 21st century. So quick recap, I am in my 4th semester of PA school 2.0, I am currently working also! AHHH! which makes my life a little bit crazy, because I wake up at 645 every morning and get home between 9:30 and 10:00 at night. Shabbat is my only day off because I go to school Sun-Thur and work Mon-Fri. So, its Erev Yom Kippur, Erev Shabbat, the holiest day of the year. It all comes down to this. This is the moment when we are at our holiest and our cleanest. Wearing all white, completely separating from the physical. Not a word coming out of my mouth except prayer. The only one I will be speaking to is G-d for the duration of the next 25 hours. it is a daunting task. I'm hungry just thinking about it. I'm exhausted remembering the hours and hours of stan...