The children throwing stones into the creek.
Week 6-/Yesod (FOUNDATION)-Day 5/Hod (SPLENDOR)
"Your breathing should flow gracefully, like a river, like a water snake crossing the water, and not like a chain of rugged mountains or the gallop of a horse. To master our breath is to be in control of our bodies and minds. Each time we find ourselves dispersed and find it difficult to gain control of ourselves by different means, the method of watching the breath should always be used."
-Thich Nhat Hanh-
Why is the idea of tossing a stone into a body of water so appealing? First there is the clean athletic piece of throwing, of power, like a giant who moves mountains.Then there is the wonderful vision of creating a ripple with your throw just like we create ripples in life with our actions and ideas. I took the children to a bank of the creek where stones are plentiful and the creek flowing by their toes. Soon there was the splendid sound of happiness, of rocks moving through the air and finally the plunk when they enter the water. If only we can be brave in our lives and move forward with intention.
After nightfall on Wednesday:
BA-RUCH A-TAH ADO-NAI E-LO-HE-NU ME-LECH HA-OLAM
ASHER KID-E-SHA-NU BE-MITZ-VO-TAV VETZI-VA-NU AL SEFI-RAT HA-OMER.
Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us concerning the counting of the Omer.
Today is forty days which is five weeks and five days of the Omer.
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