Splendor within Flowing Love, Five Days Omer 5785
Today is five days of the Omer in the year 5785, הוד שבחסד, Hod ShebeChesed, Splendor within Flowing Love. Have we honored the Splendor of Love? Does our physical space fully represent the Love surrounding us?
An Altar to Love
When we glorify the space around us, we honor the Divine.
Creating Holy Space requires intentional placement.
When we see beyond the physical, we resist the ever-present urge towards over-consumption.
The Yetzer HaRa, the Inclination toward Destructiveness, urges us to give into retail therapy.
The Yetzer HaTov, the Inclination toward Goodness, reminds us that We Are Enough.
The Splendor within Yearns to radiate Love.
Fine Clothes, Fine Space
It is true that when we dress well, we emanate a distinct quality.
Choosing our clothing with care, we create an atmosphere of splendor.
Ensuring the beauty of the space we inhabit, we develop a milieu of Flow.
Splendor in Service of Flow.
Splendor in Service of Unending Love.
This is worth our resources and our energy.
Beyond Division, Beyond Ego
True Splendor exists beyond the Self.
True Splendor exists beyond Distinctions between You and Me.
There is enough Space for all.
Flowing Love overflows animosity and hubris.
Flowing Love laughs at Ego’s petty rivalry.
Flowing Love leads to Humility and Steadfast Devotion.
This Day Occurred Before…
Splendor of Grace, 5783 / 2023
Splendor in Covenantal Love, 2022 / 5782
Reveling a well-kept home and a well-ordered mind, 2021 / 5781
Moments of Splendor During a Pandemic, 2020 / 5780
Clarifying the Nature of a Sefira, 2019 / 5779
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