Tonight marks my 23rd birthday (7 Kislev). I've never been one for celebrating my birthday so much, but ever since my second year in Shaalvim my opinion on birthdays has changed. Not to say that celebrating one's birthday is wrong, but I feel that it must be put into perspective and prioritized.
First of all, what did you do to get born? Answer: absolutely nothing. You were 100% passive. Your mother went through the pain and did all of the work. Job #1 on your birthday: THANK YOUR MOTHER!! (Shoutout to Mommy.)
Secondly, we know that Rosh Hashana doesn't actually mark the beginning of the world; Rosh HaShana was the birth of Adam HaRishon. It's celebrated as a day of expressing the Kingship of Hashem. Similarly, I feel that one's birthday must be a day for Cheshbon HaNefesh as much as Rosh HaShana. And that is what this blog is all about.
For the last couple of years I've been taking on little things each Rosh HaShana and last year I applied it to my birthday as well. This past year I made sure to do a Cheshbon HaNefesh at least once a week and mostly on Motzei Shabbos due to it's nature of being the beginning of the week and my hopes of striving to make each week more meaningful than the previous week.
This year the idea is to take that Cheshbon HaNefesh to the next level. What am I working on this week and how can I try to influence others to make similar changes and experience similar growth in their own lives?
Be'ezras Hashem Yisborach, I will update this blog weekly with that which has inspired me throughout the week and what changes I hope to make based on those inspirations. Hopefully this will help inspire all followers of the blog to make similar changes in their lives and taking on their own commitments to grow in their Avodas Hashem.
First of all, what did you do to get born? Answer: absolutely nothing. You were 100% passive. Your mother went through the pain and did all of the work. Job #1 on your birthday: THANK YOUR MOTHER!! (Shoutout to Mommy.)
Secondly, we know that Rosh Hashana doesn't actually mark the beginning of the world; Rosh HaShana was the birth of Adam HaRishon. It's celebrated as a day of expressing the Kingship of Hashem. Similarly, I feel that one's birthday must be a day for Cheshbon HaNefesh as much as Rosh HaShana. And that is what this blog is all about.
For the last couple of years I've been taking on little things each Rosh HaShana and last year I applied it to my birthday as well. This past year I made sure to do a Cheshbon HaNefesh at least once a week and mostly on Motzei Shabbos due to it's nature of being the beginning of the week and my hopes of striving to make each week more meaningful than the previous week.
This year the idea is to take that Cheshbon HaNefesh to the next level. What am I working on this week and how can I try to influence others to make similar changes and experience similar growth in their own lives?
Be'ezras Hashem Yisborach, I will update this blog weekly with that which has inspired me throughout the week and what changes I hope to make based on those inspirations. Hopefully this will help inspire all followers of the blog to make similar changes in their lives and taking on their own commitments to grow in their Avodas Hashem.
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