This is something that was read before Shabbat on ASB 2008...I really liked it..
Kavanah--Intention
I love to change the world, but I rarely appreciate things as they are.
I know how to give, but I don't always know how to receive.
I know how to keep busy, but I don't know how to be still.
I talk but I don't often listen.
I look but I don't often see.
I yearn to succeed, but I often forget what is truly important.
This Shabbat I want to learn to slow down.
May my resting revive me.
May it lead me to wisdom, to connection, and to peace.
--adapted from Naomi Levy
I love to change the world, but I rarely appreciate things as they are.
I know how to give, but I don't always know how to receive.
I know how to keep busy, but I don't know how to be still.
I talk but I don't often listen.
I look but I don't often see.
I yearn to succeed, but I often forget what is truly important.
This Shabbat I want to learn to slow down.
May my resting revive me.
May it lead me to wisdom, to connection, and to peace.
--adapted from Naomi Levy