Every Day Is Blessed

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JayBird, Original Art, Housewifing

Yesterday I wrote about the (Middle-Eastern Jewish) folk belief that the gates of heaven open up for special wishes on the eve of Shavuot. It made me think. Every calendar in every human culture has clues about special occasions and magical times: Christmas, Walpurgisnacht, Halloween, the last day of Passover, the eve of Shavuot, full moon,  dawn, dusk, midnight, the solstices, the equinoxes, and so forth. And yet, I do believe that every moment of our lives is special and magical on its own. Every second has the potential to become a crucial turning point. Every day is blessed. Every breath is an opportunity.

Today, for the first time in my life, I accomplished a strawberry cheesecake. Yesterday I fed a tabby kitten. Nobody can deny the magic and power in these simple acts. No one can take  away the blessings of ordinary days.  I have six such ordinary days before starting a new job next week, and plan to find blessings in each and every one of them.

10 Things to do on a week off from work:

1. Plant some rosemary.
2. Take the dog to the beach.
3. Make Shepherd’s Pie.
4. Wash the windows.
5. Bead new necklaces.
6. Run 3 miles a day.
7. Paint my toenails cherry red.
8. Go to the movies with my husband.
9. Eat ice cream in the street.
10. Buy yellow high-heel sandals.

Mirrored from Housewifing.
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