Greece and Iran dominate the headlines.
Greece's six years of financial implosion, and the ensuing humanitarian crisis, has both pained and intrigued me. Without delving into the complexities of the saga, the fact is that a lot of people face a lot of anguish now and for the foreseeable future.
And it's hardly an emergent problem. Google the press reports and you'll read that many people were predicting - for years - that we'd up exactly where we are.
So I confess my astonishment at the specter of Europe's leading financial experts, with billions of Euros at their disposal, being unable to do better for their people.
Meanwhile, in Vienna, world powers (P5+1) and Iran, negotiate Iranian nuclear aspirations. We have to assume that the negotiators are dealing with many complexities, and varying
I believe both international crises showcase an important psychological syndrome. For years, world leaders have been applying short-term band-aids to these problems, instead of confronting them and applying actual solutions. It's about the momentary 'victory', and kicking the can down the road. And here we are.
Tonight, our Shabbat liturgy tells us that G-d "has the final action in the initial consideration", which means contemplating now how you'd like to something at the end, and act accordingly now.
Approach life with the end-goal in mind.
Tonight, as Shabbat sets in, think about your dreams for your marriage and your family, for your relationship with G-d and your people. Envision how they could be, and then overlay how they actually are.
Notice the rough edges. And get to work. Today.
Sheila Donnell wrote...