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I received this from one of the amazing women on the Daily Dose of Emuna readers list. I think that it comes just in time of Chanukah and I am the first to start tomorrow with my 5 minutes of gratitude, B’H, B’N for the next 8 days of Chanukah.
If we calculate 5 minutes a day times 8 days = 40 minutes of gratitude throughout the days of Chanukah. The number 40 is a very special number as it represents rebirth and renewal. During the next 8 days we physically bring light into the world by lighting our menorahs. B’H we will also enlighten our eyes and warm our hearts to acknowledge the many many miracles that occur daily in our lives; those that we notice and the endless ones that go unnoticed.
We never realize the harsh decrees hovering over and must act to do whatever we possibly can to invoke Rachamei Shamayim (Heavenly compassion).
B’H this will be a life changing ‘exercise’. We all feel we are grateful, yet for the next 8 days we will dedicate 5 conscious minutes each day specifically to verbally express our gratitude to Hashem. Write them to Hashem in a notepad and tell Him, sing to Him or simply cry tears of joy over the gift of life! 5 minutes a day just to say ‘Thank You Hashem!’
Please email me asap so we can account for all the women who will join this most treasured conscious effort to shine forth the essence of every Jew which is Hodaya, Gratitude!
May this serve as a zechut for all of the kedoshim and hasten the Geulah b’rachamim, b’karov, Amen! Pass it on!
The Daily Dose of Emuna is taking a break until after Chanukah, Monday, Dec. 29th. Thank you.
Shalom Orit,
I saw something this morning that inspired me to write you. On my way bringing my son to gan, I saw an arab man driving slowly by the neighborhood shul, videoing the whole front area of the shul. He was driving slowly and videoing as he drove. In addition to calling the police, I feel in my kishkes we need to awaken ourselves and doing something ruchni (spiritual) as a shmira (protection). We are living in such crazy and dangerous times – and I feel I saw this for a reason, and don’t want the moment to pass us by. As we know, Hashem sends us messages, and wants our closeness, and wants our heart.
We are about to step into Chanukah – into the yom tov of miracles. This is the time when the littlest bit of light extinguished all the darkness. This is the time when the few overcame the entire mighty Greek army.
Let’s storm the Heavens! Hashem makes miracles. Chanukah is the time of gratitude, of seeing the blessings, seeing the miracles, and giving thanks. Let’s commit – just for these days of Chanukah – to 5 gratitude minutes a day. Let’s set aside 5 minutes of thanking Hashem for all the good we have in our life. For our family. For our health. For our food. For the blue sky. For waking up this morning. 5 minutes of wearing Chanukah eyes – to see the blessings in our life, and to thank Hashem for all the good.
Can you please pass this along to your readers?
With gratitude and blessings
