Parsha VaYeshev: Bringing it All Together

Sure… Life can be difficult.  At times nothing makes sense.  Things don't go as we wish they would.  Life hurts.  We wish for something different.

But do we just plug our ears when it hurts?  Do we just close our eyes tightly and wait for the painful moments to pass us by?

Or do we open up our hearts to the hardship in the same way that we open ourselves up to joy?  Can we accept that ALL of life is a meaningful journey, and that the difficult moments have as much (or even more!) to teach us as do the moments of joy and 'things-going-our-way'?

Every aspect of life - as it happens to us - is part of our story.  Nothing is by accident.  Every moment is a purposeful and meaningful teacher.  

Our greatest challenge is simply to open ourselves up to learning — even when it hurts.

Attached please find this weeks Shu-Shine for the Torah portion of 'VaYeshev': "Bringing it All Together"

May we all be blessed to open our hearts and our minds and our Souls to even the hardest moments of life, and to grow from every part of our journey in the deepest and most meaningful ways.

With Love and a Smile,

~Shu