Rejoicing in YOU
She’s in so much pain and she asks herself, “How can I get over this pain?” She’s so disappointed and she asks herself, “How can I get over this disappointment?”
The friend let her down. She needed support and she didn’t (couldn’t) give it to her.
She thought he would have one type of profession and he chose a different one (more suitable to him, but not her) instead.
She thought that her relative would embrace her and she didn’t. (She didn’t because she doesn’t know how.)
She dreamed of a close relationship with her mother-in-law and it didn’t happen. (There were just too many differences.)
She expected him to be someone who he wasn’t.
She’s in so much pain and she asks herself, “How can I get over this pain?” She’s so disappointed and she asks herself, “How can I get over this disappointment?”
The child who didn’t go the path the parents anticipated.
The child who didn’t realize the dreams the parents had.
The child who didn’t live up to the parents’ expectations.
There’s pain and there’s disappointment.
She looks at herself. She doubts the roles G-d gave her. She doesn’t understand the family G-d gave her. She doesn’t understand the challenges and tests that G-d gave her and so she’s in pain and she’s disappointed.
And then it hits her….
Zoat HaBracha THIS is the blessing…
And to Zebulun he (Moshe) said: "Rejoice, Zebulun, in your departure, and Issachar, in your tents (Devarim 33:18).
She can feel the pain and she can feel the disappointment but if she longs to rejoice, if she wants to receive the blessings then….she needs to accept.
This one’s role is to “go out there”. This one’s role is to “stay put.”
This one was meant to study and this one was meant to work.
This one is affectionate and can give you her time and her attention and this one can give you her money.
This one is a leader and this one is a follower.
The only thing important is to be an ish Elokim (man of G-d), eved Hashem (servant of G-d).
You build up your strengths, you accept your weaknesses, you embrace your roles and your challenges. You rejoice. You’re blessed.
May we all merit to accept who we are and what we can do. May we all merit to accept who…is and accept what … can do.
May we all merit to accept who we are and what we can do. May we all merit to accept who…is and accept what … can do.