It’s Yom Kippur. I should have been to synagogue already but instead I’m home atoning and recovering from a very bad cold and some heavy-duty Lyme disease fatigue.
In a way I feel guilty for posting but I just haven’t been able to make it to synagogue today (went last night) because I don’t feel well. So today, I’m home mostly imagining how much better I can be and atoning for many sins I’ve committed. (Nothing illegal.)
FYI, unlike most Jewish people who observe Yom Kippur — I do not fast because of my hypoglycemic reactions (although I haven’t eaten yet all day but that’s because I’ve had to sleep — one of those post-Lyme things I do from time to time) — but right now feel very sick, lightheaded and dizzy so I need to eat.
Anyhow, on this day, I invite everyone — of all religions — to envision what kind of person you’d like to be and what kind of goals you’d like to achieve.
I’m off to the doctor’s shortly (believe it or not on this day of all days for a very, very painful shot of antiobiotics for my Lyme disease, on won’t say where) and then to synagogue.
Again, no matter what religion you are, please join me in dreaming. And for those of you who don’t celebrate Yom Kippur, I encourage you to evaluate your life, too. It can’t hurt to do it any time of year.