A Soulful Journey

Jack Benny used to say , "That's where I shine.  I do my best when sitting down." - Louis Jacobs Please note the Jewish pun.  "Yeshiva" originally means "sitting."

A book called Wisdomkeepers by Arden and Wall tells the tale of these two Anlgo men who joined a Cherokee medicine man whom they came to call, “The Gatekeeper.”   They followed him on a unique journey that led to the feet of the Grandmothers and Grandmothers, the wisdom keepers of Indian nations, in order to hear their words and become steeped in their traditions. This is what students of Torah must also do.   Sit at the feet of ancient ones and learn from the elders, the masters.

What can be said of comfort? It is found in the most unlikely places. It is not in the shopping bag that we have brought back from the mall, or in the shiny car in the garage. It is not in the sudden splurge to excess. Comfort is found in the ordinary. From My Porch You are a forest, street trees I know, For in these winds that through you blow You are a forest deep and deep. It is not that I am putting my senses to sleep, It’s just that I need a forest so.” ~ Sada Applebaum