Hayom Harat Olam...Today is Pregnant With Eternity.

On Rosh Hashanah we hear the shofar blast and recite "Hayom Harat Olam"  Today the world is born. Another translation that I"ve heard is: "Today is pregnant with eternity".  What a concept! Today is all potential.  Our world is waiting; ready to be recreated, reimagined, and reborn.  Today we await what will be and we are also the creators of what will be.  Is there any greater state of readiness, of actively waiting than pregnancy?

L'chol Kora'v: To All Who Call

This painting, called L'chol Korav:To all who call, reminds me of this state of expectation.Today is pregnant with eternity. Hayom Harat Olam.Today is about potential.We are filled with excitement and nerves and waiting and impatience for what will be.No matter what comes next, nothing will ever be the same.  

I'm excited for this new year. I have great hopes for myself and my family. I have a new niece to love and spoil, and my own children are growing too fast. My work is satisfying and I keep finding new projects to keep me learning and growing (and procrastinating). I have some goals too, some private ones, that are about the pieces of my life that I am unsatisfied with. Perhaps this will be the year that I will finally let go of the behaviors that way me down and the parts of my life that are less than ideal.  Who knows what will be. Today is pregnant with eternity. Today is my chance to make change.  

With Best Wishes For a Shana Tovah! Happy New Year!