Erev Rosh Hashanah

When the sun sets, the new Jewish Year will begin. To celebrate, we will eat apples and honey and pray for sweet days to come (we might throw in a little something about getting Gary's car back, too). The holiday begins a 10-day period of reflection, repentance and returning to our best selves. I used to prepare by cleaning the house, straightening, and organizing. No more. I've given up the external focus for the internal. My looking back these days focuses on reviewing what I've written over the previous year. My writing reminds me of what I've learned and how much learning remains. Here are a few pieces I wrote:

What Homer didn't know about love

When gravity lets us down

From no-nonsense to natural

Running the neighborhood gathering place