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Netzach

 This week is Netzach. The fourth week from Pesach. That's crazy that it's been a month, feels like yesterday.  What is Netzach? There are a lot of translations because it's beyond one word. All the sefiros are like that. The way I understand Netzach is perseverance. I was going through some things I wrote the other day. That day was Tiferes in Netzach. What's Tiferes? In this context I think the best translation is compassion. Compassion is not sympathy or even empathy. Compassion is fully experiencing and being in every situation. To yourself and to others. Whatever the situation calls for. Laughing with someone, or crying with them. Whatever will be best for them. Is my Compassion only there when it's convenient, when I feel positive feelings or also when it's hard? When maybe I feel like another person doesn't deserve compassion or I myself don't deserve compassion. Hashem is perfect in all these attributes. Hashem has compassion no matter what.  And...

Why I'm posting

Hello and Welcome. My name is Sarah I'm 22 years old. I got married recently. I am a writer. Like... I write. A lot.  Writing has helped me.  A lot of things happened in my life. I think its safe to say that most people can relate to that statement...  So yes a lot of things. Hard things like my mom dying when I was 13. And everything that came with that.  At some point I was really struggling and feeling like nothing ever works out for me!  And it was a belief I had. Based on some experience...  And my mentor wisely told me start a journal of when things work out. To see that G-D has a plan for me that is good.  I didn't start it right away. Here and there I wrote some things. But it built a muscle. A new reality. Things work out for Sarah. They do! And slowly over time I really started to belive in. I wrote over time because sometimes I still don't. Because it's a work in progress.. like always.  Sometimes I look back at things I wrote when I fe...