Not only are we commanded to love our neighbors as ourselves, but the Talmud tells us we should love our spouses as ourselves. This is a beautiful concept and one that I hope (eventually) I'll be able to reciprocate.
Since I don't have much to say on this topic, I'd like to talk a little bit about another beautiful concept, but this one was told to me by "my friend the rebbetzin". She told me that she'd been learning from her rabbi that one of the paths to happiness is to think of 10 highlights of your life...and then think of 10 more. So, since I'm not capable of sharing my own words on the technical value of the day, I figured I'd share 10 of my highlights.
- Attending the Jewish Day School in my area.
- Bonding with my brother.
- Learning things that I enjoy (e.g. Talmud, languages, education, etc.).
- Traveling all over the U.S. and Israel.
- Making my own big decisions.
- Meeting people or running into people wherever I go.
- Dancing.
- Making my parents proud.
- Learning to use my hands in creative ways (e.g. knitting, sewing, crocheting, writing, etc.).
- Giving myself the opportunities to lead in different ways.
I think tomorrow is the last of the values having to do with marriage (for now at least), so I'll try to get back to normal writing soon.
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