Parashat VaYechi, and Endings

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

     This week’s Torah portion,  Parashat VaYechi, is the 12th and final parashah in the book of Bereshit ( aka Genesis), after Judah showed, last week, how to  draw near to danger, and take responsibility, making  a tiny bit of repair for what he (almost) did to  Tamar, in parashat VaYeshev,  who knew and fought daringly for her rights.    Now, we see the end of an epoch.

   The week before last week, Joseph resolved a long-term nation-wide problem, but all of Egypt becomes serfs, or worse.   This week shows the biased blessing by Jacob, and Joseph insisting that he be buried way up north, eventually.  Then, he dies, and is buried in Egypt.  Now, an uncertain future awaits, as always.    Joseph’s legacy was a complicated one, no?

      How can we make the future more certain and safe for all of us?

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Upozorenja i prateći efekti – Warnings and side effects

Myrela

  • ACIDOFILUS – Na početku može da poveća nadimanje i količinu gasova. Ako uzimate antibiotike, sačekajte najmanje dva sata prije uzimanja acidofilusa.
  • BIJELI SLJEZ – Može usporiti apsorpciju drugih lijekova koje, istovremeno, uzimate.
  • CINK – Ne uzimajte više od 25 mg na dan, osim ukoliko vam je to savjetovao ljekar. Suplementi cinka treba uvijek da sadrže bakar. Suvišan unos cinka može narušiti imunitet.
  • ĐUMBIR – Ako ste trudnica porazgovarajte sa ljekarom prije uzimanja đumbira. Ne upotrebljavajte njegov osušen korijen ili prah, ukoliko imate kamenje u žučnoj kesi.
  • GOTU KOLA – Ne uzimajte je ako ste trudnica ili dojite bebu. Ne upotrebljavajte je sa lijekovima za dijabetes ili povišen krvni pritisak. Konsultujte se sa ljekarom ako planirate da je uzimate tokom dužeg vremenskog perioda. Rijetko, ona može izazvati osip ili glavobolju.
  • KALIJUM – Dobijamo dovoljne količine ovog minerala iz hrane. Uzimajte suplemente samo ako vam ih je prepisao ljekar.
  • KOPRIVA – Ne…

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Language-Learning Is a Type of Meditation

Foundation Operation X for Languages, Cultures and Perspectives

Written by Dyami Millarson

This is me studying Elfdalian grammar at home in 2019.

Learning languages calms the mind. One has to empty one’s mind and immerse oneself completely in the work of learning any language. Language-learning is my favourite way of distracting myself. It helped me through the most difficult times of my life and it has helped me to find inner peace. Meditation is characterised by (a) emptying, (b) calming and (c) training the mind. Language-learning helps me achieve all three of these. My tireless attempts at successful language-learning have, over the course of many years, helped me overcome many learning problems, including attention problems and dyslexia. Language-learning has significantly improved my reading, spelling, logical reasoning, hearing, speaking, etc. Indeed, it has trained my eye for detail, I notice far more things than I used to, my mind is sharper than it ever was. The calmness of my…

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Alphabet soup for the soul vol.2 -“L”

Words from Walden

L is for Love

“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.” -John- 4:18-

Love is our natural state of being, feeling and emoting.

Everything else is based on fear and fear is a lie. Guilt, shame, jealousy, worry, anger, envy, scarcity, lack, all of it.

It’s all a lie that has been put over on all of us by the powers that be. That is governments, media, church, education and, now big tech (social media).

It’s the devil if you will whereas God is pure love.

The love we feel when we see a baby or enjoy nature’s breathtaking scenery.

Fear is usually based on the flawed version of our past or our incorrect predictions of the future. when we are present, truly present, we feel only love because…

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