Meditation for the Car Ride: Begin your Spiritual Journey into the New Year
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Take a full breath in and exhale so fully that you feel your body tighten… and just hold it for a few seconds. Now release. Do this again and allow your breathing to become softer and slower as it fills the pockets in your lower back. Settle yourself… whether you are driving or in the passenger seat, allow yourself to sink a little deeper into your seat.
Check in with five senses to become heightened. What do you see, smell, taste, touch, hear. Now take your focus inward and notice how you feel. If you are not in the best mood, don’t push away any emotional discomfort yet.
In fact, fill the whole car up with your frustration, resistance, sleepiness, anger, worry, disappointment, resentment or whatever feels negative inside of you. When it has taken up all the space, don’t judge it as bad or good, just name it and give it space.
Then, open the windows….and as the cool wind blows back your hair, let it all the negativity fly out the window.
Now, gaze out on the beauty of this day. Look out on the open road ahead, and see it as your new year, your new path unfolding. Only glance in the rear view mirror as you change lanes, but keep your eyes on the where you are going. The road ahead is taking you, transporting you to the place where you can join your sacred community for Rosh Hashana.
Entering into the depth of this moment, be aware that you are in a ancient portal of Jewish time, the repetition of holidays, year after year. Cyclical time which connects you to the past, present and future. This moment will never happen again, but will remain in your portal of memory. That is why Rosh Hashana is also called the day of Remembrance. Your car speeds forward and inside you slow way down to think, reflect, to contemplate the meaning of your life. it is awesome to think that people all over the world, are simultaneously, doing the same, either walking or driving to synagogue and have been doing this for thousands of years.
May you, drive with safety.
May you begin to feel your heart open like a flower blooming in the sunlight of truth.
May you feel gratitude for being alive, and healthy enough to be on our way to meet our community. May you absorb the love and acceptance of those who reach out to you… family, new friends, and old friends, even strangers. By letting go; you created the space for new possibility, renewed hope and strength that will take you into a year of personal upgrade and abundance. You only have one mission, to let go of all the worries of the moment and usher in a Sweet New Year.
L'shana tova from Rabbicantor Judy
