Day of Atonement

Day of atonement

Day of reflection.

Jewish holidays start at sundown.
My fast started late because I didn’t eat enough during the day

And went for a run after work.

By the time I finished dinner it was two hours past sundown.

So my fast will end tomorrow

At 9:15 pm.

It may be tough

To fast

For 24 hours

Since I scheduled a few work things

Not knowing at the time

That it was Yom Kippur,

Holiest day of the Jewish year,

And it wasn’t on my online calendar

So I scheduled things

And by the time I found out

It was too late to cancel.

Well, it’s never too late

But it wouldn’t have been right.

So I will honor my commitments.

Fast for 24 hours,

And make time for solitude

Reflection

Atonement.

On Sunday.

The point shouldn’t be when I honor the holiday,

It should be how.

At least that is how I look at it.

And since I only need to answer to myself,

A day late is better than not at all,

So that is what I will do.

And there will be no guilt.

No lamenting the scheduling error.

No, no, no negative.

Reflecting is a positive thing

Even when some of the reflections

Seem negative.

Because reflecting helps me

Learn from my mistakes

Grow

And move forward.

Repent?

Atone?

Ask for forgiveness?

Look inward,

Be introspective,

Be aware,

Seek forgiveness from God

Or from those I have hurt?

Sometimes it is better

To not raise the issue a second time

Sometimes it is better

To learn from the mistake

And not make someone relive it.

Day of atonement

Day of reflection

Day of introspection

A day for being religious

In my own way.

A spiritual quest to my soul.