Netzach: Eternity, Endurance, Victory, Transformation
I found a beautiful description of Netzach, which reads: ...the power to overcome those obstacles which stand in the way of one's Chesed aspiration to bestow goodness upon Creation. (inner.org)
I am delighted to observe about myself that I truly have a desire to bestow such goodness. How do I do it?
Rabbi Levy invites us to ask ourselves today: When am I acting from fear? When am I acting from anger? What inspires me to act from love?
Today, I also ask myself: What are the blocks that keep me from bestowing the goodness I would like to bring? Can those things that cause me to act from fear and anger be transformed to become things that cause me to act from love? Can I find victory over these fearful, angry responses? Can I invite Eternity in with a G8d breath when I am on the brink of a fearful or angry reaction? Can the G8d breath, the breath of Eternity keep me from getting to the brink in the first place?
Today, I pray for the endurance to reach a victory over my reactions to life by inviting in Eternity. May my Chesed's aspiration be enabled to flourish in the way it so desires.
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