B"H

Oct. 16th, 17th of Tishrei, song two

What we and/or the royal we, can and have, learned today

BS"D)

There are those who seek to destroy us
there are many problems
there are odds stacked against us
and the temptations
among frustrations
are even more tempting
there are myriads of tasks
need doing
and no one wants them
because our perception of the pay
in a system based on materialism
may seem insufficient
and yet, if we forget
our hand and our head
and start, without looking
at big picture
or risk versus reward
what we have to give
won't seem lacking
and if we stop thinking
it won't be overwhelming
if we change the narrative
to positive the seemingly impossible
seems less preposterous
as once we stop
we will start
and the satisfaction
serves as propulsion
and the opposite
of our perception happens
but it is not automatic
it is counter intuitive
as survival tells us be careful
and to focus on the negative
whatever we believe in
in the moment of faith
we use it for good
and we will go on to the next
we wont live
more than a couple steps in the future
when we need to work

and the big picture
is more abstract a goal
that comes together
we don't take on too much
but the now
we choose to replace
our self fulfilling prophecies
which fulfill themselves
and don't even fulfill ourselves

it takes both practice and practice
and when we realize
we are not alone
and that there are
at least ten on our team
we stop thinking for ourselves
and are able to see with our eyes
that we are a we
if we try

we can start when we admit
to ourselves
we are strong
and have been receiving
spiritual help
all along