You can bring light into your home by toning down the negativity
We’re all drawn to the light of the menorah. In fact, we’re all drawn to light, period. Our souls and psyches are programmed by our Creator to read “light” as joy and peace. Darkness, on the other hand, signals danger and is associated in our minds with pain, struggle, and suffering. Light makes us feel lighthearted and happy again, free from the smothering, depressing weight of darkness. So of course, we love Chanukah, the holiday of light.
Some homes are lighter and brighter than others. The people who live in them are generally happier and healthier as a result.
Why should it be this way? Isn’t every family engaged in essentially the same tasks? Under every roof, we see children playing and learning, adults learning, teaching, helping, relating, working; we see meals being prepared, rooms and belongings being cleaned and ordered. Why should some people enjoy all of this far more than others? We’re all doing essentially the same thing!
But of course, we’re doing it in vastly different ways.
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