How is it that it is precisely with the people closest to us - our children, our spouse, our family members - that we get into the most heated arguments? Why do we maintain respect and calm with strangers, and it is precisely at home that we explode, shout, and get hurt?
During the days of the Omer, when we commemorate the mourning of the 24,000 disciples of Rabbi Akiva, we are accustomed to hearing that they "did not show respect to one another." But how is it possible that they, who received "love your neighbor as yourself" from their master, did not know how to respect one another?
In this lesson we will dive deep into the soul and discover:
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Why is it that precisely when we care deeply, we lose patience?
When does our attempt to "educate" and be "fair" become disrespect that burns the relationship?
How do we move from "truth that burns" to truth that corrects and builds the world.
The insight that will change the way you talk to your children starting today.
Counting the Omer is an opportunity to stop, put ego aside, and learn how to build a home of true, free love – not out of compromise, but out of deep respect for the other person's process.
