shabbat is here

SHABBAT IS HERE! I KNOW FOR A FACT WE ALL WORKED VERY HARD THIS WEEK. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US HAD A BATTLE TO FIGHT AND WE SHOWED UP AND WE FOUGHT OUR VERY HARDEST. I'M SO PROUD OF YOU FOR MAKING IT TO SHABBAT. NOW IT'S TIME TO PUT DOWN YOUR SWORD JUST FOR A DAY. IT CAN BE HARD TO STOP FIGHTING, TO REST, WHEN YOU FEEL SO THREATENED, BUT THERE'S A REASON WE HAVE SHABBAT. IF YOU DON'T TAKE A NAP AND EAT SOME CHALLAH HOW WILL YOU BE STRONG ENOUGH TO FIGHT THE NEXT FIGHT THAT IS ON THE HORIZON? I HOPE YOU HEAR ME WHEN I SAY: I GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO TAKE A SHOWER, TO PUT YOUR PHONE AWAY, TO CLOSE TWITTER, TO JUST LOOK AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR AND MARVEL AT WHAT A MIRACLE YOU ARE AND THAT YOU DID ENOUGH GOSH DANG IT. SHABBAT IS ABOUT SO MANY THINGS, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT SHABBAT IS ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF YOUR EXISTENCE. YOU ARE AN ENTIRE UNIVERSE CONTAINED IN AN AMAZING CHEMICAL VESSEL THAT IS DOING A MILLION THINGS AT ONCE AND YOU MATTER. NOW GO DRINK SOME WATER AND TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. IT'S THE DAY FOR THAT. I LOVE SHABBAT AND I LOVE YOU!