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SHABBAT IS HERE. NO STORM, NO TESTIMONY, NO TRAGEDY, NO POWER IN THE 'VERSE CAN STOP IT FROM ARRIVING. SHABBAT IS THE ULTIMATE LESSON IN SELF-CARE. EVEN HASHEM RESTED TO SHOW US THAT THERE IS GODLINESS IN RECOGNIZING YOUR NEEDS AND THE WORK YOU DO IN WHATEVER FORM IT COMES IS SIGNIFICANT. REMIND ONE ANOTHER THAT THERE IS NO SHAME IN BREATHING. RATHER TO BREATHE IS HOLY AND IMPORTANT WORK. IF YOU SEE SOMEONE FORGETTING TO BREATHE ON SHABBAT, REMIND THEM THAT THEY DID ALL THEY COULD AND THEY DESERVE THIS SPECIAL DAY. DRINK A PINA COLADA. RIDE IN A BOAT. TAKE AN EXHAUSTED FRIEND WITH YOU. SEE THE HOLINESS IN SOMEONE WHO TAKES THE TIME TO BREATHE IN AND OUT WITH YOU AND SHARE A SLICE OF PIE WITH THEM. I LOVE SHABBAT AND I LOVE YOU SO SO SO MUCH.

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SHABBAT IS HERE. ALL WEEK LONG YOU'VE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF THIS WORLD THAT KEEPS DOING THAT THING YOUR BROTHER USED TO DO TO YOU, YOU KNOW, WHERE HE KICKS THE BACK OF YOUR KNEE JUST RIGHT SO YOU FALL DOWN EVEN THOUGH HE DIDN'T EVEN KICK YOU THAT HARD SO IT'S NOT LIKE YOU NEED TO TELL YOUR MOM BUT IT'S MORE EMBARRASSING THAN ANYTHING ELSE. THAT THING. I GET IT UNIVERSE! I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER ANYTHING AND I AM AT THE WHIM OF AN INDIFFERENT AND SIMULTANEOUSLY MIRACULOUS EXISTENCE-- BUT AT LEAST I HAVE SHABBAT. THOUGH CIVILIZATIONS CRUMBLE AND THE CLIMATE WILL CHANGE AND THE BEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD CAN'T CATCH A GOSH DANG BREAK, SHABBAT WILL KEEP HAPPENING AND NO ONE CAN TAKE THAT FROM US. SHABBAT WILL RESTORE OUR LIFE COUNT IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER. WE'RE BACK UP TO AT LEAST 5 HEARTS AND CAPABLE OF SCREAMING IN THE FACE OF THE COMING WEEK LIKE LAST WEEK DIDN'T EVEN HAPPEN. I AM PUMPED ON SHABBAT. I LOVE SHABBAT AND I LOVE YOU.

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SHABBAT IS HERE. EVEN AS PEOPLE INSIST THAT UP IS DOWN AND MIGHT IS RIGHT, WE HAVE A WHOLE DAY TO SAY THAT IT IS NOT OUR DESTINY TO BE BROKEN DOWN, RATHER IT IS OUR BIRTHRIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN CREATING. SHABBAT IS OUR REMINDER THAT WE ARE EXTRAORDINARILY POWERFUL. WE BUILD PURE RELATIONSHIPS INFUSED WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EMPATHY. WE CONSTRUCT BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITIES THAT REFUSE TO DISAPPEAR. SHABBAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF DESTRUCTION. SHABBAT IS A WEEKLY DEFIANCE OF ENTROPY. SHABBAT IS BASICALLY THE MOST METAL HOLIDAY EVER. I LOVE SHABBAT AND I LOVE YOU.

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SHABBAT IS HERE. YOUR WEEK DID NOT GO AS YOU THOUGHT IT WOULD (IT NEVER DOES) BUT THERE'S ONE THING YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON AND THAT IS SHABBAT. SURE, THE POWER MIGHT BE OUT AND REST SEEMS LIKE IT WON'T BE COMING ANYTIME SOON, BUT SHABBAT IS MORE THAN SITTING ON A COUCH WITH SOME COFFEE AND A CHURRO. IT'S REALLY EASY TO FORGET HOW INTRICATE AND MIRACULOUS YOU ARE SO TAKE A SECOND TO PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK FOR TAKING IN OXYGEN AND COMBUSTING CARBOHYDRATES TO MAKE FUEL FOR YOUR HEART THAT INSISTS ON BEATING. I'M IMPRESSED. THERE ARE A LOT OF DISTRACTIONS OUT THERE THAT TRY TO KEEP YOU FROM BEING MIRACULOUS LIKE GOVERNMENT COLLAPSE, COMMON COLDS, NARCISSISTS, AND UNEVEN SIDEWALKS. SHABBAT IS RECLAIMING YOURSELF FROM THE DISTRACTIONS THE WEEK BROUGHT. IT'S REMEMBERING THAT EVEN THOUGH LIFE HAS TREATED YOU PROFANELY, YOU'RE STILL INCREDIBLY HOLY. WOW I LOVE SHABBAT AND I LOVE YOU.

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SHABBAT IS HERE. I KNOW EVERYTHING SEEMS CHAOTIC AND RANDOM AND LIKE THE CONSTITUTION DOESN'T EVEN MATTER ANYMORE BUT YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE WAS CHAOTIC AND RANDOM? THE UNIVERSE BEFORE ORDER WAS BROUGHT TO IT! AND WE CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY OF THAT ORDER EVERY SINGLE WEEK. I LOVE ORDER AND ORGANIZATION AND COLOR CODED STICKY NOTES AND DRAWERS THAT STACK ON OTHER DRAWERS TO MAKE A TOWER OF DRAWERS FOR YOUR SOAP. SHABBAT IS BASICALLY A PARTY IN HONOR OF THE NOTION THAT CHAOS CAN BE TAMED AND TURNED INTO HEDGEHOGS, OTTERS, HAMMERHEAD SHARKS, AND MANGO TREES. EVERY TIME THINGS FALL APART IT'S A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN CREATION AND THAT'S WORTH TAKING A DAY TO EAT SOME CHALLAH AND THAI FOOD AND HUG YOUR HEROES AND FRIENDS CLOSE AND PET YOUR CAT EXTRA. WOW I LOVE ORGANIZATION AND I LOVE SHABBAT AND I LOVE YOU.

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SHABBAT IS HERE AND SO IS THE SUN. JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU WOULD NEVER SEE EITHER AGAIN, THEY ARE BOTH HERE. I KNOW THINGS ARE CHANGING AND YOU AREN'T SURE WHETHER IT'S FOR THE BETTER BUT THIS SHABBAT THINK ABOUT HOW YOU ARE CHANGING FOR THE BETTER. MAYBE YOU ARE GETTING BRAVER OR MAYBE YOU ARE COMMITTING TO SOMETHING BIG. MAYBE YOU CARE MORE THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE. SHABBAT IS ALL ABOUT CHANGES AND ALL THE GREAT POSSIBILITIES THEY BRING. ALL THAT CREATION WAS A LOT OF CHANGE AND BROUGHT EVERY BIT OF CHANGE THAT FOLLOWED. CHANGE IS HARD BUT I LOVE HOW IT PUSHES ME AND I LOVE SHABBAT AND I LOVE YOU.

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SHABBAT IS HERE! GET YOUR WATER BOTTLE, GET YOUR DONUTS, GET YOUR CAT. STACK THEM ON A FAUX FUR BLANKET AND SIGH CONTENTEDLY. EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY, NO MATTER WHAT NONSENSE YOUR BRAIN WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE. SHABBAT IS HERE AND THE ROLLER COASTER OF EMOTION THAT IS THURSDAY IS IN YOUR REARVIEW MIRROR. NOTHING CAN SLOW YOUR SHABBAT VIBES. AH YES, SHABBAT, THAT DREAM WITHIN A DREAM. I LOVE SHABBAT AND I LOVE YOU.

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SHABBAT IS HERE! SOMETIMES PEOPLE FORGET THE COMPLEXITY OF YOUR HUMANITY AND SOMETIMES YOU FORGET THEIRS, BUT SHABBAT IS HERE TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU HAVE AN INFINITE CAPACITY FOR LOVE AND SOFT CHEESES. ALL THE DAYS LEADING UP TO SHABBAT WERE LIGHT AND DARK, LAND AND SEA. BUT SHABBAT IS THE COMPLETE PICTURE, TECHNICOLOR. REFLECT ON WHY YOU FEEL THE WAY YOU FEEL AND THEN EAT SOME CHALLAH AND BRIE. YOU ARE GROWING EVERY SINGLE DAY, EXPANDING YOUR WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE, AND THAT IS PRAISEWORTHY! YOU ABSOLUTELY EARNED THIS SHABBAT AND ALL THE SHABBATS THAT CAME BEFORE IT. I LOVE SHABBAT AND I LOVE YOU.

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SHABBAT IS HERE. YOU THOUGHT IT WAS WEDNESDAY FOR SOME WEIRD REASON BUT IT'S NOT, IT'S SHABBAT, AND WHAT A HAPPY SURPRISE THAT IS. A SUDDEN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON ALL YOU DID THIS WEEK HAS ARRIVED AND I BET YOU DID MORE THAN YOU REALIZED. SMALL TRIUMPHS TO CELEBRATE ON SHABBAT INCLUDE: EATING BREAKFAST EVERY DAY THIS WEEK, NOT LEAVING TRASH IN YOUR CAR, EXPRESSING THAT YOUR TIME HAS VALUE, AND FINALLY UNPLUGGING YOUR ELECTRIC BLANKET. YOU ARE A WONDER AND THEREFORE THE THINGS YOU DO ARE WONDROUS. AFTER ALL, REGARDLESS OF HOW YOU THINK WE GOT HERE, WE ARE EXISTING AT THE PRESENT CULMINATION OF PROGRESS AND TIME AND WE CAN ALL APPRECIATE THAT! I LOVE SHABBAT AND I LOVE YOU.

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SHABBAT IS HERE! SHABBAT IS THE WEEKLY ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREATEST FEAT EVER! THE FEAT THAT WE ALL EXIST ON THIS GIANT ROCK HURTLING THROUGH SPACE AND TIME AND WE ARE ABLE TO APPRECIATE THE FACT (OR RESENT IT). NOW IS THE TIME TO BE OPEN TO THE INFINITE POSSIBILITIES OF THE UNIVERSE LIKE WHITE TRUFFLES WITH LEMON CURD THAT LOOK LIKE DEVILED EGGS OR A TWO STATE SOLUTION. REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE EXTRAORDINARY, CAPABLE OF REMARKABLE FEATS, SOME OF WHICH YOU HAVE ALREADY ACHIEVED AND SOME OF WHICH YOU WILL ACHIEVE. SHABBAT IS HERE TO REMIND YOU OF YOUR POTENTIAL BUT ALSO GIVE YOU CREDIT FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE. PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK. PAT YOUR LOVED ONES ON THE BACK. BE GENTLE. YOU EXIST AND THAT'S NOT SO EASY! I LOVE SHABBAT AND I LOVE YOU.