Or something. Yom Kippur begins tomorrow night. During the week between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, one is supposed to reflect upon the last year and ask for forgiveness for all the sins he or she has committed. And so on.
No, I’m not going to post a list of my sins (although if others would like to share theirs, please do so in the comments; that will probably make this a much more exciting post). And I’m not going to ask anyone for forgiveness on here. That would be a lame use of my blog (but again, please feel free to share in the comments!). I just thought I’d point out that this time of year is important for a lot of reasons, and I think that more than just reflecting on things you’ve done wrong, you should also think about all the things you’ve done right. After all, you can’t improve upon what you’ve done well if you haven’t thought about what that was (something I always tried to point out when being graded on something in school). So, I’ll think about the things I regret, because everyone regrets something, and try to change (so maybe next year, I’ll have less regrets). But I’ll also think of the good things (and the little things) that I may have done, which I can continue to do as well as improve upon.
I’d like to also share an important phone number for those who do want to repent: 1-888-OOPS-JEW. Stephen Colbert has once again set up his “atone phone” for those of us who have wronged him and must ask him for forgiveness. C’mon, I know there are a lot of us. However, Ed Asner is not one of those people. You can see him NOT apologizing to Stephen Colbert here.
Shana tova, everyone!
6 Users Commented In This Post
9-20-2007 at 22:46:04
“fewer regrets,” right?
That’s ok. You can just throw your mistakes away in the water, like the Pie did at school. “Was one mistake when you screamed in my face earlier today,” I ask? “No,” she explains. “That was not last year.”
9-21-2007 at 00:06:53
I regret that you have correct my grammar. I should go back and edit it, since I said I would make changes, but I’ll leave it up there as a reminder. I’m sure you’ll regret that the one time you’ve commented in weeks was just to correct me.
And The Pie was right: I’m sure she didn’t scream in your face by mistake.
9-21-2007 at 16:00:56
No regrets. Just want to say thanks to my family who have stood by me. I think it is nice to say thank you at this time of year.
9-21-2007 at 17:50:15
Love to my family – and thank you for all being you. We are a really great bunch! Everyone – be happy and stay healthy.
9-23-2007 at 16:05:12
I regret that you have correct my grammar.
have to correct or have corrected?
That’s OK. Read my comment. I have an error, too. We ALL make mistakes, eh?
9-23-2007 at 19:22:23
Yikes, I suck. I hope Marie doesn’t read this site; I’m going to get fired.
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