“Menuha: rest, peace, tranquility”
I learned the word Menuha recently, not only that, but the importance of living the definition: creating a sanctuary in time for rest, peace, tranquility.
It’s been a busy year of grind, which I’m very thankful for. I think it’s brought me to a place of realizing the necessity for Menuha.
What’s interesting to me is how it calls to our soul. It’s something instilled in our being and starts to unravel as soon as we close our eyes, soak in warm rays of light, and listen to the song of creation.
“Creation isn’t complete without rest.”
This trip to Sequoia and Yosemite was impactful to me in many ways: opening my spirit to awe, feeling small, wonder, joy, and Menuha. Creation does that. A reset or reorientation in a way.
I’m thankful to have experienced this deep breath. And to have taken it my dad as well.
Deep breaths expand our vast canyons of being, filling us with fresh, forest-scented wonder for the days we have now and for the ones that await.
“Beauty of grandeur, a crown of victory, a day of rest and holiness…a rest in love and generosity, a true and genuine rest, a rest that yields peace and serenity, tranquility and security, a perfect rest with which Thou art pleased.” -The Sabbath, Abraham Heschel