Oct. 2nd, 2024

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I'm not Jewish, but I do like the practice of the Days of Awe.

My friend Amy used to post a thing every year that said:
One of the big pieces of the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is that you reflect over the past year, and you attempt to (A) accept and forgive anything that has been done to you, and (B) apologize and ask forgiveness for anything you have done to others.

[...]

Anonymous is enabled, and all comments are screened. If I've done anything to hurt you this year, let me know. If there's anything you think I might still be upset over, let me know that too. [...] The goal isn't to start fresh- that's often not possible- but to acknowledge what has happened over this year (or any previous time, if you so choose) as an attempt to not have it happen again.
Leaving aside the "accept and forgive anything that has been done to you" piece, I do really like the idea of "acknowledge what has happened over this year (or any previous time, if you so choose) as an attempt to not have it happen again."

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