Thank you for reading the story, Deciphering Hillel Through the Years
Its takeaway is: Selfcare: The radical notion that you deserve your own attention.
Now grab your notebook or journal and if this line evokes something in you, write down what you are thinking.
If not, here are three prompts – borrowed from the story – to write about instead. All are tied to Hillel’s famous quote: If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am for myself alone, what am I? If not now, when?
- Be very literal as you write an answer to Hillel’s first question: If I am not for myself, who will be for me?
- Be very literal as you write an answer to Hillel’s second question: If I am for myself alone, what am I?
- Time urgency is implied in the last question. Write about the time urgency you feel in taking care of yourself and in taking care of others. Does one feel more urgent or important than the other, and why?
As always, write about one of these prompts or all of them. There is no right or wrong, just what feels best to you.
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Some of the stories from Chai on Life have coffee mugs with their message. Here are a couple now. Take a look!
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Many thanks for reading Chai on Life and for trying the writing prompts.
Best regards,
Lorie
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