Simply, Good Shabbos

I bumped into a girl who I went to high school with. As we were catching up she said, 'I really liked getting your emails, they were really nice to read.' I wracked my brain to figure out what she was talking about. Then I remembered that I used to send out mass emails before every Yom Tov. I used to send out a lot of nice inspirational emails, but have not done so in awhile, mainly because I now have a blog where all my inspiration is vetted, and also because time has passed and I have lost touch with people I used to be close to.

This post is not about losing touch, nor the passage of time, although there is a lot to be said on that topic.

This is simply, good shabbos.

When I was in 5th grade we had a system called 'Shabbos phone calls', and my teacher set it up so that each girl would call one girl to wish her a good shabbos, as well as receice a good shabbos wish from another girl. It's a great concept, yes, but for a girl who is shy or gets nervous on the phone, it was hard or me every week to force myself to do it. But then I thought about that poor girl not getting a good shabbos from me, maybe waiting by the phone, (okay that is a bit melodramatic.) Or how I would feel to not get a call.

And so every week I called one girl in my class to wish her a good shabbos.

Life gets in the way and we abandon these simple pleasures. Yes I say pleasures because I smile every time I get a good shabbos text from someone, knowing that they took the time to think of me. And I want to make others feel the same way.

I used to text a few people to wish them a good shabbos. Now I will occasionally call my mother if I am not home, and maybe text a friend or two.

Now I am in a jovial mood, despite the forecast of snow. I am home for shabbos, I hugged my baby brother, (he's 14, but still a baby :) ) and my sister made chicken soup! I haven't had chicken soup in a long time.

I hope my good mood will rub off on all of you.

So here's a simple good shabbos wish, and enjoy the simple pleasures in life!

I liked Sheva's post from my shtub. It gets you in the mood.