Last week I put my phone on Airplane Mode for 48 hours. It was NOT easy. I just needed to get away. True, I warned all parties who needed to know that in case of emergency, they can either call 911, or my good-sport of a husband Rabbi Dov…
Yet knowing that I was missing text messages, notifications, and emails at every moment and I wasn’t available to respond… was quite a challenge! True, I turn off my phone every Shabbos… but this was different. This was something I was choosing to do on a typical Wednesday and Thursday.
Yet suddenly I noticed opportunities opening up that I would have never dreamt of! Opportunities to reflect, to feel inspired, to truly relax, and to bond with loved ones in a meaningful way.
It almost felt like Moshiach-times!
I think about the clear directive that our Rebbe gave us – to begin to create a "bubble" of Redemption around us as a preparation for the real-deal. It is something I struggle with, and find myself searching for ways to fulfill it - practically.
Since I was a child, I was taught that when Moshiach comes, we will travel to the Holy Lang on clouds. Perhaps it was the prophet’s allusion to airplane travel..?! Will we all take chartered flights to Israel when Moshiach comes…?
There’s nothing like lifting off, (putting that phone away!), and seeing the ground, miles and miles below.
I think I am going to implement a new way to create that “Redemption-bubble”. Perhaps I can give myself designated times that I literally put that phone on airplane mode - forcing myself to focus on the spiritual, and on those who I love and who are right at my side.
When I put my phone on airplane-mode, I can visualize what it will feel like to be lifted off of my feet, and away from the current stresses and reality called exile – off to magical heights, and back home to the Holy Land.
I can start to warm up for that exciting journey right now.
Okay, phone off.
Try Dov if you need something :-)
Dov wrote...