The High Holidays and Sukkot was a great reprieve from all the chaos this year. I felt so peaceful and connected to myself. But then after the holidays were all over, reality hit like a bucket of ice water. Pandemic out of control, election out of control, people dying and people struggling and when I look around it makes me question the notion of a kindness-focused Creator. Yes, we have blessing and goodness and opportunity. But so much suffering, too. How could the purpose of existence be positive (as you’ve written) with so much negativity everywhere?

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