The Yellow String

I just have to say that it's really strange.

Last fall, during the High Holy Days, my friend Sue Swartz said, during one of our Jewish Renewal services, that people could take a piece of the yellow string she offered, tie them around our wrists, and use it to help in our resolve to let go of whatever we needed to let go of....that's a recurring theme during the High Holy Days, which is more of a spiritual new year time....Well, I thought "I will wear this to help me remember that I CAN break old patterns and let go of them...."

And the strange thing is -- that string, now, in April, is STILL on my wrist. I certainly haven't done anything to protect it. It simply refuses to fall apart or fall off.

In a way, it's like the voice of God, saying "Lynne, you really CAN let go of those old patterns!"