Where Am I "Supposed" Be?
Recently, I have had several conversations with friends where we have wrestled with the question of, "Are we where we are supposed to be?" Often we have a tendency to paint of picture of where we should be based purely on the fact that we are a certain age, have accomplished a certain task, or have a certain amount of knowledge. In this vein, the sole determinant of what chapter in the journey we "should" be living are milestones that we have set; instead of being based primarily on where G-D's presence resides. This style of life only leads to frustration by creating a glare so that we cannot see the miracles that HaShem is daily weaving for us. Just weeks ago I struggled, professionally, with where I was supposed to be. During that same time, I "happened" to be reading Numbers 9:15-23, where HaShem granted the specificity of His direction to His people. It says, "According to the word of HaShem would the Ch...