about Emgality today. ABOUT YOU."
ABOUT YOU." HOW IS IT COMING.
>> GOOD.
>> GOOD. WE’RE UP TO PAGE ONE, FADE IN
AND THEN WE’RE LOST.
NO, WE’RE
NO, WE’RE >>> WITH PASSOVER AND EASTER IS
COMING UP THIS WEEK, NORMALLY WE
WOULD PASS OUR TIME WITH OUR
FRIENDS AND FAMILY BUT NOT THIS
YEAR.
YEAR. WE KNOW WHO TO CALL, WE ARE
CALLING OUR STEVE LEDER.
AND THE AUTHOR OF HIS BOOK
"BEAUTIFUL THAN BEFORE."
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING JENNA.
MISS YOU BOTH.
THIS IS A ROUGH WEEK IN NEW YORK
AROUND COUNTRY AND EXPERTS
SAYING IT WILL RAISE INTO PEARL
HARBOR OR 9/11 AND A LOT OF
PEOPLE ARE FEELING ANXIOUS AND
SCARED DURING THIS CRITICAL WEEK
THAT ALSO COINCIDES WITH HOLY
WEEK.
WEEK. HOW DO YOU GIVE SOLACE TO PEOPLE
WHO ARE WATCHING TODAY?
>> WELL, WITHOUT DENYING THE
SERIOUSNESS OF WHAT WE ARE
DEALING WITH AND LET’S FIRST OF
ALL UNDERSTAND AND TRY TO PUT IT
IN CONTEXT.
IN CONTEXT. WE ARE DEALING WITH LOSS.
THE LOSS OF OUR FREEDOM.
THE LOSS OF A JOB.
LOSS OF HEALTH POSSIBILITY AND
DEFINITELY THE LOZSS OF OUR
INNOCENCE OF HOW FRAGILE THE
ENTIRE WORLD IS.
THIS PANDEMIC MAY SEEM
UNPRECEDENTED BUT LOSS IS NOT
UNPRECEDENTED IN OUR LIVES.
WE DEALT WITH LOSS BEFORE.
WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE STAGES
OF LOSS AND DENIAL AND ANGER AND
SADNESS AND BE ACCEPTANCE AND
THIS WOULD BE NO DIFFERENCE.
ALL BECAUSE WE ARE HUMANS AND WE
SUFFERED LOSSES BEFORE AND WE
KNOW, WE KNOW WE HAVE THE
ABILITY TO SURVIVE LOSS AND HEAL
FROM LOSS AND TO GROW IN THE
AFTER MATH OF THAT LOSS.
IN MANY WAYS WE HAVE BEEN HERE
BEFORE.
BEFORE. THAT’S VERY IMPORTANT DOING
THAT.
THAT. >> RABBI LEDER YOU SAY THAT WE
SHOULD DO THREE THING FS WES IF
SUFFERING.
SUFFERING. THE FIRST ONE IS WHAT’S THE MOST
DIFFICULT THING?
DIFFICULT THING? >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. PUTTING SOMETHING IN CONTEXT
THAT’S FAMILIAR TO US.
BECAUSE WE ARE HUMANS, WE HAVE
ALL SUFFERED.
ALL SUFFERED. I ASK THEM WHAT IS THE MOST
DIFFICULT THING PRIOR TO THIS
THAT YOU HAVE EVER BEEN THROUGH
IN YOUR LIFE?
AND THEY ALWAYS KNOW.
I ASK THEM TO ASK THEMSELVES HOW
DID I GET TO IT AND WHAT WERE
THE INTERNAL RESOURCES AND WHO
DID I REACH OUT TO FOR HELP AND
WHAT WERE THE SPIRITUAL
PRACTICES THAT I ENGAGED INTO
HELP ME.
HELP ME. REMIND YOURSELF YOU STILL HAVE
ALL OF THAT.
YOU STILL HAVE THOSE RESOURCES
AND THOSE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE.
YOU STILL HAVE SPIRITUAL
PRACTICES IN YOUR LIFE.
IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER
THIS IS NOT THE FIRST DIFFICULT
THING WE HAVE FACED AND WE HAVE
SURVIVED AND GROWN OF THE AFTER
MATH OF THE DIFFICULT THINGS IN
THE PAST.
THE PAST. AND THIS IS NO DIFFERENCE.
>> THE SECOND QUESTION IS IS
THIS A PROBLEM OR IS THIS AN
INCONVENIENCE.
INCONVENIENCE. >> PERSPECTIVE IS SO IMPORTANT.
YOU ARE A SINGLE MOM, YOU LOST
YOUR JOB AND YOU ARE HOME AT THE
KIDS AND THEY’RE DRIVING YOU
CRAZY.
CRAZY. YOU ARE AT YOUR WHITS END.
AS HARD AS IT IS, IT IS AN
INCONVENIENCE, IF YOUR CHILD
WAKES UP WITH A FEVER, THAT’S A
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. YOU KNOW YOU’RE TIRED OF GROUND
TURKEY FOR THE FOURTH DAY IN A
ROW AND LEFTOVERS AND NOT GOING
TO YOUR FAVORITE RESTAURANT,
THAT’S AN INCONVENIENCE.
IF YOU ARE A HOMELESS PERSON
SEARCHING FOR THE DUMPSTER TO
EAT, THAT’S A PROBLEM.
YOU MISS YOUR HAIR APPOINTMENTS
AND BOTOX AND NAILS, WHATEVER IT
IS, THAT’S AN INCONVENIENTCEINCO
YOUR MOTHER IN THE RESPIRATORY
IN THE ICU, THAT’S A PROBLEM.
LET’S GET A GRIP.
LET’S UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE
OF INCONVENIENCE AND A PROBLEM.
>> REALLY QUICKLY, THE LAST
QUESTION.
QUESTION. WHAT CAN I DO THE NEXT HOUR
THAT’S MEANINGFUL AND
PRODUCTIVE?
PRODUCTIVE? >> AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, STOP
IMAGINING THESE NIGHTMARE
SCENARIOS THAT ARE GOING TO
HAPPEN TO YOUR LIFE OR THE WORLD
AND FOCUS ON A MUCH MORE
IMPORTANT QUESTION.
IMPORTANT QUESTION. WHAT CAN I BE DOING THE NEXT
HOUR THAT’S MEANINGFUL AND
HELPFUL AND PRODUCTIVE AND
LOVING FOR MYSELF OR SOMEONE
ELSE.
ELSE. IF YOU CAN DO THAT 10% MORE, IT
IS GOING TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE
EXPERIENCE OF GOING THROUGH