It makes more sense to believe the cause of everything has intelligence, free choice, and a desire to give.

The universe is full of wisdom, patterns, order, life, and consciousness.

So it is hard to believe the source of all of that is blind and unaware, like a rock.

This belief is also emotionally healthier.

If the source of life is intelligent and giving, then life is not random.

Your choices matter.

Your relationships matter.

Your goodness matters.

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Relationship with the Source of life begins with awe.

Awe begins when a person feels that life is a gift, that the Infinite Creator is present, and that their choices truly matter before Him.

The fear comes from realizing that your choices have real meaning.

The wonder comes from realizing that the Creator’s goodness is greater than you currently understand, and that He desires a relationship with humanity.

Healthy awe then awakens love.

Love wants greater closeness, and that love contains sadness because more of the Creator’s goodness could still be revealed in you and in the world.

It also contains joy because deeper closeness is possible.

Free choice therefore means you are not only choosing actions.

You are also helping shape the emotional world your nervous system practices living in.

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Spirituality is no longer about escaping the world or feeling special.

It becomes about improving your personality.

Growing in honesty.

Growing in compassion, healthy boundaries, and self-forgiveness.

Growing in responsibility.

Jewish mysticism teaches what to think about so this way of seeing the world becomes natural.

It helps a person understand suffering, success, relationships, beauty, and even mistakes in a healthier way.

Over time, a person can move from hating parts of life to loving life more deeply, because they begin to see everything as another opportunity to deepen their relationship with the Creator.

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That is why these teachings can build healthy self-esteem.

A person begins to see that they are not random.

They were created with purpose.

Their choices reveal goodness.

According to Jewish mysticism, this is how human beings become co-partners with the Creator in creation.

Adam and Eve were created with limited emotional skills.

Human life is about developing the emotional skills needed to reveal more goodness in the world.

Every act of honesty, compassion, responsibility, forgiveness, humility, and healthy boundaries continues that work.

And life becomes an ongoing conversation with the Creator.

"The universe is filled with wisdom, patterns, and conscious life. Why believe its source is less intelligent than what came from it?"

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