Matisyahu x 3 and 1930's

My one and only Matisyahu is named after all the "M" and Hebrew letter "MEM" names in my family.  This Shabbat we had the singer Matisyahu in our synagogue, I really liked the name, and I figured since he made the name famous, people would recognize it when I told them my sons name.  Chanukah is around the corner and the father of the Macabees was named Matisyahu, his sons saved the Jewish people, and his name means Gift of God.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanukkah

I had a client this morning that was telling me that in the 1930's it was difficult for Jewish people to find a job because Hitler was popular, and that you had to hide that you were a Jew in Los Angeles, I was shocked.  I guess leaving Anti-Semitism in Russia for the dreamland of America, it really shocked me how there was such discrimination back then and still is in our wonderful U. S. of A.

He sang me a song from the play "South Pacific"

You've got to be taught
To hate and fear,
You've got to be taught
From year to year,
It's got to be drummed
In your dear little ear
You've got to be carefully taught.

You've got to be taught to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made,
And people whose skin is a different shade,
You've got to be carefully taught.

You've got to be taught before it's too late,
Before you are six or seven or eight,
To hate all the people your relatives hate,
You've got to be carefully taught!

It really had an effect of me how in countries and cultures today the children are taught to hate from a very young age.  Our children really are the future, they are the light, let it shine bright.

Thank God in our world today in America we celebrate our culture, faith, nationality, race, etc. openly.  We finished off our day at the Zimmer Museum with Chanukah music and playing all around in the plane, theatre, ship full of blue balls that you could jump into, my kids had a blast.  I am finishing off my day by teaching a wonderful Yoga class later tonight, it really keeps me sane and balanced from the everyday challenges.

How do you stay sane and balanced?
Coach Yulia