Be a Manager

We have relationships with everything—people, places and things. And obviously the relationships that are in our immediate proximity are more intimate than the relationships we maintain with the rest of the world.

For the majority of us, the most common relationship—or rather, the way we relate to people, places and things—is possession. We think we own things like cars and houses, even children and partners, money, talents and the biggest one—time.

Yet when we really look at it, especially through the eyes of Kabbalah, we come to understand that this is not so. It is not possible to possess anything.

Care for? Yes.

Use? Yes.

But possess... no.

“You can't take it with you,” as the old adage goes. And yet it's the idea of possession that lies at the heart of all fear, war and conflict.

So how can we make our relationships more about caring and less about possession?

Be a manager.

Everything in our life comes to us to manage; for us to grow, use, cultivate, care for and many times, to then set free. The consciousness of being a manager frees us from the tension of possession and fear. To see ourselves as managers of everything we receive, including our bodies, encourages our innate capacity to “care for with dignity.” It is a much more liberating way of relating to the things we are privileged to receive in life.

 As you give and receive gifts, love, warmth, respect, music, food and Light, focus on being the best manager you can be. Manage your time, your words, your thoughts, and your love—even your family—as though they are only given to you so you can take care of them in the best possible way to reveal Light.

All the best,
Yehuda Berg