Shining the Light

With all the strife in the world, let's not forget our first priority - keeping the peace at home. That's why I dropped everything to answer Harold's question:

Dear Rabbi Brody,

My wife is a remarkable person. She's responsible with money and our house is always in decent shape, in other words, there're never dirty dishes in the sink by the end of a day and things always look presentable. Just one thing makes me really miserable. My wife is an artist, and she spends hours on end in front of the canvas. I feel like she pours her entire heart out in her paintings, and there's nothing left for me. I'd like to walk or talk in the evenings, but right after dinner, she's back down in our basement (her studio) painting away until the wee hours. I feel really neglected, especially now that all our kids are married and out on their own. Please give me some advice, because I'm getting more and more resentful of my wife's painting and our marital peace is eroding – I can feel it. With appreciation for your taking the time to read this, Harold from New Jersey

You can read my answer to Harold in Shining the Light, part of this week's issue of Breslev Israel web magazine.

Don't miss these other stimulating articles, also in this week's issue:

Rabbi Shalom Arush: The Third Degree

Rabbi David Charlop: Education with Care

Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Kook: The Ox, the Flute, and the First Fruit

Zev Ballen: Confessions of a Psychotherapist

Rivka Levy: Entice - The High Price

Dovber Halevi: The Gift of Failure

Chaya Ovadia: Are We There Yet?

Yehudit Levy: Forgiving and Forgetting

Yael Karni: Travels with my Father

May you have a wonderful week with blessings in everything you do, amen!