But what can we do when we find ourselves spiritually dead while still breathing? How do we transform this curse into its corresponding blessing? Our first inclination is often to change the external circumstances of our life—to change our physical environment. Don’t just stand there, we tell ourselves. Do something. Do anything. This is actually a solution Jewish tradition sometimes suggests as well. “Change your place, change your luck,” the Talmud tells us. Perhaps if we make a major life change, if we actually move to another city or another state, our luck will change as well.
