Journey Notes is a collection of reflections, lessons, and personal insights shared to guide and inspire your walk through the Holy Day of Atonement and the Eight Steps of Reconciliation.
Step One: Point Out the Wrong
Step One: Point Out the Wrong (Without Pointing Fingers Too Hard) Ah, Step One — Point Out the Wrong. Sounds simple enough, right? Until you realize… there are two people in this step: the pointer and the pointed. And both have jobs that are not for the...
Consider the Humble Ant
Atonement Is Not for the Faint of Heart In an age when therapy, counseling, and self-help dominate the conversation about healing, it’s easy to mistake talking about our pain for transforming it. Too often, therapy becomes a place where we unload our regrets and...
Is Sorry Enough or 8 Steps?
When “Sorry” Is Enough — and When You Need to Walk the Eight Steps Sometimes you bump past someone in a hallway and say “pardon me” and life moves on. Other times the offense is deeper, the damage more subtle but real, and the process demands more than a quick...
The Spirit of the Journey
The Spirit of the Journey Embracing the Heart Behind the Eight Steps of Reconciliation Every meaningful journey begins within. Before two people can reconcile with one another, they must each first reconcile with truth — the truth about themselves, their intentions,...