Sadness and Anger Downstream

Sometimes I wish I could do a Tash Lich ceremony for all the sadness and anger in the world. Tash Lich is the symbolic tossing away of sins in the water on Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, and is such a powerful symbolism. When I hear about the burdens people carry in their daily lives and their frustrations or sadness, it seems like you should just be able to help them send them away, down stream, out to the universe, off their shoulders.
When we took our Salvation Army Christmas Angels donations and gifts in tonight, there were so many more on the trees for the taking. We were thinking that we could take several more and help those kids have a happier holiday, even if it was just for one day with one gift. I love that my husband feels the same way about trying to help others in some small way when we can -- it gave him such joy tonight to deliver all the items we carefully selected from the childrens' wish lists. I am so thankful for that as we like doing the Angels each year as our little special project.