Teshuvah: Embrace Yourself, Don’t Negate Yourself

  Our past sins need not be seen asdevilish and fundamentally dirty, as the proverbial demons which we foreverchase. To the contrary, authentic teshuvah is an art of reframing, recasting uncomfortablefailure as a welcome opportunity for personal growth. We do not castigate any aspectsof ourselves, but rather redirect wayward passions of the past in new positivedirections. All aspects of self are essentially beautiful, and able to find healthy,holy expression.