Practices to Do in Shul When Not Tuned In

Practices to do in shul when not tuned in. Think of how to give soft nourishing feedback to your rabbi Ask for feedback on your feedback. For every problem, say 2 good things. Make it your interest to heal this person as you heal yourself and the commmunity as a whole. Turn to adon olam and consider its deeper meanings Embellish in your imagination the images that appeal to you from the siddur. Look intently at a single of the dots/vowels under the Hebrew letters. Can you find its outline? Is it smooth or rough on one side? Such miniscule viewing is good for the eyes, exercising the macula part of the eyeball which sees little things well. Practice standing up from the seat by bending forward as far as you can until your feet push you up by reflex. Imagine if a flaming angel from another dimension were to suddenly appear in the room- where is the most likely place for it to appear. What would it do? How ould the cantor react? Where have you chosen to be seated in shul? Are you looking into the lights or excessive brightness coming at you from the windows? How close or far from the action have you chosen to locate yourself? Is this comfortable to you? Try sitting as close and as far as you can from the stage. Which do you prefer?