Excerpts from the soon to be published  The Calm Book , by Tzirelchana; mom and writer devoted to promoting world calmness.

In Hebrew , the word Seder means order. So much of this time of year is about creating order, sometimes  excessively.

My inner teenager, that  pimply kid who still lives in my heart  still wants to throw her socks on the floor and stack her  books  and papers on the window sill. “Its my life and I’ll do what I want,”  is her song. The adult me has to fight back, hard.

And lately my adult has been winning. Just last week, I said goodbye to a carton full of last year’s bestsellers, old copies of my college alumni magazine and other miscellaneous debris including some chometz.

Today, April 2, I feel order  in my home but in my mind, a good space to be in for Pesach when we celebrate our freedom. END