We all want to be regarded highly, feel valued and worthwhile. Yet, looking for this, the danger of pride and arrogance arises. But honor is different. Honor goes beyond the personality into the very heart of our being. It is about living an honorable life, uniting with the divine. This mitzvah teaches that to live our lives honorably, to bring light to all, we must honor others. We must see beyond their difficulties into who they true are, a branch of the divine. 

It is such an important mitzvah to return a lost object to its owner. This requires us firstly to be aware of what's around us, what is lost. Then to stop, pick it up and Intend to return it to its owner. That only takes One Minute. There are more mitzvahs embedded in this one, to find the owner, and return what he or she has lost. Not only objects need to be returned, what about people who are lost? Do not pass them by, help them return to their Owner, to reclaim the parts of themselves that have disappeared. The mitzvah also contains the huge question, Who Is The True Owner? Where do we ultimately have to return to?

As the year ends and the days grow darker, holidays come to bring light and love into the world. We do all we can to light candles, give gifts, decorate the world with . We crave the warmth and glow of light. And yet, the deepest light we all search for, the light that sustains us through all our lives, is who we basically are. Let us taste, shine and share the light of our being and truly light up the world.

Judging others favorably is one of the most important mitzvahs and can be done in only One Minute. The moment you notice yourself looking at anyone with  a jaundiced eye, seeing the worst about them, turn it around on the spot. See that person favorably. Find their beauty, value and strength. See how it effects that person, and yourself as well. The way we see others not only brings that quality out in them, it bring it out in us as well.