Hanukkah Miracles

It is almost Hanukkah, the holiday where we celebrate a miracle, in which after fighting off oppressors, Jews wanted to light a Menorah to commemorate the victory and they only found enough oil for one day, but it miraculously burned for 8 days.

I was wondering what if it wasn’t a miracle. What if there was enough oil the whole time and we just doubted that there was, and the true gift was being able to see what we didn’t think was possible but was really there.

Tonight I will not hurt myself for the 8th night in a row and I am now realizing that it’s not a miracle, but a certainty I didn’t believe was possible.