I, You...
I am you and you are I, and we are one -- as long as we choose to see it this way. Let's be good to ourselves.*
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* The Kotzker Rebbe would say, "If I am I and you are you, then I am I and you are you; but if I am you and you are I, then I am not I and you are not you." This however is no contradiction. A person should worry about his own self-growth. Still, such growth is only possible when we concern ourselves with the welfare of others.
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Attractive...
With honest intelligence, we attract people to ourselves. With selfishness and greed, we repel them. (Based on Mishle 18.1)
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With honest intelligence, we attract people to ourselves. With selfishness and greed, we repel them. (Based on Mishle 18.1)
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Monday, April 27, 2009
Desire...
Desire is the root of all actions - and the cleaner and clearer our desires, the more powerful and effective are our actions. (Based on Mishle 21.8)
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Desire is the root of all actions - and the cleaner and clearer our desires, the more powerful and effective are our actions. (Based on Mishle 21.8)
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Sunday, April 26, 2009
Desire...
Desire is the root of all actions. (Shaarei Teshuva 1.27) We need to know then, what our desires are, what our desires should be, and how do we harmonize the two.
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Desire is the root of all actions. (Shaarei Teshuva 1.27) We need to know then, what our desires are, what our desires should be, and how do we harmonize the two.
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Friday, April 24, 2009
How popular...
How popular would we be if we gave money to every person we met. Well, we can do even better than that. We can help every person we know to feel important and good about himself.
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How popular would we be if we gave money to every person we met. Well, we can do even better than that. We can help every person we know to feel important and good about himself.
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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Say Yes...
Let's say yes to self-growth, to further study. Let's say yes to new challenges, new opportunities. Let's say yes to helping others, giving our resources, abilities and heart to benefit the members of our world.
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Let's say yes to self-growth, to further study. Let's say yes to new challenges, new opportunities. Let's say yes to helping others, giving our resources, abilities and heart to benefit the members of our world.
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Gaining Friends...
When we act selfishly, we lose friends. When we are giving, we gain them.* Our general intention should be then, that whatever we do should also act as a benefit for others.
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* Based on Mishle 21.10
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When we act selfishly, we lose friends. When we are giving, we gain them.* Our general intention should be then, that whatever we do should also act as a benefit for others.
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* Based on Mishle 21.10
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
A Clear Picture...
Hold a clear picture in your mind of the person you would like to be. Then have this personality shine through you, through your actions and words. (Based on Daas Torah, Shmos p. 265)
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Hold a clear picture in your mind of the person you would like to be. Then have this personality shine through you, through your actions and words. (Based on Daas Torah, Shmos p. 265)
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Our Perception...
Trust depends on our perception, the level of our belief. When we are at a higher level of trust, we need to take care not to do too much. When we are at a lower level, we must be careful to do enough.*
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* Rav Yosef Chaim Zonnenfeld as a student was penniless and lived frugally. When he really needed money, he would take a walk in the streets and after a few blocks find a gold napoleon. This happened a number of times. Once, however, he went walking thus looking at the ground as he walked, and a man stopped him. "Excuse me," he said to Rav Yosef Chaim, "did you lose something here?" Rav Yosef Chaim blushed. He had been caught putting his trust into perceived circumstances rather than into the Creator.
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Trust depends on our perception, the level of our belief. When we are at a higher level of trust, we need to take care not to do too much. When we are at a lower level, we must be careful to do enough.*
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* Rav Yosef Chaim Zonnenfeld as a student was penniless and lived frugally. When he really needed money, he would take a walk in the streets and after a few blocks find a gold napoleon. This happened a number of times. Once, however, he went walking thus looking at the ground as he walked, and a man stopped him. "Excuse me," he said to Rav Yosef Chaim, "did you lose something here?" Rav Yosef Chaim blushed. He had been caught putting his trust into perceived circumstances rather than into the Creator.
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
Highlights...
We imagine the highlights of our life to be public events, a wedding or a child's wedding, a promotion or a new purchase. But, the real highlights are the breakthroughs we make in connecting with the Source of all Life and including it in our reality.
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We imagine the highlights of our life to be public events, a wedding or a child's wedding, a promotion or a new purchase. But, the real highlights are the breakthroughs we make in connecting with the Source of all Life and including it in our reality.
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Friday, April 10, 2009
The Slave...
Whatever a slave earns belongs to his master.* Who is our master? It depends on us. If our lusts, our greed for gain and outdoing our neighbors control us, they are our masters, and we feed only them. However, when we break free of lower urges and bind our thoughts and dreams to higher worlds, we merit having the heavens as our master. We merit having the Divine Presence rest on us and fill us with its blessings. * Pesachim 88b
Appreciate...
The more we appreciate that which we most take for granted, the richer and happier we become. Our appreciation is a whole new source of prosperity.
Whatever a slave earns belongs to his master.* Who is our master? It depends on us. If our lusts, our greed for gain and outdoing our neighbors control us, they are our masters, and we feed only them. However, when we break free of lower urges and bind our thoughts and dreams to higher worlds, we merit having the heavens as our master. We merit having the Divine Presence rest on us and fill us with its blessings. * Pesachim 88b
Appreciate...
The more we appreciate that which we most take for granted, the richer and happier we become. Our appreciation is a whole new source of prosperity.
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