Love Life...

Love life, that you may live your life to the full, and achieve marvelous achievements. (Shaarei Teshuva 2.9)

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As we...

As we draw down wealth, power and wisdom from the heavens, let us also draw down prosperity and peace for our world.

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Together...

Work together with others and not against them. Preserve their dignity even in your thoughts.

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Duties and Dreams...

Know your duties. Know your dreams.
Know your duties that you may do, all that you need to do. Also, know your dreams. As you fulfill your duties, let them bring you ever closer to achieving the success, happiness and excitement you see as being yours.

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No One...

No one takes anything away from us, without us letting them into our lives. No one adds anything to our lives, without us deserving the situation. Our lives really are in our hands. (Yoma 38b)

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A Miracle, a Gift...

The more that we can see all that we have -- our health, wealth, intelligence, achievements, family, friends and environment -- as a miracle, a gift from the heavens, the more we open ourselves to more miracles and heavenly gifts.

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The Greater, the Less...

The greater the person the less he depends on material gains and possessions to keep him happy. (Heard in the name of Rav Eliyahu Lopian, zts"l)

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Give Pleasure...

We can strive to give pleasure to ourselves alone. This however, will leave us quite lonely. Then we can strive to give pleasure to others as well. If we are sincere, the personal gain and pleasure we will gain from this will be very great, more than we ever thought possible.

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Your Banker...

Here is an exercise that requires courage: See the Creator as your banker. Deposit your extra funds in projects that promote goodness, helping yourself, and others, to reach their potential. Then trust that the funds that you need will become available to you just as you need them -- not for years to come, or even months, but just as you need them. (Based on Tehillim 55.23)

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The Greatest...

The greatest puzzle is the Creator of all. The greatest pleasure is solving this puzzle. The greatest puzzle is the Creator of all, to understand the life situation He thrusts on us -- the challenges we must face and the lessons we must extract from them. The greatest pleasure is solving this puzzle, learning how to appreciate all we receive, climbing to new heights, and enjoying the levels we reach.

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Beauty of Love...

We may sing and dream about the beauties of love, but it's not worth much to us unless we train ourselves to show and give love to others. (See Michtav M'Eliyahu, Kuntras HaChesed)

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With a Billionaire...

Spend all day, every day, with a billionaire, and you become the richer. You learn some of his winning ways, and you change. Similarly, when we focus on to the Source of all wealth, we learn new, winning ways for living, and we become the wealthier. (Based on Baba Kama 93a; see "Wealth, A Torah Approach" pg 134)

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Beauty...

Our ability to appreciate and enjoy the beauty of this world depends on the beauty of our thoughts and deeds. (Medresh Tehillim 49)

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The Reason...

Do the right thing for the wrong reason, and suffer disappointment. Do the right thing for the right reason, and reap rich rewards. (Chovos HaLevovos, Shaar HaBitachon, 4)

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Respect and Like...

We all want others to respect and like us. To ensure this we need to do two things: (1) Respect and like others. (2) Respect and like the Creator of all. (Pirkei Avos 4.1; Shmuel 1 2.30)

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Us First...

We can't expect the world around us to change for the good without us changing for the good first.

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Competition...

No matter the situation thrust upon me, no matter the limits that block me, I can choose to do better than I have done until now. I can compete against the person I was yesterday. (Based on Chovos HaLevovos, Shaar Yichud HaMaaseh, 5)

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Competition...

No matter the situation thrust upon me, no matter the limits that block me, I can choose to do better than I have done until now. I can compete against the person I was yesterday. (Based on Chovos HaLevovos, Shaar Yichud HaMaaseh, 5)

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Fully...

Live your moments fully. Be aware of the sights, sounds and scents around you. Feel the heat of the sun, the coolness of a breeze, and the emotions that jangle within you. Connect with that bruise on your body, or the elation of an unexpected victory from a while ago. Throw all that you are into the moment.

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