As I get older there are certain things that have become obvious to me.
1. The more you pray for others the more HKBH answers your prayers.
2. The more that you allow HKBH to control your life the more in control you become.
3. The more you go to shul and surround yourself by the inspiration of good people (especially good divrei Torah) the more fulfilled you become.
4. The more you control the little things the more the big things fall into place.
5. The more you focus on the positive the more positive there will be.
6. The more you believe in HKBH first and yourself second the happier you will be.
I heard a DT by a colleague and friend which she heard from Sarah Yocheved Rigler. The root hod (hey, vav, daled)is found right in the name Yehudi! This emphasizes the concept of Jews being a nation of people who understand the importance and intrinsic value of hakarat hatov. I loved this so much that I gave it over to my preschool children. I wrote the word Yehudi on a dry erase board highlighting the three middle letters hod in red and leaving the others black. As I was showing them this and talking two things dawned on me. First and foremost...I didn't want them to think that I was implying that non-Jews couldn't have this wonderful middah as well. Then it hit me as a wow! The two letters left in black the book-end were two yuds. That was my answer! For a yehudi the hakarat hatov is encompassed by a life surrounded by HKBH and all that that entails. In fact, if you allow HKBH to be the book ends of your life then you will be thankful because it is intrinsic to your name, fiber and very being. Shavuah Tov and Gut vuch!
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This is beautiful! Not only is it beautiful, but I truly see you as a person who lives these "simple truths". This could be a little book with each "simple truth" expounded upon.
Can you talk more about #4?
I'm printing this out and carrying it with me.
Thank you!!!
Maayan
PS The DT is amazing!
Thanks Maayan,
That means A LOT to me. I think I'll leave the publishing of books to all of my myriads of author friends.
By number four I mean a couple of things...maybe it would make more sense by saying set little goals and you will accomplish your big ones. If I clean out one drawer in my room I feel really good and more organized in my whole life. If I take control of eating well it is easier to exercise and to feel good. If I write one report I'll feel that I've accomplished something and that I'm on the way to more...I guess it means a lot of different things. Whatever is out of control in my life...if I try to fix it even a bit it gets me psyched to continue and gives me the chizzuk not to give up.
To me a wow. Such a beautiful idea - and then the follow up story.
And each of your points is strong and true, worthy of being inscribed on our hearts (or at least out refrigerators for starters).
Why does hod also mean glory? - as in hod vehadar levusha? Is it that there is a great grace in being appreciative.
Keep up the great heart work, heart writing, heart life.
"And each of your points is strong and true, worthy of being inscribed on our hearts (or at least out refrigerators for starters)."
Thanks, and isn't the refrigerator the way to the heart anyhow? :)
"Why does hod also mean glory? - as in hod vehadar levusha? Is it that there is a great grace in being appreciative."
I love this addition! Thank you! And... I would add...when you have the hod and hadar in being appreciative then you "Tischak L'yom acharon." - are playful (vatischak) till the end of your days. In other words...follow this prescription of hakarat hatov gracefully and you will always be happy! - another simple truth and powerful truth...Gut Vuch...hope that Shabbos was great!
i apologize. although i sing this regularly and get it right when i do so on fri nite in eishet chayil - when i've heard it sung by reva lesheva, tc. - i've somehow heard it as hofd vehadar levusha - there is, as far i now realize, no such pasuk - it's oz vehadar levusha.
it reminds me of the time a kid asked my friend, a shabbaton advisor, if they could sing nani mami - that's how she heard the words to ani maamin. someone should do a list of misheard Hebrew lyrics.
RNF...You so don't need to apologize! I was so sure that you were right that I continued to write Rashi and Tosefot on it!!! Your way makes sense too, and I wish it was right because now mine makes no sense in context either...it reminds me of the time that I thought that the lyrics of a famous Barbara Streisand song were misty waters caught a memory...
Looking forward to your next post.
This is a beautiful post. And a useful guide. I love the bookends concept. And in terms of misheard songs - I had a friend who was upset when she learned that the Sondheim/Judy Collins song was "send in the clowns" (not clouds).
P.S. Thanks for your comment about the kever Yosef video. I left you a response. I never expected a comment - I'm new to blogging.
Thank you Esqcpades. Welcome to the blogosphere. I am honored to have been your first commenter and on such a holy post! I appreciate your kind words! p.s. You mean it's not send in the clouds? :)
Sometimes the words we think we hear work better than the actual ones!
I still love this post!
I could read it every day . . . hmmmm . . .pretty much do!!
Maayan
Thanks Maayan! I agree with you. Usually what we think we hear works better (at least for us) than the actual words! Maybe that's why we hear them that way in the first place.
Miss your posts!
Maayan
rnf and maayan...thank you both for looking forward to and missing my posts respectively. I'm not quite sure why I haven't posted in so long, but it certainly hasn't been a conscious effort not to. I appreciate your comments!
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