what
does He
want
from me?
posted by anonym00kie @ 4:02 PM
22 comments
Shifting the Paradigm
אם אתה מאמין שיכולים לקלקל, תאמין שיכולים לתקן
Sunday, October 22, 2006
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22 Comments:
life is frustrating sometimes. We just have to take it one day at a time. Hope you feel better soon (hug)
Very cool pic! I feel like that too, we all do. Hope you feel better soon.
If you are feeling tested, I hope everything works out for the best!
I feel for you. I can relate.
Finally, a song on which we can (somewhat) agree (I like the cello).
I'm with Dovid. It's sweet.
!!!
interesting image, but how does that relate to the content of this post?
hope everything works out for the best.
malka, youre right.. thats wat it boils down to.. dealing with life one day at a time, makes it so muchmore manageable.. but sometimes we just seem to get so caught in long term worries, fears, frustration..
swfm, chaverah, sarah - thanks
kasamba, thanks..
the thing about being tested is that its a continuous process.. sometimes i think - ok ive passed this test.. and that one.. and this one..
and how can it be im STILL in a test...
this is more about being exhaused..drained..
its like in any test of endurance.. you give it all you got, you push, then push harder, then push even harder.. and when you think uve pushed hardest.. u realize youre sTILL not there.. and its always right befor ethe finish line that you wanna quit..
maybe its wishful thinking, but im hoping the finish line is around the corner..
and i can move on the next challenge.
dovid.. i knew it was bound to happen!
nemo, glad you like
duby ???
pragmatician - its art. interpret it as you want.
Hope all is well....
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I know what you mean about frustration and worries. Maybe relax a bit and then try again. You'll get there.
!!!=Duby is rooting for M00kie!
This couldn't have come at a more propitious time. There is so much in the parsha that we just read, Braishis (and until Tuesday, we're still OK referencing last week's parsha), to help us through these tough times.
Here are two of my favorites:
I heard the following
chassidishe "vort" last week on the passuk on "Vayomer Elokim, Yehi Or". A chassidishe rebbe (sorry, I don't remember which) said, this is not just a history lesson. If it's in the Torah, it's also a lesson for the future and he learns from it as follows: When a person is in a bad situation, and he's troubled, he is sitting in and surrounded by or clouded in darkness. What's the recommendation? What's the advice that he should follow? He says, follow the passuk... Vayomer - the person should say, Elokim - please G-d, Yehi Or - let there please be light. Please brighten my situation, because only You can. and how does the passuk conclude.... Vayehi Or - if you follow that piece of advice, all will be well and the veil of darkness will lift and there will be light.
The other thing to remember is that at the end of creation, at the end of the sixth day, the passuk says "Vayar Elokim es KOL Asher Asa, Vhinei Tov Meod." - Hashem saw ALL that he did, and behold, it was ALL good, EVERYTHING.
Obviously Hashem's vision is much greater and deeper and all seeing and knowing than ours. If it says that Hashem saw, it means that he saw every act, every reward, every punishment, from then until the end of time, and behold, it was ALL good. Even the punishments, were ultimately good. We are just too shortsighted to see or understand how or why it's good. Because of OUR limited lifespans we only see a fraction of the big picture. It's like watching a four hour movie and forging an opinion on five minutes in the middle, without knowing the true beginning or end.
Cheer up.... it's all good!
Maybe you feel unfairly pressured or pushed, but G-d does not give us a challenge we cannot face, so take it as a compliment that He believes you capable of so much.
that picture weirds me out.
same i can relate... it looks like a freaky image!
from all of the comments on this post, it would seem that people can only wonder what Hashem wants from them when they are distressed...
lakewood venter..
i hope so too :)
lvnsm27...
ya.. i dont think i have the monopoly on frustration and worries.. it just always seems that much harder to deal with when its your own!
duby...
my favorite cheerleader!
a frum idealist...
wow that was really beautiful. thank you.
i was actually thinking about this on shabbat, when i heard bereshit, gave me this hopeful feeling.. sometimes its the neverendingness that drags me down.. hearing bereshit reminded me that theres a pattern, and new beginnings.
pint-sized...
i wish i beleived it as much as He does..
maven...
you say that like its a bad thing :)
pimplesoflife...
sorry.. i hope you like the song at least..
anonymous ...
i think we know what Hashem wants from us, but sometimes its hard not to get confirmation or even a pat on the back..its usually when youre about to give up that it all starts to make sense.. and until then you just have to keep doing what He asked and hope youre on the right path..
it was more of a rhetorical question..a loud sigh.. a tantrum.
I understand. That's why when you feel burnt out, it's good to take a breather so you can start again refreshed.
wow...that pic...
I dont think anyone can answer this question..because we dont get to talk to him...
there times that seem dark...when his hand is hidden. Take solace in ur mortality..in ur limitations...focus on his greatness...and take solace in the fact that ur his daughter..
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