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Discuss (11)You want to know why you deserve this series of financial woes.
Why do you see each thing as a punishment? Perhaps, on the contrary, it became time for you to receive much more than ever before from Above. Only that, in order to receive such good, you must first become small.
Like the olive, you must first come down from your tree and be crushed to bring out your oil. Like the seed, you must first lose yourself within the earth before sprouting and growing into a mighty oak. Like a metal spring, you must first become small before you can unleash your deepest power. And all these travails are His way of helping you along that path.
If so, you already know the remedy: Make yourself small on your own and relieve Him of the task.
The truth be said, you will find that you can do the job much better—far less painfully and with immediate results.
Based on letters and talks of the Rebbe, Rabbi M. M. Schneerson
From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. To order Rabbi Freeman’s book, Bringing Heaven Down to Earth, click here.
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Newton, MA/USA
It sounds like you need someone to talk things through. Have you got anyone you can do that with? You are perfect the way you are and we all make mistakes thats what makes us human. I find writing is my way of getting in touch with how I feel. I carry a journal almost every where I go. It helps get those feeling out of your head and onto something external that one can evaluate them subjectively. I also find that sometimes we ask G-d and we do alot of asking and talking about what we want, but we seldom leave silence to listen to the answer. G-d has given you already all the resources needed to effect the changes and the abundance in our lives. All my best and prayers are with you.
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New Johnsonville, TN
Great advice from the Rebbe, but we need the practical applications of it in order to move forward.
With all the turmoil so many are facing, its no surprise that segulas have become all the more popular with many (myself included).
Thank you, and to Leah in Tn, {{Hugs}}} hang in there.
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Efrat, Israel
I had become complacent. I am motivated now to accomplish what I had laid fallow.
Thanks Rabbi Freeman.
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