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Bringing Heaven Down to Earth

Based on letters and talks of the Rebbe, Rabbi M. M. Schneerson

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Hardships in life are the material world’s way of beckoning to you, “Purify me! Elevate me!” They come to you knowing you can overcome them, and thereby they will fulfill their purpose of being.

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	Based on letters and talks of the Rebbe, Rabbi M. M. Schneerson More articles... \|
	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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Posted: Nov 10, 2010

Great!

I agree 100%. I believe they come just in the perfect, right size; large enough to be bearable and in the right amount to be overcome. Sometimes, when we face them right away, we think we won´t be able to make it and weakness come all over us. But G-d is always there blowing the breath of life into us and enabling us to get over one more obstacle and be the happy winners He wants all of us to be. Shalom, brothers and sisters!

Posted By José Flávio Nogueira Guimarães, Belo Horizonte, MG/Brazil

Posted: Nov 10, 2010

Question

Does this also applies to "internal" hardships? For example, when you feel extremely afraid of something that is not really big but to you is huge?

Posted By Carolina, Santiago

Posted: Nov 10, 2010

Friendly Hardships

My friends have asked me how I have been able to deal with all of the blows & hardships G-d has given me. My answer is: "Hindsight being 20/20, every challenge G-d has given me has been a way to make me stronger and able to help others who find themselves in similar situations and cannot find their way up and out." A very dear friend of mine who suffered tremendously with metastatic breast cancer always had a smile and used the phrase "Onward and Upward" whenever anyone asked how she was handling her situation. I agree with her sentiment.

Posted By Anonymous, olney, md

Brick Walls


	Going Over


	Keep Going


	Torah and the World


	Friendly Hardships


	Serious Darkness


	Chutzpa


	Isometrics


	Another Chance


	Adam's Challenge


	Fear


	Inferiority


	Excuses


	Not if, But How


	Landing

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