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No person is “broken” or ready to be discarded. Each of us is valuable, and has a valuable contribution to make to our world.
No person is “broken” or ready to be discarded. Each of us is valuable, and has a valuable contribution to make to our world.
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What a charming simple story with such a deep meaning. Life is so much an attitude. We all take so much for granted and do not appreciate that in every situation there is a perspective that we can derive positivity and good. We have all so often complain and forget our blessings. The lesson of the Exodus where the Jews forgot what G-D had done for them again and again is a reminder that we have to see everything in perspective. What have you done for me lately? is the modern day equivalent. Or this is useless rather than how can it be used to best advantage.
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Dear Chana, I noticed the butterflies that do most beautifully decorate your daughter's top as she is crayoning, white on white. Your beautiful story is a profound metaphor for sure, of the need to reverence all creation, meaning within, even the most apparently broken of souls, is Divinity itself, and even in these pages, to read about sinners and saints, there is actually no difference, because we are all of us in this together. And for those who do feel less than worthy, we have others who do support and succor those who feel fallen, but we do need those who fall to pick up. It's all, as with crayons, a hands on experience.
We often look outside and see the trees but do not focus on the white spaces, what is in between, as in art, and these spaces are equally important. There is an arrow buried within the UPS truck sign, in the white spaces, and it is easy not to see it. I do deeply believe the arrow in UP is entirely about LOVE itself.
As always you glow!
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Thank you a great video. Wonderful and important message, delivered beautifully.
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I have one complaint about this video.
I would like it to be way longer, as it is always to my great pride and joy, to hear/see the thoughts of Mrs. Weisberg
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I had a bad habit. I was going back to my ex-boyfriends. After receiving Chabad teaching, after my background was changed, I am happy to tell you that now I can easily kick off seduction from the past. I am not broken.
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This short video including your daughter was very comforting; some of us who are in distress in life need these kind of insights into a proper family. In this present day and age proper families are few and those are found in Judaism. Let us see more videos including your family members. I am a distressed soul because I've grown old and selfish. I look up to Judaism, but I'm unfortunate to be a product of Christianity, which is the source of all my present distress. When I see you, I hope with all intensity that Hashem will protect you from all the mental distress that can come upon a person in life and you will remain strong to be a light to help others. I am in a situation in life where I am cared for by others and have no money to give as charity. What would you suggest as a start to be Jewish and do mitzvahs for someone like me?
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I opened this wonderfully written article at the perfect time( of course)! Thank you indeed! I immediately sent it to one of my dear friends, who right now is thinking she is broken...Changing your own frame of reference is very important , especially in this time of exile. Our vision had been clouded by imposed limitations, and we need to clear our eyes, and see the possibilities. ( bring on the black, blue and green paper, too!)
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I just loved that. It's easy to remember the idea of the white crayon and white paper, then white crayon and pink paper. Thank you!
Sometimes just the smallest changes can make the set of circumstances different so that we can make an impact.
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Susan, becoming unstuck, and finding the change that we need, is probably one of the most difficult things facing all of us.
I think "anonymous" hints at how to do that when she writes that we so often blame. When we are in situation in which we really are not thriving, we tend to blame--either ourselves, our parents, spouse, children, siblings, friends, boss, society, or any number of people around us and make them responsible for our situation and our happiness.
Imagine if we could just look at our circumstance objectively-- that no one is to be blamed for it, but it is just a challenge presented to us, to discover growth. Without all this baggage of blame, we might even find solutions!
Wouldn't life become so much more colorful?
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When we look with pink glasses, everythink looks more colorful! Chana you make my day also more colorful, beautiful, thankyou!
It realy touched me because this adds to my perspective of live, I am sure I will use this moshal in my live. Sometimes it's not "our fault" so dont blame yourself but change the background... then we are not broken anymore...
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