At the peaks of life, you can catch a glimmer of the light of your soul.
When you hit rock bottom, you can touch its very core.
Maamar Vekibel Hayehudim 5738.
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David Lloyd-Jones
Toronto, Canada
November 30, 2016
Ain't that the truth!
Header sez it all.
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Chana
Jerusalem
October 1, 2014
G-d, Give us peaks . Open and revealed good, as the Rebbe said. Why is that less of an essential soul experience than rock bottom?? Reply
zak
San Diego
October 1, 2014
What is bottom, when alive? Visualize sincerity and act upon it to see its strength. Reply
Wendell J Gillespie
Location: Still Climbing Upward.
October 1, 2014
Rock Bottom I've been there. No, I am not trying to brag. I would not wish being at "Rock Bottom" on anyone. It is a place where all perceived hope has vanished. There was only darkness, and begging G-d for death. When I reached out, I felt sudden peace. I felt and saw my life and what needed to change. I can't say that what I touched was my soul, but I can say that I saw what I needed to change in my life. I am. I still live! Reply
Deborah L Risk
Salem
October 30, 2020
in response to Wendell J Gillespie:
I'm very pleased you are living still. Very happy you made it! Reply
Death At Rock Bottom The soul has no life at rock bottom. Here dwells its raw substance: a self loving individual.
The soul comes to life when we connect together in one structure, with one heart aiming to reveal a glimmer of the divine quality of G_dliness.