When people want to free themselves from their humdrum workaday life, they go on vacation.
They rent a cabin with half the rooms they have at home, and sacrifice many of the conveniences they generally rely upon. They rough it. And then they feel free.
As it turns out, everybody agrees: When you let go of those material things to which you have become attached, only then can you start to be free.
Vacation Right on!!!Amen Reply
But surely if all I have is Hashem and my love for Hashem, then surely all I have to lose is all that I am including my soul, Shalom, Amen. Reply
things As at the time of the beginning, we lived in tents and gathered at them to give praise. As the tent was your covering and that humbleness resides within. As is it was in the past as it is today, the gate you pass through is your choice and can be freedom or restriction. Reply
Vacation: Be Within Stay Above
Dear Rabbi,
I learn to love so much Be Within Stay Above! Oh all my life try so hard one way and another just to keep up with what I think it should be! Nothing wrong about it and thank G-d He is merciful to me in all manners! But still a life time and this moment reading your daily dose I have to say naked I came naked I will return to my Creator and all the attachments in between I can carry none! Amen.
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תודה Thankyou for posting your words of wisdom. You help translate Torah into inspirational guidelines for our everyday lives. Reply
:) Missed ur daily dose :) Reply
Going on vacation.. Then I must be free as a bird. My family has never encumbered itself with material things. And yet we have always considered ourselves the richest people on earth. We are grateful for the life G-d has given us...because in our own way, we are always on vacation. And we are truly happy. Reply
Right on Time! I just read this after coming home from a spur-of-the-moment day trip. I put the dog in the car this morning along with some tea & ice, peanuts and potato salad, and off we went! I told him, "If we wait until everything is ready and done, we'll never go anywhere!" We drove to Brasstown Bald, the highest point in our state of Georgia. We walked all around and overlooked G-d's wonderful peaks and fall colors and truly felt free. We stopped at another overlook on the way back and ate our snacks. When we got home, everything seemed so - "still here". What a timely message waiting for me from Rabbi Freeman! Thank You! Reply
So true! LOL Reply
thank you!
Dear Rabbi Freeman,
I thoroughly enjoyed your writing about vacation. Thank you for sharing you words of wisdom!
Sincerely,
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I would just like to say how much I've enjoyed listening to the words of the Rebbe and how much his words along with those of Rabbi Freeman have gave me guidence I am in the process of preparing myself for conversion, steps I should have taken years ago so shalom everybody and keep up the outstanding work and thanks again.