A good life, like a powerful dynamo, is generated between the opposite poles of wonder and joy.
At its foundation there is wonder and awe—a sense that you stand naked before a presence that encompasses all and fills all, and that presence awaits you to act, and relies upon your action.
Wonderment then flows outward into beautiful deeds, helpful words and healthy thoughts—along its way encountering joy and delight.
And when there comes a time to rest, on Shabbat and special days, then that joy breaks out of its cocoon of your deeds, in an outburst of pure bliss and delight.
What could be more delightful, more worth celebrating, than a life spent each moment in the presence of an infinite, loving G‑d?
Likutei Sichot volume 26, pp. 209-218 (Purim Katan)
Dear Community, as I see things, we only have today. During the span of this day I revel in the miracles and wonders that happen: a sunny morning, a delicious piece of fruit, the love I feel for those around me. The actions of love that they give me back.
When the blues come, and they do, they are temporary, one day at a time.
When the drudgery steps in, you deal with it, get it over with. It's only for today.
At night I reconnect with the source of Divine Goodness, and I remind myself that I have an immortal soul going through a temporary human experience, and that it answers to a Divine plan devised for me alone.