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We struggle so hard to "figure" our way out, to try to understand what's happening. But my experience has been that my understanding "availed me nothing" (as the AA saying goes).Maybe you are beginning to understand that this is a problem that's bigger than you, than you ...

Whenever I feel like giving up and I cry out loud, "I can't do it!", there is an answer in my head: THERE IS NO "I CAN'T" WITH JEWS, ONLY JOYFUL Z'RIZUS.

We may be powerless over diabetes, but we aren't powerless to take our insulin!

There's a raging fire in Israel now on Har HaCarmel where over 40 people lost their lives yesterday. I was reminded of another fire on Har HaCarmel, many years ago. The Pasuk in Melachim Alef (18:38) says: "And the fire of Hashem came down and ate the sacrifice and the wo...

  Darkness comes before lightAnd very deep darkness gives birthTo the most brilliant light of all Sane decent human beingsReject the darkness in their lifeIt hurts themConfuses themHurls them into the abyss Of despairThat cannot be described in words Who would choose this...

Moshe was recently killed in a car accident by a drunken driver. A quote from an article on Matzav.com: "Moshe recently decided to join a program that monitors internet usage. Shortly afterwards, about thirty people from the yeshiva signed up for a similar program. Since...

I was listening to a shiur by Rav Fishel Schachter recently, and he said that in their community, a 20 yr old girl suffered from a stroke and could not open her eyes, so some people in shul took upon themselves to be very careful with shmiras aynaim. One guy who drives a ...

It is good to have an end to journey towards; but it is the journey that matters in the end

An addict, in the purest sense of the word, means: You cannot STOP. Faced with the temptation, you're going to give in. Though you may wrestle with it and hold it back for a day or a week or a month, it's always in the back of your mind AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTI...

There is a story of a king who hired painters to paint a picture of peace and tranquility. Each artist painted his masterpiece, depicting peace as he perceived it. One drew a calm ocean with palm trees and gulls. The next portrayed rolling green fields and apple orchards...

Perfectionism is a dangerous state of mind in an imperfect world. The best way is to forget doubts and set about the task in hand. If you are doing your best, you will not have time to worry about failure.

With Hashem's help, I reached 90 days over the summer - which was quite an achievement for me. Unfortunately I fell a few weeks later, just before Yomim Noraim and I've been up and down since then, peaking at 30 clean days. The falls come and go - they've been emotionally...

About morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after, and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.

By "Jack" (whose story appears here): Two years ago, Reb Guard told me to heal myself while I still have bechira in the matter, because there will come a time when my bechira will disappear, and then healing will not be a result of my work - and therefore not worth so muc...

There was once a Kollel fellow who learned with hasmada, and whose wife was moser nefesh for him to continue learning. One day, he felt that he could use a break, and mentioned that to his wife. His wife thought about it for a minute, and responded: "Your learning means...

Aryeh writes: I am a 25 year old college student struggling with viewing internet porn and, quite recently, relations with a non-Jewish ex-girlfriend from before I was frum. B''H I have been able to cut off contact with said woman, which is something I tried hard to do fo...

"Yashuv V'Yashuv" writes: I'm going through a particularly difficult time at the moment. I am proud to say that I did once make it to day 90 on the charts, so I know I have that koach within me, but at the moment it's so hard to see it. I know that filters alone are not g...