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The sad thing about us addicts is that we are denied the basic human right to retreat inward when we want to... Most people can get inside their own heads, hang out there a while, peace out and leave... Our heads are too toxic to spend any time in... The good news is, tha...

1. To go beyond my mind, I wear a yamulka. G-d spoke to us; we are connected to that which is above - I can literally reach above my head. 2. Neshama (soul) comes from the word noshem, to breath. What is the closest to life I get? When I breathe; the breath is always new....

When Thomas Edison was interviewed by a young reporter who boldly asked Mr. Edison if he felt like a failure and if he thought he should just give up by now. Perplexed, Edison replied, "Young man, why would I feel like a failure? And why would I ever give up? I now know d...

HEY, YETZER HARA, I LIKE YOUR STYLE! YOU'RE A COOL CAT. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T BUY JUNK FROM A CHEAP SALESMAN IN A POLYESTER SUIT TOO MANY RINGS... MUCH TOO MUCH CHEAP COLOGNE... YOUR HAIR HAS TOO MUCH HAIR-SPRAY... AND THOSE SHOES? COMMON, PLASTIC LIZARD SKIN SHOES! ...

I once heard in a shiur from Rav Noach Weinberg Zecher Tzadik Levracha, that when Chazal would hear something they enjoyed, like a chidush or something that changed them, they would repeat it 40 times. So once you hit 40 days clean, which hopefully you will soon, you'll b...

Rav Noach was a tremendous inspiration to me while he was alive, (I met him only once or twice, but heard a lot of his tapes). Rav Noach was the epitome of never giving up. I believe that Aish was the eighth or ninth yeshiva that he tried to start. May we all learn from h...

I love my eyelids, they're awesome. They're always there for me. In the middle of the street if I have trouble, I just pull down the shades for a second and *poof* no more problem! Thank you Hashem!

Yesterday was a hard day for me. I actually told Hashem, "Hashem, I am powerless over this struggle, if you want me to fall - I will, for I have no strength that is my own. Hashem what do you want? Perhaps you want me to fall so that I recognize that I have no power, but ...

As an addict, I fear my mind still wants to act-out with anything that's not buried in the ground... I can't hang around my head much, you see, because it is diseased... I need to be outside my head as much as possible, and to try to get into God's "head" so to speak... A...

It doesn't matter if our problems include trouble with personal relationships, feelings of uselessness, depression, fear, etc. - we all need a "simple reliance upon the Spirit of the Universe."I know that when I become "self-reliant", I am literally carving G-d out of my ...

Someone sent us an e-mail: ESPN aired last night an interview with Tiger Woods about the events that have transpired in the last couple of months and how he has worked on improving himself. I think a lot of people can relate to that with their personal struggles. Thank yo...

Ever been on a train riding directly parallel to another train? If your train is going 98mph and the other train is going slightly faster, at 99mph... In relation to the other train, it will seem as though your train is actually going backwards. Lesson: Never judge yourse...

If you are feeling "alone"... and you don't notice the one that is with you in al one... ... then try to remember that the letters of alon e also spell a-loan Your soul is only yours on loan One day, you will yet have to return the loan. And if it is an interest bearing ...

If you can't have the recovery you want, want the recovery you have. For me, a big part of recovery is being happy with the recovery I have, even if it isn't perfect.

As her six-year struggle with cancer wound down to its bitter end, Elizabeth Edwards wrote on her internet blog: "The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And yes, there are certainly times when we aren't able to muster as much strength and patien...

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.

No man can move a thing without G-d decreeing it Up There ... and what am I doing when I fall? Essentially, forcing G-d to allow me to sin... like He is doing it for me... I am making Him sin for me... Ouch Ouch... Bad.