It was for myself. And also for which ever audience reads it.

This world is upside down. Success does not mean having the most toys. To be a “real man” does not mean to be called calculating cunning and strong.

The Talmud (Avoda Zara I think folio 17 or 18) brings down an acronym for “man”

גבר=גומל חסדים, בישן, רחמן 

From a Torah perspective, a real man is someone who performs acts of kindness for others, who has a sense of shame in that he is not arrogant and obnoxious, and has mercy and other people (and for himself, of course, that must be a given)

G-d created everything that exists. Do you know how much gold exists in outer space? Every time a star supernovas, all the heavy elements may be created. The amount of gold and silver floating around in outer space is more than anything that exists in this world, in fact, you can take all the gold floating around in outer space, make it the size of the earth, and you would still have leftover. Our sun is a tiny little star amongst the billions of billions of billions to the infinite exponent in existence. The One who created all of these things cannot be bribed with money or actions. He is beyond comprehension, and so beyond anything that we could even imagine, evidenced by the fact that if we just try to count the number of stars in the sky we would lose count, and that does not even consider the number of meteors, comets, asteroids and other astronomical bodies out there. There are a countless number of atoms that make up your body, the One who created all of these things is the One who puts the thoughts in your head, and He is the same one waiting to see your reaction. More precious than anything else to our Creator (according to the Tehilim quoted) is a humbled and broken heart , a heart of flesh instead of stone. Allowing oneself to feel vulnerable to the Creator is such a precious gift to He who knows sees and controls all. 

A sacrifice is the ultimate act of giving. And the ultimate sacrifice is a heart of flesh.

Not only is it not nothing, it is everything! It is tons! And don't forget the main point, don't let the YH convince you to feel bad that you have struggles, the struggles are your ticket to all the good things, the struggles are what make you beloved to Hashem, the struggles are what make you special! Never forget how proud you make Hashem that you are fighting. Keep trucking, my holy friend!

Start here for foundational info

The Coming Revolution by Rav Zamir Cohen
a.co/d/fL6usF7

​Thank you for the kind words, but you must understand that it is one and the same person. It is so important not to beat yourself up and let yourself go down because Ithank you for the kind words, but you must understand that it is one in the same person. It is so important not to beat yourself up and let yourself get down because one part of you has a certain drive and struggle.

Enjoy! Also anything by rabbi Aryeh Kaplan. “Encounters” (Encounters a.co/d/eTkPooB) is a great start. 

and very important to learn Halacha. If you are ashkenaz start with this (Kleinman Edition Kitzur Shulchan Aruch Code of Jewish Law 5 Vol Slipcased Set a.co/d/30k7ObJ) 

if you are Sephardic this is an excellent resource: https://judaicaspot.com/products/yalkut-yosef-17-vol-set

Good idea. 
I love Rav Zamir cohens books. he is amazing.
But TG, if you want more in terms of basic judaism, i would advise you to check out chabad.org it is mind-blowingly amazing what they have on their. you can spend weeks reading and watching everything from basic halachos to Kabalistic concepts and not get tired.....
I love it. 

Im not a Lubavitcher either. But they have a lot to offer and not just on their site.... 
They are revolutionary. But lets not get sidetracked here

chancy wrote on 29 Dec 2022 18:44:

You can also try the Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan translation of Derech Hashem. The Derech Hashem is a codification of the system of Judaism, and it goes through how it all fits together in a stunning way.

TG,
you are not gonna belive this, but i myself also finished the derech hashem for the first time last week.....
The Ramchal is second to none!