Wow. Great story. I'll be remembering that during Yomim Nora'im this Fall, IYH. Thanks for the nice "visual."

I like it, 7up!

Just a few hugs - found easy parking this last week, at a time when there is usually NO parking in this neighborhood! I mean, none.

Then today, drove about 10 blocks with straight green lights, how awesome is thast?!

Thank you, Hashem!

This thread is meant to be so active that its always on top!
C'mon guy; open your eyes :o
The hugs are there -
learn to feel them!

The morning that I was to report for Jury Duty I peeked into a chumesh for a moment with the goal of finding a connection to my jury duty.

The first Possuk in the Parsha to catch my eye was:

"and Moshe gathered 70 zekeinim...."

Needless to say, I was astounded!!!

Yesh manhig l'beerah???

Thanks to the one above for giving me a day with a chance to grow and try

Also thank G-d for ending Lost, 24, and V (the three things I followed)

Had a nice hug today. I was walking down the street, and hashem sent me a chance to grow. And I said, "thank you hashem!" and I kept on walking!

silentbattle wrote on 31 May 2010 01:20:


Great perspective!

Sleep helps me wake up to a new day a new chance....
that's a good thing...

I wish I felt Hashem's hug right now, I feel completely alone.

there were times I felt that way too.

the aloneness that is felt is devastating

but know it will not last forever.

it is a perception that is there based on how we are feeling at the moment

you will see,at a later time,when you get that hug,that Hashem always loved you, even when you felt utterly alone

there were times that I felt there was no light at the end of the tunnel

I know that the feeling is very real

but it will pass.

you have to hug yourself first.

a pure part of yourself that no sin can destroy

and you start taking care of her-that pure part of you soul-the real you

and one day soon-the hugs will come

yechida wrote on 07 Jul 2010 18:31:


I feel like running and hiding.

this pain...it breaks me.

I am lost.

I do not fit in anywhere.

I am so alone.

things I want to tell you all but I cannot, these things that hurt me deep in my soul, my fears keep me from telling you. I trully hate my life right now.

I need Hashem, but I feel he is so far away. I am in deep pain, and I think it might be best if I leave this board, I don't want to be a burden on anyone and I feel I am hopeless to ever recover from this addiction, and these things that I want to tell you, I am sure that if I told you all of you would reject me :'(

No one can know what your fears are...but perhaps the biggest hug of all is when you finally let go of your fears and open up...and can see that there are people out there who accept you. And you can finally see that Hashem accepts you, can finally feel that.

Noahide,

Hashem sends you a hug, I think.  Maybe instead of dreading our rejection, I think one could ask, "What if nobody rejected you".  Then what?

I can stand your pain.  I can also stand your love.

I can stand your truth.  I can also stand your darkness. 

How can I be so sure?

because I know pain, and I know love, and I know truth and I know darkness.

Come, talk to us.  Maybe you could stand our love.

My kabala for Yom Kipur. Write down at least one story a week. Please be tovea me.