Chizuk

There are many different strategies that one can employ in order to reach a target. I can only share what worked for me. I found the Step 1 share incredibly liberating and it allowed me to get rid of fantasies that were swirling around my head. This allowed me to final...

Dearly beloved, My emotions are runnin' wild.These past few weeks got me all riled.At times it's lust and at times despairAlways in conjunction with a bitin', gnawin' fear. I don't want 'em, I don't need 'emTake 'em from me, grant me freedom.Your Grace has brought me to ...

Watch your Thoughts; they become Words. Watch your Words; they become Actions. Watch your Actions; they become Habits. Watch your Habits they become Character; Watch your Character; it becomes your Destiny.

Similar sentiment was expressed by a GYE member: Things are to be Used and people are to be Loved. But the problem in today's world is that, People are Used & Things are Loved. In this year, let's be careful to keep this thought in mind: "Things are to be Used,but ...

Help other anonymous members on GYE by chatting and posting chizuk! Do u know the relationship between your two eyes? They Blink Together, Move together, Cry together, See things together & Sleep together. Even though they NEVER EVER SEE OTHER.

Mankind has been placed in a literal “Gan Eden” today. Most of us have good wives, beautiful and healthy children, nachas, parnasa, and all the comforts and conveniences of the 21st century. We have bathrooms in our homes, hot and cold running water, heating and air-condi...

Joining the friendly GYE group was a fab idea Everyone is so helpful and kind, even those not living near Through GYE program I'm now finding my inner self And starting to feel less like a little elf Just like on Tu Bishvat the trees start to bud So too in this program I'...

Avi Tennenbaum's 7 Week Workshop on SHOVAVIM and INTERNET ADDICTION is available for FREE download (335 MB). Download Here Learn many valuable tools on how to deal with the addiction and nisyonos in this important series.

A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo despite the fact that he had lost his left arm in a devastating car accident. The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t understand why, after three months of training the master ...

Member: “You say that when you fall, you fall to go higher, but why does it have to be that way? I'm recognizing a lot that I didn't see before. Yes, I'm in a better place in a way. But why can't it be different? And I don't think it's worth breaking Shabbos and knowing I...

Something happened yesterday that got me really down. Today, I listened to a shiur I heard by Rabbi Sassoon on surrendering your will to Hashem. If you always want things in life to go your way, you will always be miserable and depressed. Hashem is the King. If He al...

Chanukah is all about Messiras Nefesh, about giving the fight over to Hashem. The Sefarim say that every year, the same great light that came down in the time of the Chashmonaim comes down again on Chanukah. In the zechus of their messiras nefesh back then, every Jew can...

It's the last night of chanukaflickering candlesburning brightdancing flamesreaching upwardsever highermeant to reflectthe soul that resideswithin each jewwhere's the keyto this soulthat's herelockedthis timeholinessaspirationreflectedwithin the candleswithin the eyeschoo...

“I’ve had a wonderfully healthy childhood, how did I get this thing called 'sex addiction'?” is one of the most common questions asked of sex addiction professionals. The truth is, according to Dr. Patrick Carnes, sex addiction is not about sex. It is about core feeling...

The article you brought from The Guardian was powerful. I tried to identify for myself what it was about this particular article that spoke to me. I think it's the sense of futility that comes through from the eyes of an outsider. The addict himself is blind to the real...

{1} Once all villagers decided to pray for rain, on the day of prayer all the people gathered, but only one boy came with an umbrella. That's FAITH {2} When you throw a baby in the air, she laughs because she knows you will catch her. That's TRUST {3} ...

I wrote to you a few months ago telling you about the book "Breaking the Cycle". At that point, I wasn't ready for your approach on GYE. I needed to deal with the addiction without any mussar. This book greatly helped me, but it wasn't enough. A few weeks ago I looked th...