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My Way Home

By the.guard

This is an abbreviated and simplified but completely true version of my story. I appreciate the opportunity to be able to share it here. Please feel free to share feedback with me at Vehkam7@gmail.com (I get much chizuk from feedback). I started my journey full of energy...

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iPhone Song 2 - Second Generation

By the.guard

In conjunction with GuardYourEyes, Rabbi Shalom Muskat, a noted mechanech from Flatbush, put out his second masterpiece! The iPhone Song 2 - Second Generation, (to the tune of MBD’s Kulam Ahuvim), follows on the heels of the first iPhone song. It was written to satirize t...

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My Journey Home

By the.guard

Dear fellow brethren, Not too long ago, I saw an advertisement for GYE on YeshivaWorld; since then, I have signed up and read/listen to the GYE boosts, which is INCREDIBLY AMAZING beyond English words to describe what a powerful tool GYE is in retaliation of tremendous a...

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Just for this moment

By obormottel

In the depths, in darknessDouble life to hide the messCould take it no longerFor a way out, I ponderGuided from Above to GYEShown so many tools, how to get freeBegin my journey, enthusiasm highInvest efforts, the days go byAccumulating, the numbers growIt gets easier to o...

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Right now, I'm clean!

By obormottel

I’ve just stood up Brushed the dust off Stretched my muscles Ready to fight again I fell after a really long streak My longest ever Felt I was past this struggle Thought I’d grown above it It’s 2 days later I’m back at it I shake my head in disbelief It happened, I hone...

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Dr. Seuss on Recovery from Addiction

By obormottel

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself wherever you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go.

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Sh'vuos is for us and for Him

By obormottel

Entering Sheloshes yemai hagbalah Closer to the Yom Matan Torah Excitement and anticipation mounting Ready to re-accept the Toras Chaim Hashem chose us as His am segulah What a magnificent privilege, what a simcha The opportunity to connect to ruchniyus Thereby live with ...

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Pesach Poem

By obormottel

Pesach is approaching Freedom anticipating Preparation the prerequisite In advance of the bondage exit Cleaning the house physically Cleansing the neshama spiritually All chametz is burnt On all sins repent Seder night we enter royally As befit those granted freedom etern...

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The Desperadoes Song

By the.guard

Click here to listen to the Desperadoes Song To join Dov's 12-Step Desperadoes group twice a week, click here for more info. Lyrics: There's a moment in this journey that I gave up My boots just couldn't walk another mile And that cloud above me had no silver lining I ...

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Don't miss the present

By obormottel

I daydreamed through sunset Dreaming of dawn When I came to my senses The Sun was long gone I understood then What my Mum used to say: When you live in tomorrow Then you miss today

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The pain of looking happy

By obormottel

What is happiness? Is happiness smiling, telling jokes, having a good time? If so why does my soul feel so empty? Like my very being is getting burned up alive with no one to put out the fire! Don't they see someone suffering? Don't they see someone who's scared to face t...

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Giving, that's the way of living

By obormottel

If one doesn’t want to give, One can’t really live. Of course, one is alive, physically, But what joy is there practically? If I live for my own selfish desires, How can there be anything greater to aspire? If I feel satiated and content, There is no room to grow or repe...

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Saved once again

By obormottel

Today on the train Traveling back home again After spending a successful vacation In the mountains, in relaxation Feeling rejuvenated and full of energy To face life, get into routine readily At a moment least expected Caught unaware, now being tested Thoughts flooding, f...

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A Letter to a Dear GYE Friend

By obormottel

To a dear friend, Over the past few months Discovered each other by a shared goal As we each struggled and worked on a similar challenge Relating and encouraging, sharing and trusting A new world opened Breathing the freshest air of growth Breaking old habits Attempting t...

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My Uphill Journey

By obormottel

It's an uphill journey A steep road to trudge The surroundings unfamiliar In fear's grip, I dare not budge Yet as I squint before me and look past my narrow path I see a widened expanse Of opportunity to unmap Around me trees are barren Yet the familiarity keeps me d...

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It can't beat me

By obormottel

I'm out of breath,my chest aches,my legs hurt,as if it breaks,I'm running the race,not to win the cup,but to reach recovery,before addiction catches up... I'm juggling the balls,that life threw my way,can't afford to lose focus,and let some slip away,I'm a mother, a frien...

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Getting on the Wall of Honor

By obormottel

Dear GYE, Today is 90 days I’m tasting the sweet sound of it Savouring its warmth What a magnificent gift My gratitude is immeasurable For not only has lust been subdued My essence has changed, improved Working on this struggle Has affected deep inside I’m a new person ...

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Hakaras HaTov

By obormottel

Dear GYE, It's been over a month since I sent GYE my first question, It was at a time when I was in a state of confusion and tension Struggling with lust fantasies and masturbation, I wondered the Torah approach in this equation I grew up in a frum home full of love, I ...

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