Shiur in Chofetz Chaim
Ingrained sensitivity
For even when not fully grasping
Each law & its application
Over time you will

Until then
The heart grows purer
The mind gains understanding
Refined speech practiced & learned
Being more careful
Not to hurt with words

It’s a quiet night
Still,Serene,Calming
Reflection of a Soul
Turning inward
After a busy day
Collecting oneself
Serenity
As the gift of peaceful sleep arrives

In the order of Creation
Man is the “Mashpia”-giving
Woman is the “Mekabel”
Receiving the flow of love
From her husband

A husband should enjoy intimacy
With his wife, his soulmate

However
When physical gratification
Becomes the primary goal
He is twisting around
The Divine Order of Creation
Man becomes “Receiver”
Reversing the Shefa of Berachah
By which Hashem bestows His blessing
On the world, and upon this particular union

You can enjoy intimacy and yet be a “Giver”

Just as one’s drink wine & eat meat
In honor of the Shabbos

Just as Yitchok requested delicacies
To fill his soul
With the joy and shefah
That blessed Yaakov eternally

Just as the Navi Elisha
Yearned for pleasant joyful music
To reach the state of prophecy

So too, the physical pleasure of intimacy
Hugging one’s wife, kissing her
Becoming One with her
Can be a source of pleasure
Of a very “giving unselfish” kind
When the mind & heart is focused on giving
So as even when receiving pleasure
It’s the acceptance of a gift with humble gratitude and love

Intimacy becomes a giving force
Shefah flows with abundant blessing
Oneness experienced
Harmony of body & soul
Just as Hashem designed it to be
Creating a Oneness Below
That represents Oneness Above

thank you yechida,
t'is good to see your posts again

Thank you Zemmy

Introvert
Can still influence other
In his or her quiet way
Subtle, refined
Though unnoticed
The seed is planted ,then nurtured
A powerful reality
In a seemingly unassuming life

Dime is smaller than a nickel
Yet twice its worth
To teach us
When “In God We Trust”
Being small
Has more intrinsic value
Than those who make themselves big

The gift of life
Is to live it
With the awareness
& gratitude
Of the One
Who gives this to us

Human Relationships
As strong as they may seem
Are very fragile
Certainly this is the case
With the husband/wife connection
As deep as it may sometimes feel
Like a precious crystal vase
Its elegance easily shattered

We need God’s help
To give us His overflowing blessing
In giving us the ability
To build true love & trust
In any marriage or deep relationship

It’s not an automatic given

As much as souls are deeply connect
Even when in essence One
We need God’s active participation
To maintain the health
Of our human relationships
Humbly recognizing
That we cannot forge these delicate bonds
On our own

Beautiful, thanks. I need to try to give and really cultivate the precious relationships He has given me. Instead, I try to spread out and 'make' more and more new relationships...

Your message was what I need today, thank you.

Thanx Dov

Be not afraid
To talk to Him
About your inner pain
Of your heart
For He knows it

He listens
As you express yourself to Him
Gives you healing
Builds you up from within
Giving you strength
To bring out the great potential
Deep within you

The inner reason
Why one must violate Shabbos laws
To save a Yid’s life
Is because the essence of a Yid
Is Shabbos
And the death of a Yid
Is a devastating Chillul Shabbos
To save this Yid
Is to save the essence of Shabbos

The Torah’s ways are pleasant

If the soul feels stifled, imprisoned
Where anger & tension exists
Know that it’s not the Torah way

So don’t make the grave mistake
Of rejecting Torah
Because of men and women
Who twist and distort the truly pleasant way

Appearances are deceiving

You can technically observe halachah
And yet be far far from the Torah way

So don’t reject Torah
Because of such people
For Torah is inherently pleasant
We owe it to ourselves
To search and discover
Torah’s true pleasantness
That heals and brings
True joy
To yourself and the world around you

The end of the Torah
Alludes to Moishe breaking the Luchos
For from a true broken heart
We can begin anew
End connecting to the beginning
From the shattered soul of brokenness
Springs forth renewal
The inner strength
To begin anew
Towards the creation
Of a beautiful new world