Bennyh wrote on 24 Dec 2024 17:52:

דְּרָכֶ֥יהָ דַרְכֵי־נֹ֑עַם וְֽכׇל־נְתִ֖יבוֹתֶ֣יהָ שָׁלֽוֹם

Shteit "adam l'amel yuled". A person is not here to have fun, they're here to work.
Doesn't say "adam l'suffer yuled".

I’m always down for a good game of semantics.

chosemyshem wrote on 23 Dec 2024 00:35:

I didn't make any mention of pain in what I wrote, though I can't say that  disagree with your כוח הנבואה, nor with what you read between the lines. 

While it's nice to philosophize and ponder the meaning of life, it remains in the realm of theological debate. I'm definitely rooting for all those that manage to utilize תורה ומצוות for the purpose of יישוב הדעת and live with the words of the Mesilas Yesharim.

What I wrote is from life experience, and there's no way to to debate reality.

It's been a while since I've posted about meeting some of our dear Yedidim on GYE:

They met on a frigid morning embracing tightly as though they've been close friends for decades;
His piercing eyes and warm smile conveying so much more any eloquent words could.
With tremendous Siyatta Dishmaya, we've together grown so much and reached deep levels of understanding.
The precious minutes passed as though in an instant - the deep bond and love felt.
That meeting cemented the bond unique to GYE brothers.....

Siyatta, you're an inspiration!! Your persistence, kindness, and drive to grow leaves me feeling so fortunate to have gotten to know you....

With overflowing brotherly love,
Muttel

It struck me this morning that last week was my 40th week, the completion of the creation of child...

I feel reborn, having been helped immeasurably by our chaveirim here, so close to my heart. I have no words with which to thank each and every one of you. The greatest thank you I can offer is by giving of myself to others so that they can see that they too can be released from this prison that was heretofore seemingly impossible to escape from....

Here's wishing all of the thousands of strugglers a victory over this damned beast and a life filled with kedusha and bracha.

With a heart melting from unbridled love,
Muttel

Just wanted to post a win - in the hope others can find some chizzuk from it.

I needed to make a phone call from a particular number and discovered that it was an unfiltered flip phone. Additionally, I was alone with this device and potentially could’ve been alone with it for many hours yesterday through EOD today. 

Im happy to report that I texted someone for accountability and made the phone muktze for me outside that one call. I didn’t touch the phone since. (There’s a lot to say about this - the posture of how to be excited to win, at what point these measures need to be taken, and the work put in to make it possible. I don’t have the time now, but hope to expound at a later date. Of course, please feel free to share what you feel would make these victories possible….)

This is my first lengthy rendezvous with an unfiltered device since I started here 295 days ago. 

I can’t thank everyone here enough, and of course, most importantly, Hashem, for saving me from the muck and the grime, making my avoda sublime…..

Heres my deepest hopes, wishes, and prayers for all our brothers here to have sustained success with this damned foe and precious avoda…..

With a ton of brotherly love,
Muttel

300 days for me today.

I distinctly remember talking to HHM when I hit 30 days (it was an Erev Shabbos) and he told me "30 days, 300 days, and 3000 days are all the same". 

I've BH reached the 300-day plateau. I await hitting the 3000-day plateau in 2700 days!!!! 

With a ton of brotherly love to all,
Muttel