habib613 wrote on 30 Dec 2009 16:42:
I learn full time in kollel here in the holyland. And of course with the never ending help and support of my precious wife. Thank you hashem for everything. thank you Hashem for my precious wife. Thank you Hashem for my beautiful cute daughter. And most of all Thank you Hashem for giving me GYE. :'(

And I think i speak for everyone when I say that GYE thanks Hashem for giving us you!

7Up wrote on 30 Dec 2009 16:47:
Mom its the least i can do to repay GYE for everything it has gave me. Mostly it has given me hope. Hope that one day ill feel like a free man again!

are you gonna keep the walker?

KUTGW!!!  Thanks for responding to my posts.  I am grateful for the fact you thank your wife.  It reminds me how powerful our wives can be.  

sturggle wrote on 30 Dec 2009 16:52:
Dude dont you see im trying to be serious?? > > > > >




























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sci1977 wrote on 30 Dec 2009 16:53:
Every day sober allows me to realize how truly blessed i am that Hashem has given me my wife.

i didn't mean as a living!
i meant to live, have fun...
do kollel yungerman not do that?
ever?
you know, like those little things u do every day that make living worthwhile?
or was it worth it all before, just u were still addicted?

sorry...
maybe i'm missing something
am i?

Habib, I may be wrong (especially since I have very limited knowledge of R' S;s philosophy), but I think that "living" is not so much a product of which activities we do, as it is our attitude towards everything we do.

Enjoying life, and feeling good about ourselves. Sometimes activities can help us do that, but to a large extent, I think it's how much we enjoy life itself, and the journey that we're already on. Kinda like opening our eyes and realizing that there's beautiful scenery on the road we're already driving.

makes sense...
i think i'm just thinking bout this from a diff pov,
for me living meant i had to do things differently and change my attitude.

funny thing is, IT has been upbeat since the beginning...
so IT were u not living before and just started?
or were you living before also, and now trying to beat this addiction in addition?

habib613 wrote on 30 Dec 2009 16:57:
Ok my bad habib. going back i see that this is what you meant. Ive gotta go now but im gonna get back to you on this. Dont fret.

not fretting

Somehow, Habib, you don't seem like the fretting type. Unless you play guitar.

I think that for some of us, we do need to make changes in the way we live - some of us need major changes, others more minor, to make sure that we're really focusing on living life. And if we're involved in things that are stopping us from living, in some way, then I guess we'd need to address that, as well!

I hope that there are very few of us here that are clinically depressed which means that we are all going out and functioning (hopefully real well) in society, but we have the "other, secret" side of us that creeps into our consciousness and mars it, and also takes up our time at night or other times. but I think that many of us are "Living" a lot on the outside. Ironically it is precisely for that reason that the pain of our secret life is so great, because you're like, I really don't need this, I could have a great life without it!

And we will!