AM Inspiration

Ignorance is Bliss Knowledge is Power So which is it? Are we to sacrifice power for bliss? Can you not be blissfully powerful? We live in the information age. News travels at lightning speeds. With the Internet never too far away..often in the palm of our hands..we can just google it..ask cha cha..We can get so much information so fast. People are being educated today like never before. College numbers are rising as more and more people are going back to school, getting degrees..expanding their horizons..In short we are learning more and being exposed to more information than any other time in history. Last night I was learning in the Nefesh Shimshon, that Hashem's knowledge cannot be compared to ours. If we knew the past, present and future then it would affect free choice. Yet, Hashem's "knowledge" is not limited in that sense and exists on a completely different plane. He knows what i will decide in 5 minutes but that knowledge does not determine what it is that...

So my new laptop was just not meant to be. I originally had invested in what i thought was a really awesome i3 processor and it was funky looking to boot..i mean it was a great deal and i was super excited! When I told my supervisor at work that i had gotten the i3..she looked at me in dismay..but i thought you were going to get the i5? I explained that i really have no need for that kind of processor, I'm not a gamer by any means..the i3 suited my needs just fine..and besides it was about $200 cheaper..for the i3..she looked at me..shook her head..girl, don't you know that you always go for one step higher than what you need? You never buy what you need now! what happens when you start school again? You don't know what kind of programs you need to be running.. That lesson made an impression on me. Always aim higher that what you have now..aim higher than what you need. (I went back an exchanged it for an i5, it is waaay cool!) Everyone has heard the old quote.. Reach...

Why is it so essential to our lives? The first instance in the Torah is when we see Avraham waiting desperately for guests. When he does finally see them he rushes to bring them into his home. He rushes to get the food ready. He knows that greeting guests is like greeting the Shechina and you don't waste time when it comes to such things! So the posuk tells us about Avraham and how he ran to do the mitzva. Next we see Eliezer ran toward Rivka and Rivka hurried to feed the camels. When Eliezer saw this midda of zrizut in Rivka he knew that she was the one. Avraham woke up early to do עקידת יצחק . This is one of the greatest merits that we have as a nation. Avraham did not wait that morning to go. He did not delay or procrastinate. He woke up early and off he went. The Midrash tells us about Nachum Ish Gam Zu. He was famous for always saying "gam zu letova." Nachum Ish Gam Zu was maimed, blind and cripple. His talmidim asked him why he deserved such suffering when he...

I dont normally drive in much traffic. I am blessed that both my jobs are within a five minute drive of my house. Today I sat in traffic.  I would like to start with a disclaimer that if I had to sit through hours of traffic daily I wouldn't feel this way... But BH I dont... As I was coming off the highway I was struck by the scene. The sun was setting in a spectacular manner ending a beautiful 62 degree day... I was cruising along music playing.. shades on... And it was just so serene. The day was ending...the city basking in the last few minutes of the protective comforting rays closing the day period transitioning to night. Yes we were all sitting in traffic..but the day is over! Work is done and we are tired and weary and can't wait to collapse on a comfy couch with a steaming cup of tea/coffee/hot cocoa and just relax. Yes we are alone in a sea of cars all trying to get to our final destination ( for now anyways) but soon we will be home. Now as I'm writing two t...

The root of the word "ahavah" is "hav" which means to give. This is a well known point that is brought up and every sheva brachot. Loving someone comes from giving..and if you do not love someone yet but want to feel love for her/him..start giving and don't stop..just keep giving your time, effort as well as your tefiilot and soon you will feel attached to this person in a way that is immeasurable. There are many kinds of love. there's romantic love... friendship love...parental love. They all have different ramifications but there is the one thread that connects them all..they all develop from giving (well maybe not puppy love but that is more infatuation that actual real lasting love...)  So we have established that love is about giving. R'Krohn has this amazing line that marriage is not about finding the perfect partner it is about being the perfect partner. I feel that the same wisdom and philosophies that are usually directed at marriage can be a...

That's it! I am willing to put up with a lot when it came to my laptop..the noise..the slowness..its fine its ok i kept telling myself. But this was the straw that broke the camel's back..the wifi stopped working..and any blogger knows that without wifi..without net on your machine..its just a hunk of metal..who cares that you can type on it..you do not have the world at your fingertips anymore and that is simply crippling. So i took the plunge and i am now the proud owner of a new laptop that doesn't make noise, is fast and has an integrated cam! ( yea my old one was that old that it didn't) So as i was setting up my PC and downloading all the necessary programs..skype..chrome..AVG..all the biggies...The computer i bought came with some anti-virus software and when you are first setting up the comp it keeps reminding you that you need to be protected before you go online..there is so much stuff out there that can attack your hard drive that you must be sure that the...

So..it happened again. I snoozed one too many times and the last time i dismissed instead of snoozing. BH i wake up at 5:55. I freak out! of course..throw some clothes on...some gum ..my phone and keys and im out the door. Thank the One Above it is a nasty day here, cold and rainy so there was no one there for the first 15 minutes so i had time to get settled an all. It is the worst shock when you wake up and you realize that this is sooo not where you are meant to be. I mean don't get me wrong, I loved being in bed but i knew that i had to be somewhere else which didn't allow me the luxury of horizontal placement. The same is true in life. I want/need to get stuff done but that would mean changing my current position. So instead of doing it right now..i press snooze. I push it off for just a little bit (its only 5 minutes) but the five minutes add up. In this precious life time is a valuable commodity. We cannot afford to waste time. Yet, far too commonly we do. We press s...