Tag: self-growth
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In Parshat Balak (23:10), Bilam says something surprising: “תָּמֹת נַפְשִׁי מוֹת יְשָׁרִים, וִיהִי אַחֲרִיתִי כָּמוֹהוּ”“Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my end be like theirs.” It sounds noble. Who wouldn’t want the peaceful, eternal reward of the righteous? But Chazal expose the contradiction behind his words. Midrash Rabbah says: Bilam said:…
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You’re already in shul.You might as well daven.You’re already learning.You might as well put your phone away.You already have a gym membership.You might as well use it.You’re already at the gym.You might as well work out. A friend of mine used to say this line all the time:“You’re already here. You might as well.” It…
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How many times have you said, “I’d love to do that, but I just don’t have enough time”? Years ago, I was having a conversation with my brother. I had just started blogging, and I told him he should start his own blog too. He said he really wanted to, but he just didn’t have…
