where is the love

a re-post from teen inspiration.

Where is the Love?

It’s a small world we live in,

A small state we sit in

But we stay strong-

sometimes too strong,

leading turning in to turning wrong.

Drama attracted up by news,

Who cares who’s projecting whose views,

Leading a world tortured to drama,

Addicted by the glamour of mobbing trauma

Overseas, across the seas, in the borders of this country

We raise high fists against terrorists; we claim to be fighting a war.

But the fight won’t nullify the battles we’ve got inside

This small, strong nation’s factioned corps.

Each remaining with the mindspace to understand only to their tastes

And to have love for one type of race, leaving room to discriminate,

With

Gaps of comprehending other frameworks and lacks of fathoming the way others work

Only can lead to distaste, misunderstanding… and then hate.

Because you only know your own kind,

Stay with your own kind, break bread with your own kind,

Understand the values and lifestyles of one kind.

But drop the d, then it’s “kin,” and you’ve added family- but each is different.))

Then, with love only for your own, there becomes the space to disown,

Blurring the family tree lines in favor of redefined the nationality.

It’s killing people, causing crying

Women pained, their dignity dying

Could you practice the tolerance you preach

And let her sit in the back if she so please

It’s got me questioning our commitments

To the principles that we teach

Did we forget to live governed by love

Or by belief that Someone’s above

4pillars of prayer

 

people are always talking about,

how important it is to pray.

this is very true,

but,

how does one know if they prayed well?

what are the key elements of prayer?

these are,

in my view,

the four pillars of personal prayer:<as in prayer,just to hashem ,not from a sidduir>

1. consistently-believe it or not,prayer from the heart on a daily basis only improves the power of your prayer.why?because you have a much deeper bond with g-d.
2. concentration-if you can put away all other thoughts,and just concentrate on the prayer,or better yet,turn every thought into a prayer-you will be able to pray much better-and have gained a vital life skill.
3. heartfelt-this requires no explanation.
4. change-a good prayer will change you.you should come out of the prayer feeling fresh,with a newfound knowledge or a committment to change for the better.

 

which other ones can you think of?

all creatures

A cat,

a mouse,

a fly,

a turtle,

a human being,

a moth,

a cheetah,

a hyena,

elephants,

too.

 

They are all creatures of hashem,

just like me and you.

 

so why not just keep that in mind,

the next time,

you want to kill that annoying little fly,

think of the lessons it can teach you,

and that it has a purpose in this world,

just like you and I.

Et Tu,Brute 5

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5.Power can blind people easily

Say what you will about ancient Rome,or Caesar,

but at the end of the day,

It all boils down to the same old story:

someone gone power-hungry,

and thought they were invincible.

they didn’t listen to anyone else,

and in the end,

it cost them dearly.

There are rumors that Brute,

was Caesar’s nephew.

and his best friend.

so at the end,

it’s g-d,

true friendship,

and humility,

to name just three basic ones,

that really count.

power and money,

are hardly ever man’s friend.

The Et Tu,Brute series:

• Et Tu,Brute?
• Et Tu,Brute-1
• Et Tu,Brute-2
• Et Tu,Brute-3
• Et Tu,Brute-4

forgiveness and repentance

you’ll have noticed that I did not post for a while.

I am sorry for the unexplained break.

 

today is the second day of aseres yemi teshavoh.

chazel say that this Tuesday is your chance to make up for all the Tuesdays the whole last year.

if say,

on Tuesday you usually don’t really  have time for an intense daving,

this Tuesday you should set aside time for an especially powerful one.

 

In just a few days,

your decree will be sealed.

 

what you do during these days can change a death-or life sentence.

 

these are also days to forgive,

to get forgiven.

 

Forgiveness is not always easy.
At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered,
to forgive the one that inflicted it.
And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.
– Marianne Williamson

 

to forgive,

even when you do not have to,

can bring awesome results,

upon yourself.

 

so which would you rather-to forgive or to be nearly guaranteed a bad verdict?

 

your choices-your verdict.

Whose Side Are You On Anyway?

thank you,bad for schidduchim,

 

 

just the other day,

they called on the phone,

bombarding her with questions,

they want to know,

whose side are you really on?

about whom do you truly care?

 

torn and confused,

she doesn’t know  what to do,

just the other night,

they had all been the best of friends,

but know their friendship is in flames,

and her life is a mess.

 

whose side are you really on,

about whom do you really care,

they ask her,

again and again.

 

she doesn’t know,

what she can say to make things ok,

she likes them both the same.

 

so,

please,

understand the moral of this story,

and try not to draw others into your fights,

because in fights,

at the end,

nobody is wrong or right,

just the person who ends it,

truly wins.

Related articles

• The True Test of Friendship (griefrevelations.com)

Friendship

I saw you walk by,

just the other day.

It’s been years since we’ve last meat,

yet those times,

i will never forget.

the games we played,

the times we talked,

and those,

were we did nothing at all,

but sit and enjoy,

the beauty of our friendship.

It was just one fight that blew it all away,

what it was about,

I can not say.

The memories of the injustice  simply faded away,

but the good times,

in my heart,

they stay.

And now,

my dear childhood friend of old,

I have learned so much in this world,

fight are forgotten,

the bad times pass,

but the good times,

they remain,

forever in our hearts.

And now me and my friend sit,

laughing as we recall those years gone by,

the golden years of old.

The fights,

they move on past,

but true friendships,

through it all,

they last.

Related articles

• Faded Friendship (klutzdiaries.wordpress.com)
• Friendship (ifimjuliet.wordpress.com)
• Real Friendships Never Fade… (hilarytopper.com)
• Spirit of Friendship (reflectionspn.wordpress.com)

disconnect to re-connect

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This Wednesday,take upon yourself to turn off your devices and  have a real talk with someone love.

Just 15 minutes of your day,

can make a real difference in someone else’s- and your own lives.

please check out my post on AM inspiration:words

zero

Zero from Zealous Creative on Vimeo.

while a little difficult to comprehend,this video brings a very real message home.

I first saw this video here.

the beauty of the seventh day

the seventh day approaches,

ready to caress us once again in her loving embrace.

but have you ever wondered,

why did it take g-d 7 WHOLE DAYS to make the world?

I mean he’s all-powerful,

all-seeing,

he’s-  well, g-d.

why couldn’t he have just made the world in  a minute or a second?

why did it take him 7 days to make it?

because he wanted to teach us a very important lesson.

g-d wanted to teach us that things take time.

which,especially in the 21st century is a very important thing for us to know.

the world wasn’t built in a second,

friendships are not built in a second,

families are not built in a second,

they are not built in a day,

or even a year.

things truly worth having,

they take time.

and g-d was willing to risk people doubting  his power,

just to teach us that.