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"Where does it say that you have a contract with G-d to have an easy life?"

the Lubavitcher Rebbe



"Failure is not the enemy of success; it is its prerequisite."

Rabbi Nosson Scherman



9 Feb 2010

Letting G-d in

Ever since I was a child, I've always had a fear of someone under my bed at night. So I went to a psychiatrist and told him I've got problems.
Every time I go to bed I think there's somebody under it. I'm scared. I think I'm going crazy..'
'Just put yourself in my hands for one year,' said the psychiatrist. 'Come talk to me three times a week and we should be able to get rid of those fears..'
'How much do you charge?'
'Eighty dollars per visit,' replied the doctor.
'I'll sleep on it,' I said.
Six months later the psychiatrist met me on the street.
'Why didn't you come to see me about those fears you were having?' he asked.
'Well, Eighty bucks a visit three times a week for a year is an awful lot of money! A Jewish bartender cured me for $10. I was so happy to have saved all that money that I went and bought me a new pickup!'
'Is that so!' With a bit of an attitude he said, 'and how, may I ask, did a bartender cure you?'
'He told me to cut the legs off the bed! - Ain't nobody under there now!!!

Everyone has problems. Some seem insurmountable, others are solved easily. What is important is not to become mired in our problems to the extent that we fall into depression. As Rabbi Blech explains, "Depression is when you don't let G-d into your life."
This past week I have seen two shidduchim come about "in the blink of an eye." Baruch Hashem, may we continue to see many more semachot and may we realize that we can turn to G-d when our problems seem too overwhelming to bear.

1 comment:

  1. Mazel Tov to the Baalei Simcha, whomever they are! And thanks for the common sense message of seeking creative solutions to life's challenges, small and large.

    Let us also be sensitive to our opportunities to serve as G-d's messengers in helping those around us. Even the simplest gesture of encouragement can go a long way.

    Devorah, thank you for being that messenger every day...

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