Along Our Ride on The Train of Life - October 2023

Shalom dear readers:

The High Holy Days, “Yomim Noraim” inspired me to think about life and how to make good use of what I am doing along the train of life in a better way. I am sharing with you my suggestions for myself, and hope that you may find some good points for you to consider as you ride with me on the train of life.

How do we find balance in our life?

·       Let’s stop comparing ourselves with others. It is because we are different that each of us is special.

·       Let’s not take for granted the things closest to our heart. Cling to them as your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

·       Don’t let life slip through our fingers by living in the past or for the future. Let’s live our lives one day at a time.

·       Let’s not give up when we still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

·       Let’s not be afraid to admit that you are less than perfect. It is this fragile thread that binds us together.

·       Let’s not be afraid to encounter risks. It is by taking chances that we learn to be brave.

·       Let’s not run through life so fast that we forget not only where we have been, but also where we are going.

·       Let’s remember that a person’s greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.

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  Let’s not use time and/or words carelessly. Neither can be retrieved. Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way.

·       Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift! That’s why we call it the present.

·       Let’s hope that the new year will be one blessed with life, health, a bit of peace and quiet here in our homeland.

·       The key to true happiness is the ability to give to others. A smile is the best medicine. A smile can warm our hearts. The singer Nat King Cole sang so beautifully the words of the song ‘Smile’.

·       From the Lubavitch Rebbe, I learned to erase the idea of having a ‘problem’ and to use the word and thought ‘opportunity’ instead.

·       The American author, Albert Pike wrote: “What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.”

I wish us all to believe in ourselves and the ability to accomplish anything we set our minds to do.

Until we meet again in November, G. willing,

CHW