You can live as if everything is a miracle.” – Albert EinsteinĪll of life is a miracle – and we are not truly alive unless we grasp the miracle of our being. Then you got married and your spouse told you, 'You could be better.' " - Lori Palatnik 8. I follow up and say, "You thought you were a good person before you got married. It means that this person was sent to you from Heaven to help you realize your potential. It reframes the challenges of marriage as God's opportunities for you to grow. “You marry your homework." - Adrienne Gold “A person should be willing to give up all his tomorrows for one today, so that he doesn't end up wasting all his todays on one tomorrow.” –The Alter of NovardikĪll too often we worry about so much about the future that we forget that what really matters is the choices that we make today. Great people aren’t made from one great action rather they become great via consistently good “small acts.” - Rabbi Yaakov Meyer 6. “There is no such thing as ‘a small act’ there are only ‘small people.’ ”Įven the seemingly insignificant act is significant when it is part of many cumulative acts. The improbable events of the past are a clear indication of God’s hand in Jewish history and destiny. No Las Vegas bookie would give a million-to-one odds that the events predicted in the Torah would actually come true or that the Jewish people would outlast the greatest empires, reestablish their state and prosper. What would be supernatural for any other people is natural and normal for the Jewish people. “A Jew who doesn’t believe in miracles is not a realist.” – David Ben Gurionįor better or for worse Jewish history violates all the laws of history. Everything about us – the very existence of the world itself – is an awesome miracle that should inspire us to thank and praise the Creator. It's not only the out-of-the-ordinary things that are miraculous. “Whoever does not see God everywhere does not see Him anywhere.” – Kotzker Rebbe And to always be both humble and simultaneously believe in the infinite power God placed in each of our souls: the power to change the world. This quote reminds me that to live in tension is a natural state. The balance of ego is a huge challenge for us as humans and especially for someone who lives in the public sphere as I do.
On one he wrote: Bishvili nivra ha-olam “for my sake the world was created.” On the other he wrote: “V’anokhi afar v’efer” “I am but dust and ashes.” Reb Simcha would take out each slip of paper as necessary, as a reminder to himself. It was said of Reb Simcha Bunem of Pershyscha that he carried two slips of paper, one in each pocket.
And by making good choices today and tomorrow we gradually form ourselves into the best person that we can be. The words spoken and actions made each day of our life have formed us into the person we are today. Here, interior designers from around the South share their predictions for what's trending in kitchen design for 2022 and beyond.1. We're turning away from big-box stores and toward vintage items-first, out of necessity due to supply-chain issues, and now, for design reasons-to add charm and character to every room in the house, including the kitchen. An overall trend toward celebrating the history and originality of our homes is displacing ultramodern aesthetics and sharp lines as we all look to create cozier, colorful, more personalized spaces that better suit our lifestyles. 16 Kitchen Design Trends Southern Designers Predict Will Be Everywhere in 2022 There's no denying how the pandemic fundamentally changed the world-including how we live (and work) inside our homes.