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1 Minute Motivation - Walking the Tight Rope (Elul Motivational Minute)
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What does tight rope walking have to do with our mission in life and teshuvah? The Yid HaKadosh shares a story about tight-rope walking and what we can learn from it. For more content, visit https://www.rabbiefremgoldberg.org.
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to watch
a tight rope walker walk across an
incredible tightrope across the river in
the town
and like the rest of the townsfolk the
rebbe watched he was mesmerized as this
acrobat
made his way across the tightrope
balancing looking like he might fall off
and then regaining his balance making
his way to the other side
the rebbe fixed his gaze and when it was
done wanted they looked at the rebbe
what were you so captured by what were
you so focused on
and thereby explained he said what do
you think motivated the tightrope walker
so the people said
his life the money the reward the
episode maybe maybe what he set out it
was the financial reward
but as soon as he began and he wanted to
make it to the other side
if he thought about the money if he
thought about anything else he would
have fallen
all he could think about all he could
focus on was the next step
one step at a time focused on that step
and by putting one foot in front of the
other
he would make it to the other side my
friends this hello
narayan our mission and our goal is one
foot in front of the other not to
project not to look out not to be
distracted
to put one foot in front of the other
and to make it
to the other side in discussing the
various burials and barriers and
obstacles to chuva
the great rabbinion writes in charity
chuva that perhaps the greatest barrier
is a lack of optimism a failure to
believe in our capacity to change
a failure to believe that we can come
out on the other side that we can make
lasting changes in our lives the answer
like the acrobat
is to put one foot in front of the other
today what do we need to do to get to
the end of today to be our best selves
until the end of the day
what do we need to improve or repair how
can we put one foot in front of the
other
our best foot forward and we'll merit to
be able to make it out on the other side
well healthy safe happy and holy