And how can you achieve such concentration? By recognizing that everything you do is important to God, and is one vital piece of the larger picture of your life.
Menachem Mendel SchneersonRead
Because time itself is like a spiral, something special happens on your birthday each year: The same energy that God invested in you at birth is present once again.
Interpretation
Birthdays are a time to reflect on the unique energy and potential we possess, which is renewed each year.
This quote highlights the significance of birthdays as moments of renewal where the unique energy and blessings that were bestowed upon us at birth re-emerge. It suggests that each anniversary of our birth presents an opportunity to tap into that divine potential, allowing us to reflect on who we are and how we can continue to grow and fulfill our purpose in life.
In practice
Sharing this quote during a birthday toast.
And how can you achieve such concentration? By recognizing that everything you do is important to God, and is one vital piece of the larger picture of your life.
This is the key to time management - to see the value of every moment.
But time is yet another of God's creations, and as such, it has a life of its own.
We have been conditioned to see the passing of time as an adversary.
Life's just one great journey. It's a road we travel as we go from point A to point B. What makes that journey worthwhile is the people we choose to travel with, the people we hold close as we take steps into the darkness and blindly make our way through life. They're the people who matter.
We need to feel that life is important; we need that fantasy so we can live a little better.
For the first time since her return, she felt pain, a violent pain, but it made her feel alive, because it was worth feeling.
She had nothing to wish otherwise, but that the days did not pass so swiftly. It was a delightful visit;-perfect, in being much too short.
My only boss was the clock on the wall and my only friend, never really was a friend at all. I've traded love for pennies, sold my soul for less. Lost my ideas in that long tunnel of time. And I've turned inside out and around about and back and then found myself right back where I started again
One thing that Life and I agreed right from the start was that one war photographer was enough for my family; I was to be a photographer of peace.
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