rock bottom...

my wife wisely says "things on the floor can't fall down".

up ya go.

freedom crackers...

...matzah symbolizes freedom. right. maybe slavery, but freedom? what does 7 days of eating cardboard crackers priced like gold have to do with freedom. tear me away from basic needs like pizza and bagels. inflict me with krispy kreme withdrawal. send me searching from cabinet to fridge and back again for the items i crave. i need. i can't live without. and call it freedom!?

oh. i get it.

soul sushi...

...a fish headed downstream might be alive, or dead. a fish swimming upstream might need directions, but it's definitely alive. - rav s. pinkus (more or less)

wonder which way teenage trout swim in season.

inner fire...

...the sages of israel teach that the base desires of a person are counterintuitively proportionate to his greatness - the more refined the human, the more treacherous their draw.

as the flames intensify, their demand for fuel increases.

chevron, israel...

...in honor of the season of freedom.

opening windows...

...self esteem is not a cold stone wall between me and your success. it is a flexible window through which i can enjoy your accomplishments, knowing that they do not encroach on my own potential.

windows are more fragile than walls, but they let in a lot more sun.

wide awake...

...if you came here to take, this world is a nightmare. if you came here to give, this world is a dream.
- rabbi l. kelemen, in this amazing torah lecture.

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don't pick on me...

...the talmud teaches "don't judge your friend until you have reached his place". perhaps his place can be reached only by choosing his me.

make friends with yourself too.