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Courage and Fear

In life, we will be faced with matters beyond our comprehension. It is how we face those challenges or life situations that ultimately express who we are as individuals. Rebbe Nachman expressed the importance of daily meditation, a way to soothe the soul and allow our bodies and minds to embrace the moment of reflection. It is through this reflection we can better understand our personal desires and goals with a sense of closeness, and oneness within our spiritual core. When we challenge our minds to rest, we allow our inner-self the strength to overcome our fears and better handle life rigors. The Rebbe further expresses how life is made up of a progression of challenges, daily, and thus we are confronted with the courage to face our fears by getting through those narrow places. When we take small steps, faltering as they may be, we set out a new journey of growth and prosperity. We need the courage to move out of our comfort zone and explore the unknown. We need the courage to challenge that, which keeps us living our truth despite our greatest challenges.

Fear is the disconnect between humans. Fear is the underlying cause of loneliness and a broken heart. Fear promotes helplessness, but fear can also be the power that encourages us to champion forward, face adversity, and find our way home again. Now more than ever we must exert great effort to regain our connectedness to the community and world around us. If we see a friend or stranger in need of our hand, be the one person who offers the hand to help charge through the fear. And that is where compassion is born in our hearts. Yes, it is compassion that helps us stand up to fear and recover our wholeness. So, I challenge you to help pickup the broken pieces of another and share your warmth and care for those in need of a loving resource. Together, we can establish a communal oneness when we remember to help and be a friend to all in the best and most challenging of times.  

 

 

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