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Author's Foreword

Introduction

Acceptance

True Accomplishments

The Value of Action

The Value of Action(2)

Accepting Advice

Anger

The Positive Side of Arrogance

Faulty Assumptions

Attentiveness

Attitude

Attitude (2)

The Proper Attitude (3)

Awakening the Jewish Spark; The "Pintele Yid"

Jewish Roots - A Sense of Belonging

Bravery

The Benefit of a Broken Heart

Challenge

Change

Child-Rearing

Choices

Honoring G-d's Choices

Compassion

Competition

Concentration

Inner Conflict

Eternal Connection

Crisis

How to Give Criticism

Depression

The Importance of Eating

Education

Effort

Empathy

Channeling Enthusiasm

Equanimity

Balancing One's Excitement

Excuses

Faith

Fame

Finding G-d

Flexibility

The Proper Focus

Goal Setting

Achieving Goals

Gossip

Gratitude

Hastiness

Healing

Good Health

A Happy Home

Humility

Positive Hypocrisy

Hypocrisy (2)

Identity

Influence

Inspiration

The Power of Intellect

Introspection

Judging Others

Judgmentalness

The Wisdom of a True Leader

Lifting Spirits

Creating Light

Living in the Moment

Lust

Materialism

What Matters

Meditation

Moodiness

The Truth About Motivation

Life's True Necessities

Missed Opportunities

The Pitfalls of Perfectionism

Persistence

Advice for Personal Growth

Proper Planning

Finding the Positive in the Negative

Possession

Prayer

True Prayer

Purpose

Quality of Living

Rationalization

Rationalization (2)

Reaching Out to Others

Security

Security (2)

Self-Assessment

Self-Concern

Self-Control

Purposeful Self-Denial

Self-Esteem

Self-Sacrifice

Slander

The Power of Speech

Success

Suffering

The Power of Thought

The Proper Use of Time

Toil

Toil (2)

Understanding Tragedy

Making the Best of Tragedy

Truth and Honesty

Who Are We?

Worry

Maintaining Youth

Chassidic Soul Remedies
Inspirational Insights for Life's Daily Challenges

Advice for Personal Growth

Rabbi Dovid Shraga Polter

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In bemoaning one's spiritual growth, one needs to know that part of an organized discipline and service of G-d is not to allow himself to become overburdened with unfounded demands. For just as one is to recognize his deficiencies, he must also be fully aware of his positive traits. Additionally, in order to grow, a person must be in a good disposition and mood and not constantly deride himself.

He who works to better himself may encounter times that he possesses certain shortcomings. Yet - because he wants to grow and does not want this weakness to hinder his spiritual advancement - if he cannot chase away this negative trait and uproot it entirely at that moment, he should circle it with many barriers and fences so that no actual negativity will result from it. The work of chasing it away and totally ridding himself of it should be left for a later time when he will have the fortitude to achieve this task. For these are precisely the two components necessary for organized and well-structured discipline: one, to recognize one's weaknesses and yet, two, to continually encourage and boost his morale to move forward and grow.

Igros Kodesh of the Rebbe Rayatz, vol. 7, p. 320


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