tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976320778294697374.post2663497021335055655..comments2023-07-01T08:26:00.946-05:00Comments on fill in the _____: Struggling. . . and then not (so much)Elishahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12256384162196344866noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976320778294697374.post-72289183493580172452009-10-01T18:02:55.641-05:002009-10-01T18:02:55.641-05:00beautifully written and I totally agreebeautifully written and I totally agreeRachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12629715467858142667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976320778294697374.post-20827019656117808332009-09-30T18:22:42.335-05:002009-09-30T18:22:42.335-05:00Girl, you are preaching to the choir! It is so ha...Girl, you are preaching to the choir! It is so hard to try to feel spiritually uplifted when children are fighting, pooping, crying...etc...Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17257515681770276785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976320778294697374.post-19063511483489431532009-09-30T14:35:12.271-05:002009-09-30T14:35:12.271-05:00Sorry - I will answer your question here. I made ...Sorry - I will answer your question here. I made that post in haste without checking all my facts. The story IS true, but older than I realized, and Zara claims to have taken care of the issue. It also seems they were not fond of Israel. If you google Zara - antisemitism or something like that, you will find the original article which occurred in 2007, and the same picture of the purse. However, I am not buying the fact that they did NOT notice the slip (which was a more innocent Hindu emblem than the less innocent swastika which came about from the hindu symbol, apparently). I still decided to take the post down to not stir up NEW controversy, whether or not they ARE currently an antisemitic, anti-Israel company.Orahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18341466896352215750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976320778294697374.post-25571413364712487822009-09-30T10:31:16.986-05:002009-09-30T10:31:16.986-05:00Not feeling is not lack of Emunah (faith). Being c...Not feeling is not lack of Emunah (faith). Being conscious of the dip in feeling is itself showing that there is recognition of your spirituality. What you are feeling is natural and is built into the master plan. Its called Yimaiy Sinnah (lit: days of hatred, meaning low days). Much like everything in life, there are ebbs and flows with our connection to Hashem, and sometimes it is simply harder for a person to see/feel the connection. That doesn't mean it is not there! Our primary goal in life is to seek out that connection whether we feel it or not. Following the guidelines of the Torah and its values is designed to help and guide us to find that hidden tether to Hashem's holiness. To repeat, you are normal, and what you are feeling is normal!Yitzy, Sethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200261814960215469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976320778294697374.post-51231129003616362092009-09-29T15:33:19.213-05:002009-09-29T15:33:19.213-05:00From one mother to another, G-d forgives your lack...From one mother to another, G-d forgives your lack of spirituality. If u can fast and still focus on bringing up your batey yisroel w/yiras shamayim - then u r ahead of the game :)Orahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18341466896352215750noreply@blogger.com