Our relationships get distorted because of those nasty klipot that stand like dragons, defending the spark we need from them.  but don’t get turned away!  You need that gold!  So don’t let your heart close!

Gravity is keeping us ON the wagon, and not off.  This changes the nature of the fight entirely.

We can answer the question by trying to understand what the purpose of talking actually is.

Sodom is presented almost comically – where tzedakkah is punishable death.   But we may be more like the people of Sodom than we thought…

Without too much work, we can operate at about 91%.  But the remaining 9% has been captured and is being held under maximum security.   Uh-oh!

We carry out midot with us all the time – love, fear, attachment.  But they latch on to what we prioritize.  So if we are all into food, or the Phillies, then our midot will show up around those things.  So we need to work on focusing our intentions properly, and then our midot can [...]