Escape


B"H

Make a part of your life an act that takes you beyond your bounds -- helping people that are not part of your family or circle of friends, doing something that does not fit within your own self-definition.

Escape yourself.


A Daily Dose of Wisdom from the Rebbe
-words and condensation by Tzvi Freeman

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Anonymous said…
I am all for a change and or escape every now and then. It is healthy and we should all indulge once in awhile and get away. Good for us physically and mentally.

BTW-that picture looks like the plank/stairs going up to the top of the pyramid Giza in Cairo, Egypt.

I was there in the pyramid some years ago, that is why the picture took me back, but it cold be a cole mine too. LOL!
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