Yehuda Berg’s Blog

How often do we dismiss people because we don’t like the way they look or talk?

Over the years, we’ve all met incredible people who we’ve passed over because we didn’t have the eyes to see what was in front of us. These were people who could have helped us, become our friends, and maybe even our soul mates.

Keep this in mind today as you talk to people. Allow yourself to see beyond the physical. Imagine you are speaking directly to their soul.

We all have our routines. Waking up at certain times, eating the same foods, sitting in the same place in class, going out with the same people. These are the things we do unconsciously.

This week is about the thrill of the first time. It’s about breaking up our routines. It’s about living each moment with consciousness.

Today, find one habit and change it. Do something you would never do. Get rid of this idea that there are certain things you don’t do - “I never go to the theatre, I never speak in public, I never…”

Doing what doesn’t come naturally to us is a restriction. It expands our vessel and allows us to receive more than we currently have.

Oftentimes when we say we love someone, we’re actually referring to the way the person makes us feel. In a very real sense, our love for others is actually just an extension of our love for ourselves.

Yesterday I was reading a parable that my brother Michael wrote:

A man walks into a restaurant. The waiter asks him what he would like. He responds that he loves fish. The fish is cooked and then cut up. The man then proceeds to swallow the fish. Is this love? Is this the way one treats someone he loves? This man does not love fish. He loves himself, he loves to satiate himself with fish.

Think about this the next time you say, “I love you.”