The Air Traffic Controller (God)

Chapter 3 — The Air Traffic Controller (God). 258 thoughts gathered here — 121 made it into the written chapter, the rest wait in the pool. This introduction is a placeholder for the author's own words.

The spine

The thoughts this chapter was written from, in order of appearance.

  1. Rather, trust in God with all your heart and…
  2. blessed be the lord, who exercised, marvelous, loving kindness…
  3. there is a creator
  4. Without a doubt, there is nothing that transpires in…
  5. He assigns dexterity to each limb, enabling it to…
  6. Finally, my son, always remember that everything that happens…
  7. Chapter one verse 3 speaking from someone that has…
  8. Chapter 12 verse 13 The ultimate aim of the…
  9. We know that the nature of one who is…
  10. In His tremendous compassion, Hashem wants humanity to succeed
  11. In the Abraham was pleading with God to bless…
  12. Rambam, Sefer HaMitzuos, Positive Mitzvah 8, and Halachos Gedolos
  13. It is always a desire and a will that…
  14. It is forbidden for a person to enjoy anything…
  15. "The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof
  16. Rabbi Ellezer says
  17. 161 he prescribed gratitude as an anecdote to despair…
  18. gratitude raises levels of dopamine and serotonin neurotransmitters responsible…
  19. To say we should feel grateful is not to…
  20. The greater our perspective in life, the more permanent…
  21. somethings are really hard to appreciate unless you lose…
  22. -thoughts that are useless at that moment are useless…
  23. each time you shift your focus to the world…
  24. keyword thought If you ever get stuck in a…
  25. my moment to moment existence was outwardly miserable in…
  26. The final chapter explores the idea that our constant…
  27. No matter how they react, however, remember that this…
  28. That means stopping to focus and think
  29. While these are all wonderful gestures, they are but…
  30. . The second level is valuing the chessed someone…
  31. 47
  32. We should be more grateful, and more forgiving
  33. Finally there is the question of whether we have…
  34. This leads me to a thought about art
  35. There is an over arching method called Halacka but…
  36. There is an over arching Mitzva called Halacka, but…
  37. this is huge
  38. divine retribution
  39. These in-voluntary tears over that grade on that paper?
  40. These involuntary tears over that grade on that paper?
  41. Questions of worth-of value-appear only when we have to…
  42. What if it were true?
  43. What if it were true?
  44. keyword challenge Rabbi salovich said it is okay to…
  45. genuine
  46. the more life is understood in terms of a…
  47. we need to recognize that there are destructive forces…
  48. Know that in the end of days, difficult times…
  49. the spiritual practice of Wise, remembering stops us from…
  50. Gratitude, Smith wrote, helps make daily life more agreeable…
  51. The metric by which God will assess my life…
  52. It is good to take an inventory of happy…
  53. When you come back from a vacation with a…
  54. When you come back from a vacation with a…
  55. Practice gratitude
  56. Practice Gratitude
  57. This mental exercise begins by having a person recall…
  58. The Book of Deuteronomy in the Hebrew Bible instructs…
  59. 1
  60. Focus on cultivating personal happiness through gratitude, optimism, and…
  61. the same holds true in prayer
  62. your prayer must have a theme not like that…
  63. if your goal is to have concentration as you…
  64. this is a mantra it’s a love mantra
  65. Mindfulness or awareness and prayer is also a important…
  66. An optimal way to go in and out of…
  67. I vote to make prayer a mind blowing experience
  68. at first it might entail 2 to 5 minutes…
  69. The next aspect is deep reflection, and this requires…
  70. The examen is a travel-size Ignatian retreat
  71. The examen is a travel-size Ignatian retreat
  72. As the examen has passed from one generation to…
  73. It wasn't until God thought to first create repentance…
  74. If Hashem can look at every Jew, no matter…
  75. In his eminent kindness, Hashem focuses on one virtue…
  76. one of the ways in which I teach my…
  77. Volunteers, who received recognition for their efforts were 20%…
  78. Paige, 222 integrity to me is how you act…
  79. surprisingly the most important element of spirituality is its…
  80. The most important element of spirituality is its stability
  81. It is not the power of the water that…
  82. Paige 103 it is not deep thought or intense…
  83. We can direct our focus and intention to the…
  84. Paige 68 do I actually want a spiritual life?
  85. Do I actually want a spiritual life?
  86. Chazal say that people who prepare on erev Shabbos…
  87. The moment you arrive here on this earth, you…
  88. what unifies them nd gives them continuity overtime perhaps…
  89. According to Jewish, mystical literature, there are several levels…
  90. The Nama has no physical anger, it is spiritual…
  91. The human soul consists of three major faculties
  92. Maimonides again stresses the means ends relationship, faction of…
  93. within the chain, we humans are balanced awkwardly between…
  94. We are born with a body in a soul
  95. Paige 78 Spiritual this is the deepest level where…
  96. There are people whose great souls will be revealed…
  97. Similarly, it is only in this world that we…
  98. A person relates with his world in three dimensions
  99. People live within the three dimensions of (a) social…
  100. your most important personal relationships
  101. The fortress
  102. The fortress
  103. The Hebrew ethical well is not mere valediction but…
  104. My days have taught me experience has made me…
  105. Take a father’s admonition, from a heart disturbed
  106. But who will be as tender to thee as…
  107. my son!
  108. My son !
  109. My son!
  110. My son!
  111. My son!
  112. Never let anger master the
  113. My son!
  114. Accustomed thyself to speak in gentleness to all men…
  115. Ponder well over every word before you order it…
  116. Behave as one who wishes to learn, and to…
  117. My son!
  118. I mean that you shall command your children to…
  119. Heschel held that Jewish rituals are conduciveto awe
  120. Five Confidence links to another quality that Waldo held…
  121. I wish I could be with you as you…

The pool

Gathered for this chapter, not yet used — raw material for what comes next.

The air traffic controller (god)

Awareness

Community

Change

Emotion

Experience

Epilogue

Wisdom

Integrity

Self

Awe

Consciousness

Perspective

Time

Habit

G-d

Energy

Empathy

Living

Growth

Relationships

Trait

Judgment

Consequences

Failure

Goal

Learning

Reflection

Motivation

Fulfillment

Conflict

Choice

Education

Family

Gratitude

Action

Ethics