Aryeh Lazar

Train yourself to see the good – and life becomes good!

Many people train themselves to notice what is wrong with life.

What is missing?
What is frustrating?
What did not work out?
What people did to them?
What they dislike about themselves?

Over time, this becomes the way they experience the world.

Two people live through the exact same situation —
yet one person feels grateful and emotionally strong,
while the other feels angry, anxious, and miserable.

Why?

Because your mind is trained to see things in a certain way.

Rabbi Shmuel Birnbaum taught:

Train yourself to see the good.
Train yourself to see HaShem’s kindness.
Train yourself to notice the blessings constantly surrounding you.

The more you focus on the good,
the more your emotional world improves.

This does not mean you pretend life is perfect.
This does not mean you deny pain or difficulties.

It means train yourself to stop living with a constant negative focus.

Many people automatically feel:

Life is unfair.
Life is uncomfortable.
What am I lacking?
What can go wrong?

Torah teaches you to develop a different perspective.

You begin noticing:

The blessings you already have,
The kindness people show you,
The opportunities HaShem gives you and
The good that exists even during difficult moments.

What you repeatedly focus on shapes your emotions.

A person who constantly focuses on negativity feels emotionally down.

But when you train yourself to see the good you develop:

Gratitude,
Happiness,
Emotional strength and
Inner calm.

You become what you train yourself to be.

Today’s world trains you to focus on
problems, conflict, fear, and dissatisfaction.

The media excels at this.

However, Torah trains you to see:
meaning, blessing and how HaShem guides you with compassion.

Slowly, the way you experience the world
begins to change.

Please share with anyone who might enjoy or benefit from this.

About the Author
Rabbi Aryeh Lazar and Rabbi Peretz Davidson write about using Torah wisdom to develop inner calm, happiness, and emotional well-being. They are the authors of The Jewish Guide to Coping with Anxiety.
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