THRIVING, a level beyond success!!

How do you know you're living out your maximum potential?

When your body, mind, and soul are flourishing.
Your relationships are incredible, and you gain friends easily, when your intellect is expanding, your finaces are maturing, and your spirit is elevating and your affinity with God is exquisite.

Essentially every aspect of your life is incredible.

This is how I feel, this is how I'm living!

Here's my week's events summed up.

I went to a government office to get some paperwork sorted out, and after waiting my turn for about 2 hours in a very busy office, I got called up. What I saw shocked me!
The woman in front of me who was talking to the government adviser was with her children, so far this is normal. Whats not normal was that she had her baby on her lap BREAST FEEDING while conversating with the adviser like everything is normal!! Her breasts were just out and about for the world to see!

I freaked out for about 10 seconds, and then burst into laughter!!

Where the heck am I!!!!

Israel, the land of milk & mommy!

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Then on Sunday August 23rd 2009 I joined yeshiva called Mechon Meir.
It's amazing, yeah you heard me!!
All my roommates are Israeli and speak Hebrew. Im learning the language fast! They correct my grammer all day! But thats what I want, challenge.

In addition, like water flows, new found friends connect with me, easily.

In one week I must have made 2 new very close friends, and an abundance of aquinatences- with the high potential of growth for great friendship!!

The Torah studying here is incredible too. From learning about Chumash (aka Torah), Navi (aka Prophets), Halacha (aka Jewish Law), how to pray, zionism, and so, so much more they cover it all including trips throughout israel!! WORD UP.
Essentially from morning until night I learn Torah.

Ofcourse im not some crazy religious fanatic and abadon my other priorites so I obviously joined a gym! I hustled the owner to get a great price!

The best part is this!

A rabbi this week asked students in a class why we're in yeshiva. No one put up their hand, except me...ok...
I told him, and the student body that in order for a human being to achieve greatness he/she needs 3 things.

1. A healthy, fit, and beautiful body.
One must be happy and confident with his/her body.

2. An intelligent mind. Hence education is crucial, reading, completing courses, and the expansion of knowledge is a must. I then mentioned that I have a university degree in kinesiology and that I am a personal trainer.

3. And most importantly one must work on their connection with the Creator of the universe. The soul must be binded with proper spiritual nutrients- the Torah.

That is why I am here in yeshiva.
Because I spent my entire life investing in my body, and mind and neglected time and effort into my soul, its time for a new investment. Relative to my 23 years of life my soul is still starving for a greater relationship with God.

So here I am.


I didn't try to sound like a commercial! That's really just how I feel!!
After the class, people were lining up to learn more and they wanted me to personal train them!!

So guess what. I signed them up based on my price and schedule.

Now I'm one of the only students in yeshiva making money, not losing it!


L I F E I S G R E A T.

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Also, without giving too many details I made friends with someone at this yeshiva who is soul searching for his first time. We connected strongly and after a few days he took me out for dinner and shared with me his life story. Ultimately he told me he wants to kill himself.
Somehow, I found the right words to say, and helped him feel loved and cared for.
Today he doesn't want to kill himself, he still has a lot to work on, his problems aren't all solved, but whatever I did, changed him, and the world!

What an accomplishment.

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And lastly, for those of you that know Yoni/Vadim from Thornhill/Westmount he goes to the same yeshiva as me, and we have become great friends. If you think I have an amazing story how I became religious...you have got to speak to him!!

He's doing very well.

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Thanx for keeping up with me!
I look forward to hearing from you amazing friends soon!!

Have a great weekend, and a special uplifting shabbat!

In addition, Im very busy so if you need to contact me immediately please do so via my cell (get the # from my facebook or ask me for it privately, id post it here but the entire world can read this). Im trying to work out internet at my yeshiva, and will keep you posted for skype and ichat opportunities.

LO
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Adam Ezekiel