Don't Doubt if for a Second!

I really wanted to share some insights on the weekly Torah portion.  But I doubted that anyone would want to listen, so I didn't.         Ever. OK, that is not a true story.  But imagine if it were!  This shu-shine would not be reaching you right now, and neither would the ones that you have been receiving for almost two years now.  And they would not be reaching nearly 200 other people who have asked to join our weekly community.  And of course, the process has challenged me to consistently study the weekly Torah portion, and just as my life is unique, so are the ideas that percolate in my mind.  And none of that would have ever existed.  It would have never been born to the world, if I had gotten trapped behind my doubts. And yes, I had them.  We all do. And now think: How many things are you not doing, because a doubt is holding you back?  How many dreams are you not pursuing? How many relationships are you holding yourself back from, even those that are most important to you and with those that you are closest with (wife, husband, boyfriend, girlfriend, best friend, neighbor, teacher, mentor, rabbi, priest) -- because you doubt that your love will be returned or your needs will be understood? Doubt is a form of living death.  We are there; but the places where we stop at the wall of doubt are places that never come to life.  And our lives are much to precious not to live them to their fullest! Attached please find this weeks Shu-Shine on the Torah portion of 'Ki Teitzei': "Don't Doubt it for a Second!". May we all be blessed to push through our doubts, and discover the amazing gifts of life, love, relationships, and exhilarating experiences that wait for us on the other side. With Love and a Smile, ~Shu