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1. Rebbe Nosson

“The whole entire world is a very narrow bridge, and the main thing is not to be afraid.”But even if someone feels that they already ‘fell off the bridge,’ they should still not be afraid! One can cry out and yearn for Hashem from any place where he finds himself. One should never despair because a cry to Hashem from the depths will not go unanswered. 

2. Ohr Hameir  

There is not a single thing that descends to this world that was not sent intentionally by Hashem for a good reason. Every single plant, and even every rock and inanimate object, plays a unique role in spreading G-dliness.
If so, is it possible to suggest that each person, who was created in the image of Hashem, was created as an ‘extra?’ Certainly not! The whole world was created for the Jewish people, and every Yid should hold their head high, knowing that he plays a crucial role in Hashem’s plan for the world! 

3. Baal Shem Tov

A person should not belittle his service of Hashem, or question the value of his Torah or Tefillah, because such an attitude causes him to fall to a lower spiritual level. This is why some tzadikim and Chassidim would praise themselves, as a way to infuse a renewed passion and fire in their avodas Hashem. Even the students of the great Rebbe Shimon bar Yochai would praise his greatness!

4. Nesivos Shalom

At the holy time of shalosh suedos, one should ask Hashem for a constant and powerful connection to Him. Don’t be like a ‘poor person asking for a small piece of bread.’ Tell Hashem you are not satisfied with a small or occasional spiritual connection: you want more than that. Broaden your spiritual ambition, and don’t settle for less! 

5. Dovid S.

Traveling is often a time when we face many challenges in shmiras einayim. I’ve found Teffilas Haderech to be a powerful time to ask Hashem to help me guard my eyes!  When I ask Hashem “V’sagi’enu l’mchoz cheftzeinu l’chaim, ul’simcha ul’shalom, to bring us to our destination with life, happiness, and peace,” I have in mind that I should arrive whole, happy, and unharmed by the spiritual challenges I may encounter along the way.
When I ask Hashem “V’satzileinu m’kof kol oyav v’orev v’listim, v’chayos ra’os baderech, to save us from every enemy and ambush, robbers and wild beasts on the trip,” I ask Hashem to save me from the enemy and ambush of the yetzer hara, the robbers who try to rob my purity and the beastly klipos who try to ensnare me.  

6. Berach Moshe

The Kedushas Yom Tov used to say that a Jew is required to be “shomer Shabbos,” a guardian over Shabbos. Someone who is guarding something is prohibited from becoming distracted and losing sight of what he is watching over for even one moment.
Reb Moshe of Satmar, who was the great grandson of the Kedushas Yom Tov, writes that true to this belief, the Kedushas Yom Tov would not sleep whatsoever over Shabbos, and would spend day and night immersed in Torah study. 

7. Rav Pinchos Koritzer

On Shabbos one has the ability to elevate even the lowest of things. This is why on Shabbos we eat gala/ptchah which comes from the bone of the foot of the animal, onions which are the cheapest of vegetables, and ‘kasha’, which is the lowest level of grains (it’s not even technically a grain). This is also the inyan of a streimel, which is made from the tail of an animal, which we elevate by wearing on our heads. 

8. Baal Shem Tov

The Baal Shem Tov once took some chassidim with him to a frozen lake near Mezhbizh. He gazed for a long time at the hundreds of peasants etching crucifixes onto the ice. He told these chassidim afterwards that water gives life, but only if it is warm and flowing. he warned them not to study Torah in a cold, academic way, like secular studies. Yiddishkeit is meant to be lichtig and warm. The moment it freezes over, it becomes filled with impurity.
As shared by Yoni