The Challenge of Posting Regularly

So now I suddenly have this small but really friendly and nice following. Wow! People want to read what I write. This changes things. Up till now this has really been a "place for my stuff". Now I have to write something! I was tossing around the idea of writing something about the Beit HaMikdash, how it's got to be a part of creating unity, not something that waits for unity, that it's critical for us, that we dare not wait patiently for it to fall from the sky. But what I want to say just isn't gelling.

So I just want to say that it's another reminder that everything, EVERYTHING is from Hashem, including inspiration.

We recently were privileged to hear Rav Chaim Sabato speak about inspiration in his writing. He pointed out that one can follow the rules of good writing and still not write well. One needs a certain amount of inspiration to make an impact on the reader. The phrase that came to mind was, "Milim sheyotzim mehalev, nichnasim lalev." In English: Words that come from the heart enter the heart. So if anything I have written has really touched you, know that what I write comes from my heart. But Rav Sabato said that when he writes he is not in a constant state of inspiration. Inspiration only comes sometimes. I can attest to that. I'm always so impressed by bloggers who manage to put something up daily, or even weekly.

So here is my little offering - another small reminder that we don't really control anything at all. Baruch Hashem, I found something to write about!