Inspiration has to become a deed — as Rabbi Landau teaches it
By Rabbi Shalom Landau.
Rabbi Landau teaches that the big moment is easy to remember. Rabbi Landau teaches that the real question is what came home with you: the calendar, the relationships, whether you changed. Inspiration was never meant to end as a feeling. Call the person, fix the problem, give, learn, put it on the calendar. The action is what makes the inspiration real. A promise can also give the feeling of change before any change happened, and then the urgency disappears. Say less. Do more.
Source verses
ויעקב הלך לדרכו
המלך הקדוש
המעשה הוא העיקר
אֱמוֹר מְעַט וַעֲשֵׂה הַרְבֵּה
מילא בסלע ושתיקה בתרי
Quoted from the captions of the teachings below.
The takeaway
Put the feeling on the calendar. The deed is what makes it real.
Teachings
- The big moment is easy to remember. — Watch the original video · Watch on Instagram
- Big moments are exciting. — Watch the original video · Watch on Instagram
- Inspiration matters. But it was never meant to end with a feeling. — Watch the original video · Watch on Instagram
- Sometimes the promise gives you the feeling of change before any change actually happened. — Watch the original video · Watch on Instagram
- 🔁 Reload because this is where most people lose respect. — Watch the original video · Watch on Instagram
- Real strength is stability! — Watch the original video · Watch on Instagram