Staying Positive

Prayer keeps us positive, learning, reaching out to others. Friends have asked me how I stay positive. “Look, it’s not a secret,” I tell them. “Go to a synagogue. Go to a Shabbat. Be around people that are positive. You’ll be positive.” The negative discussions and the nonsense, it will go away. Get out of the “Woe is me,” crowd, they will bring you down.

If you’re alone, talk to G-d. Ask G-d. Every day, all day. Talk to G-d. Learn and study the Torah. Get hope, get strength, get faith. There’s nothing else that can give people that.