Rabbi G. became deathly ill, and he went “through the mill” for months and months and months. His family went all-out to help him, with the most professional medical services and the best hospitals. Loads and loads of hard work was invested into being “on top” of the recovery situation in Hishtadlus, and of course every spare second “more Tehilim and more Tehilim for Tatty”.
They were all M'kabel (accepted) to say Ashrei, Aleinu, and Bircas HaMazon inside the Siddur. This large Chashuva family was Zoche to see Nisei Nissim after about a year and ½. (He was in a coma for 6 weeks). Today, Rabbi G. looks like he’s 30 years younger; full of life and vitality. When he first got sick, his wife said: “I’m waiting for the Seudas Hoda'ah”. She kept saying this even during the worst times, when he looked like a shaky half-a-human, missing all kinds of his faculties.
The Seforim HaKedoshim say that if a person keeps fighting in Tefila, even for a very long time without any success, if he keeps it up without Yi'ush, then he can be Zoche to suddenly have a Yeshua. Even if inside he feels Yi'ush, he should still make sure to speak positively.
Chaim Kogel came home to find out that their sick relative had a situation that appears to be a warning sign of more trouble, Rachana Litzlan.
Chaim told his: ְבּ ֵנ ַבּ י ִי ת household that despite the new bad news, they should always mention first all the positive improvements, and thank Hashem for every tiny Ness. And they should avoid mentioning negatives, or at least leave them to be told briefly and only later. Also, they should constantly discuss all the Nissim of their lives, since discussing such things causes new Yeshuos.
As soon as he finished discussing the past positives and the importance of positivism, there was a telephone call that things were not as bad as they thought. Speaking positively literally invites more positive. Even if you meant nothing and were just babbling positives, it can do wonders for the situation.
