Getting Rid of the "Busy Voices" of the Week

On the Torah 12 step meeting this week we discussed ways of making Shabbos more meaningful despite controlling our overeating. One of the things that was addressed was the realization that sometimes it is difficult to face ourselves when the business of the world is taken away. This is the essence of Shabbos- the distractions of the false world are taken away, and we have the chance to really reach out and bound with Hashem. This is the best time for Hitbodedut. Rabbi Lazer Brody once said in a Shiur that time spent talking to Hashem on Shabbos is even more precious to Hashem.