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About me
Welcome and thank you for visiting! I’m Naomi – a mother, writer, creative soul, and avid reader. I aim to share my thoughts and ideas to inspire positive change that will help you live an authentic and caring life.
Poetic Aperture is for me and for you. I often write just to process the swirling activity inside, but I also hope to inspire COMPASSION, COURAGE, and WONDER in you and support you on your journey of elevating the everyday.
I am a rabbinical student at the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York. I am fortunate to have an amazing 15-year-old daughter and a supportive husband of 22 years.
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… reading in bed, candles, diving into a new project, learning something new, crisp crunchy leaves underfoot, hearing my daughter laugh, starting a new book, finishing a book, organizing, floating on my back in the pool and staring at the sky, writing, craft supplies, photography, poetry, a good massage, knowing smiles, singing along to the radio, getting things done, comfy bedding, hot chocolate, paying attention to the details, libraries and bookstores, campfires, astronomy, finding beauty in the everyday, impromptu road trips, quiet, journaling, learning about myself, waking up and reading in bed (preferably with coffee), home, interesting flowers, affection, Sleepytime tea, capturing a moment in time with my camera, true laughter, soft rain.
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“There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. Pursue those.” ~ Michael Nolan
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Category Archives: Mindfulness
Choosing health: physically and spiritually
I know I’m not alone in boomeranging between actively being healthy and letting things go to the back burner. I was doing so well and was so motivated leading up to Sweet Girl’s Bat Mitzvah a year ago. I lost … Continue reading
Today is enough
From the blog A Life In Progress: on Mindfulness & Living in the Moment by Krista O’Reilly-Davi-Digui In every moment we have a choice: to wish away what is or to receive the gifts of today, eyes and heart wide … Continue reading
How true are our beliefs?
I am fairly sure that a large portion of our country is experiencing this resistance right now. New ideas are being perceived as harmful… they go against long-standing structures they know to be true. Perhaps they were true for a long while, but new information is trying to flow into those systems, and it’s getting blocked. Millions are pretending a systemic national problem does not exist, ignoring injustice and hatred, simply excusing the president’s many insulting remarks because they don’t fit with what they believe to be true. Continue reading
New beginnings
The Jewish High Holidays begin this Friday evening. We are to spend the month prior to the New Year in prayer, repentance, and reflection. I think going into these worship services without spending some time in self-reflection is like showing … Continue reading
The Great Pause
We were all running full-tilt in countless directions before this latest epidemic put up a flag and everything skidded to a stop. In many ways, life was growing unmanageable. Many felt a growing emptiness and loneliness amidst all the available … Continue reading
Cultivating ease
In what ways can you cultivate more ease, flow, and stillness in your life? This week, I’m exploring this question. I am happy to have the winter holiday break behind us and our typical routine back in place. I really … Continue reading
