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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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The house of belonging
I created this canvas after watching the “belonging” section of Brené Brown’s “Kitchen Table Parenting” series. Brené teaches: “Belonging is the innate human desire to be a part of something larger than us. Because this yearning is so primal, we … Continue reading
Garage project #2: foundation and framing
Another one of our delays was that it kept raining! It needs to be dry for 3 days before the guys would come pour the foundation. At this point, we were at the end of October, having started demo in … Continue reading
Within me is a sanctuary
One lovely person in my Mussar group said something about the peace and sanctuary of meditation. Something about what she said really resonated with me and I thought about taking the Ecclesiastes text from part of that lesson and creating … Continue reading
Pool project #1: excavation and beyond
This is what our backyard looked like originally: You can see the orange chalk lines of where the pool was to be dug. We began talking about this with our contractor in February. After much back and forth, we finally … Continue reading
Garage project #1: moving day and demo
We are absolutely loving our new setup! Benefit #1 – we can BOTH park in the garage! No more “could you move your car?” every day. Benefit #2 – Mr. B works upstairs when he’s in town, leaving the house … Continue reading
