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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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Author Archives: Naomi
Book review: A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea
A heartbreakingly honest story of a young woman’s escape from Syria during the war in 2011. Melissa Fleming is a UNHCR worker who hopes that telling Doaa’s story will educate and inspire action to create better experiences for other refugees. … Continue reading
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
2022 Reading Summary
73 Nonfiction. 44 Fiction. 117 books total! My goal was 85 so I’m very happy with that. Next year I’ll aim for 100. Favorites: The Spirituality of Imperfection: Storytelling and the Search for Meaning by Ernest Kurtz Awakenings: American Jewish … Continue reading
BOOKS!!
Whew! December was a wonderful whirlwind. I just finished two big papers for classes and am about to enter my last Hebrew class of this term. In case you can’t tell by the books below, one class was in Diasporas … Continue reading
November books and check-in
How on earth are the months moving past so quickly??? I have been very busy with classes this month and have read a lot, but I’ve only finished a handful of books. I did, however — No Cure for Being … Continue reading
October reading – Part II
What’s happening around here? Houston is experiencing some beautiful Fall weather. Two weeks ago, I was forcing my family to eat some meals in the sukkah, but the mosquitos and humidity are just awful. Now… ahhhh. The Astros are in … Continue reading
