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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: Books
March reading
From Silk to Silicon: The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives by Jeffrey E. Garten Globalization is nothing new. Garten points out that it began 60,000 years ago when 150,000 people left Africa and migrated all over the world, spreading … Continue reading
Writing as metaphor
This is an excerpt from In Other Words, by Jhumpa Lahiri’s linguistic autobiography: Why do I write? To investigate the mystery of existence. To tolerate myself. To get closer to everything that is outside of me. If I want to understand … Continue reading
February romance reading
I got the idea that February should be a break in the heavy nonfiction I’ve been reading lately. I decided to only read quick reads that could be entirely classified as chick lit. Then I came to my senses. I … Continue reading
January reading report
January – check! I’ve been trying to simplify a little and have been de-owning things. Now I must work on the “doing too much.” I counted just for the fun of it… I read 93 books last year. I don’t … Continue reading
Essentialism and the pursuit of less
Exactly how do you pursue less? The underlying premise of essentialism is that you just can’t fit it all in. At some point you’ve got to be selective. I realize now that I can’t devote my best self to the most … Continue reading
It’s like I forgot how to read!
December, where did you go? It’s unusual to have read only 4 books in a month, yet I can’t remember doing anything else before falling asleep each night. I guess I could only read a page or two before conking … Continue reading
