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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: Creativity
A day of mindfulness
I’m replaying some old posts while I take some time to relax with my family. This one originally ran 9/12/2011. I spent my Saturday learning from Karen Maezen Miller, author of Momma Zen and Hand Wash Cold. Karen is a … Continue reading
A love letter to myself
I’m replaying some old posts while I take some time to relax with my family. This one originally ran 10/11/2011 and got 342 views! Through Karen’s daily prompts for the Path Finders course, I have created: a Love List — … Continue reading
First scrapbook convention (aka pure goodness)
Oh how I’ve been wanting to tell you about this! I got to attend my first ever scrapbook supply extravaganza! I didn’t take any classes… just wanted to look at all the goodies and see what was there. Having … Continue reading
Wild Art Summer: canvas block art
Maybe you saw this on Facebook already. It is my very first watercolor creation. I’m taking Junelle Jacobson’s Wild Art Summer class and it is so very funky and fun. Just what I wanted. Here’s another of our class projects: … Continue reading
Progress report Q1: 2013 goals
What’s the point of having goals if you write them and then forget about them??? I am going to do quarterly checkins this year to make sure I move forward with these. How about that, folks? I’m pretty proud of … Continue reading
Progress report Q2: 2013 goals
“Don’t go anywhere. I beg you; the Moon you are looking for is inside you.” ~Rumi I am quite the taskmaster and it’s getting on my nerves. I’m an over-achiever at heart but I’m doing too much (I wrote a … Continue reading
