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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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Category Archives: Home
New house update #4: framing – we’re going vertical!
There was another long delay, but we’re back in motion now! We changed our stairway to have one side open so that it wouldn’t feel like a tunnel. We also removed a dividing wall in the master closet. Those two … Continue reading
New house update #2: laying the foundation
Friday 7/20: Beams being excavated. Steel cages being assembled. Dumpster arriving. Friday 7/27: Pouring 50 yards of concrete for exterior beams. Perfect weather for concrete. Forms came off Wednesday. Rough grade Friday. CMU starts Monday. 8/7-9: Interior drainage completed. Concrete … Continue reading
New house update #3: a sense of renewal as we start again
It’s the 1-year anniversary of Harvey and people around here can’t talk of much else. Reflection is important, but forgive me if I don’t participate. To me, it still feels like it just happened. Family and friends have been telling … Continue reading
New house update (1 of 100)
We have begun construction on our future home! It’s been just about a year now to get to this point. (I imagine the city will mark the Harvey anniversary in some meaningful way, but I want to do something too.) … Continue reading
Healing from trauma… patiently?
“When something bad happens to you and you did not have the power to avoid it, do not aggravate the situation even more through wasted grief.” This was written in 1807 by Rabbi Leffin in the Mussar book Cheshbon HaNefesh. … Continue reading
Past, present, and future perfect
I may have figured out the cause of some of my emotional and mental whiplash. It goes like this. Past: we lost our home and I spend a lot of time thinking about what things we once had so I … Continue reading
