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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: Soulful Home prompts
Letter to myself (and to humanity) from my higher self
How can you make the best of this? What lessons might you learn here? What strengths do you have within you that you can pull from right now? 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
I love it… I really do
WHY would I spend so much time and energy on beautifying my home? I must love doing it. I have been complaining that it’s taken over absolutely everything, but that is because of the way I’ve dived into 20 projects … Continue reading
Where is your thinking spot?
Each person in my family has what we call a “thinking spot.” It came about as a way to model for our daughter how to gain control of strong emotions in a healthy manner. Anytime one of us feels angry, … Continue reading
Celebrating progress
No matter how far you’ve come and how much further there is go travel, it’s still a great idea to pause and look back to see what you’ve accomplished thus far and feel good about it. It’s motivation for the … Continue reading
SoulSpacing the rest of your life
Here’s what’s going on with our group… we are in week 7 and we are almost all “behind schedule” and overwhelmed. Doing such an enormous project (not one room but our entire home) so quickly (8 weeks!) may not have … Continue reading