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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: Mindfulness
Introversion and self-knowledge
Next week, we will resume our Monday/Thursday publishing schedule. I’m finally caught up! Do you know about the Introvert, Dear email list? They send out short quotations like this about once a week. This one struck me as particularly relevant … Continue reading
Enough already! (aka, learning to be content)
“Who is wealthy?” the Sages ask, and answer, “One who is happy with his portion.” A few months ago now, as part of a book group on living simply, I went through everything in our house and gave away or … Continue reading
Is self-help really all that helpful?
Read this. Do that. Retweet this. Exercise like that. Don’t eat this. Be that. Jeez!!! Is there an implication that we aren’t good enough!? How much better can we possibly get??? Marie Folio, personal empowerment guru, says in this short … Continue reading
Self-care
Self-care to me means reading fiction or interesting nonfiction. Slowing my pace. Coffee with a friend. Watching the birds in my backyard. Savoring the smell of a morning cup of coffee. Sleeping in. Taking macro photos of flowers. Savoring a … Continue reading
The connection between disease, healing and personal power
“Your biography becomes your biology,” Caroline Myss writes in Part I of her classic book, Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing. She teaches that each illness and each body organ has its own vibrational pattern. As a medical … Continue reading
The sound of silence
In my Mussar course, my focus right now is on the power that our words have and especially on the value of silence. I have always been sensitive to sound, but all of a sudden, I realize just how much … Continue reading
