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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: Mussar
New beginnings
The Jewish High Holidays begin this Friday evening. We are to spend the month prior to the New Year in prayer, repentance, and reflection. I think going into these worship services without spending some time in self-reflection is like showing … Continue reading
July check in and book report
Another month has passed and still we are doing our thing at home. Here’s what’s been happening over here: I’ve lost 12 pounds thus far and am on our new treadmill every day. I’m a tiny bit sick of my … Continue reading
How to change the world
Ultimately, work on self is inseparable from work in the world. Each mirrors the other; each is a vehicle for the other. When we change ourselves, our values and actions change as well. CHARLES EISENSTEIN Seen on gratefulness.org
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
The lesson is global and personal
The world has changed in gigantic ways by the tiniest little virus, a virus that is invisible to our eyes. We humans have been handed a dose of humility in this. The entire world has been altered… we humans are so fragile that the tiniest of microbes can upend our world. Continue reading
Introducing a new series
Yirah is an emotional and spiritual sense that “lifts the veil” in a way so that you know that what we see on our mundane, earthly level is just the beginning of something much richer, much more complete, and much more holy than we can know. Continue reading
