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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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“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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Rethinking parenting pressures
I’m beginning a collection of courses offered by Brené Brown called “Kitchen Table Wisdom,” beginning with “The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting.” The entire collection is about rethinking the pressures we put on ourselves and our kids. In case you want to … Continue reading
Self-compassion September: meet suffering with kindness
“We don’t have to wait until we are perfect, until life goes exactly as we want it to. We don’t need others to respond with care and compassion in order to feel worthy of love. We don’t need to look … Continue reading
Kindness always wins
My friend Linda asked her Facebook friends to describe kindness in one word. She got almost 50 responses, with words like generosity, concern, and gentleness. There were even some creative ones — puppy-like and empathagenerous were my faves. Linda sent … Continue reading
Small acts of kindness: 21-day challenge report
“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For indeed, that’s all that ever have.” ~ Margaret Mead The 21-day Kindness Challenge hosted by KindSpring has ended. 6,000 people from 98 different countries joined in this effort to help … Continue reading
There can never be enough kindness in the world
Today begins the 21-day Kindness Challenge hosted by KindSpring. Thousands of people have signed up (you can too… it’s not too late!) from 87 countries to unite in this effort to help make our community kinder. Why 21 days? Research … Continue reading
Kindness catch up: care packs, scarves, soap, and our mailman
In case you’re following along with Toddler Approved’s Kindness Challenge, here is their Week 3 project. I have 8 days left to get to 100 acts of kindness… uh oh. (Here are my posts from Week 1 and Week 2.) … Continue reading
