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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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September reading
Obviously, September here in blog-land was all about self-compassion. It was fun to focus on one thing for a month, though I am happy to move on to other fun things. I will start showing you some before and after … Continue reading
Concluding Self-compassion September
You cannot transform yourself, and you certainly cannot transform your partner or anybody else. All you can do is create a space for transformation to happen, for grace and love to enter. – Eckart Tolle – Have you ever thought … Continue reading
Self-compassion September: bringing it all together
Let’s say you are driving to the airport for a very important international trip and you come upon a great deal of unanticipated traffic. You realize that you should have left far earlier than you did. In situations such as … Continue reading
Self-compassion September: the shared human condition
“Being human is not about being any one particular way; it is about being as life creates you—with your own particular strengths and weaknesses, gifts and challenges, quirks and oddities.” (Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind 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
Self-compassion September: we can’t heal what we don’t feel
How we relate to everyday discomfort can change everything. The alternative to this fight is to begin a new way of relating to yourself. It involves self-kindness, a feeling of common humanity, and awareness. In the next three posts, we’ll … Continue reading
