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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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Tag Archives: travel
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
Posted in Books, Home, Photography, Soulful Home prompts
Tagged celebrate, journey, SoulSpace, travel
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38 lessons from these 38 years
(A work in progress. I love this quotation from e.e. cummings: “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”) “Today is your day of all days… Today you are You, that is truer than true. There … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Home, Mindfulness, Motherhood, Photography
Tagged fountain, life, mom, parenting, people, perspective, quotation, space, success, time, travel
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Paris in July
For some reason over the past few months, I have been thinking about my trips to Paris. I’ve also been seeing Paris images absolutely everywhere… on clothing, decorative trays, clocks, napkins, boxes. So when I noticed that a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Creativity
Tagged Alice Kaplan, Angela Davis, Dreaming in French, Eloisa James, France, Jacquie Bouvoir Kennedy, paris, Paris in July 2012, Paris in Love, Susan Sontag, travel
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