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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: vulnerability
When you open your heart
Leo Babauta blogged recently about how fear can keep us from doing many of the things we know we should be doing… mundane tasks like eating well all the way to life-changing acts of pursuing our dreams. We are afraid … Continue reading
Posted in Behind the Art, Creativity, E-courses, Motherhood
Tagged Art McCracken, canvas, heart, life, My Crazy Life, Newtown, paint, parenting, red, Supplies, time, vulnerability, vulnerability in art
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The mom monologues
Points North Magazine, an Atlanta publication, recently asked for submissions about motherhood for their Mother’s Day edition, so I sent them my “Letter to my Daughter” (see original post). They liked it enough to publish it online here.
Posted in Motherhood, Writing
Tagged Mom Monologues, Points North Magazine, vulnerability
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Letter to my daughter
My sweet girl, You are innocence. Imagination. Authenticity. You are my best self. Pure. Unedited. I watch you in an ordinary moment – you are sorting buttons, utterly absorbed in their textures and colors as you count them and rearrange … Continue reading
