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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: Writing
A global awakening?
This morning, when I opened my bedroom door to the hallway, I felt a noticeable wave of warmth, a big temperature difference between the two spaces. We have been trying to figure out our new tech-enabled thermostats, the ones that … Continue reading
The Great Pause
We were all running full-tilt in countless directions before this latest epidemic put up a flag and everything skidded to a stop. In many ways, life was growing unmanageable. Many felt a growing emptiness and loneliness amidst all the available … Continue reading
A year later…
One year ago today, October 27, a shooter killed 11 people from 3 congregations in the Tree of Life building in Squirrel Hill. So many thoughts are circling in my mind and the best way to process them? Write! First … Continue reading
Checking in…terview
I am looking forward to a general sense of having landed after a long journey, of being home. Continue reading
How we grow
Learning to see the obstacles as a gift is really really hard. At least for me. To do that, we first have to completely let go of the expectation that things are meant to be a certain way for us. Then we have to learn to trust… trust in the unforeseen infinite powers at play in the universe that events will unfold as they are meant to and that there will be nothing that is not meant to be. Perhaps we can come to find peace in the knowledge that there is ultimately nothing to worry about, that somewhere, somehow, all is as it should be. Continue reading
Home and exile: a Passover accounting
We will be celebrating Passover in less than 2 weeks. Passover is always on the 15th of the Jewish month of Nissan, which is a full moon. During the Passover Seder, we retell the story of the Israelites’ journey from slavery to freedom. … Continue reading
