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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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10Q: Reflect. React. Renew.
Every year around this time, I subject my husband (and now my daughter) to questions about the past year and what we envision for the coming year. One year, when I had his undivided attention during a long drive, I … Continue reading
Be courageous… clear the clutter
“Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful and believe to be beautiful.” -William Morris, founder of the Arts and Crafts Movement (Much of this post was inspired by Christine Kane and what she says about … Continue reading
Revealing my vision board
I am so proud of the vision board that I created in my Path Finder class this past week. We were instructed to start finding images in magazines or pictures that speak to us and inspire us in some way. … Continue reading
Improving every single day
Inspired by this post from The Simple Dollar, I want to try to better handle life’s challenges by trying to improve in 6 key areas every day. I don’t think that I’d necessarily define a good day as having components of … Continue reading
There are no accidents
Saturday’s mindfulness retreat is still very much on my mind, especially the teaching, “there are no coincidences and no accidents.” This has led to great peace for me all week. It was helpful when someone cancelled some plans, which upon … Continue reading
