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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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Intuition: the right path makes itself known
Magazine articles, blog posts, and quotations about the power of intuition have been falling into my path lately, so I should probably pay attention to them. One article mentioned that gut feeling you get when you know you should do something, … Continue reading
Happy anniversary to me!
“If you follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. When you … Continue reading
Picture Inspiration: weeks 5 and 21
Picture Inspiration: 52 Weeks of Photocentric Creativity and Community Week 5: Infinity and Beyond Repetitive elements, forms, or shapes can often be best showcased when they are put to work with another effective technique of creating good imagery. Enter the … Continue reading
A list of possibilities
I have recently come across several blog posts about life lists (some call it a master list or a bucket list) and how important they are to reaching a goal (two great posts are here and here). The act of trying to come … Continue reading
How to feel happier right now
I get a daily happiness e-mail from The Happiness Project and every Wednesday is Tip Day. This article ran about a month ago but I keep coming back to it, and so I’m posting it here so I’ll remember it and also because … Continue reading
What’s new with the house?
We have been selecting all kinds of things this weekend – our ceiling fans, our kitchen sink, our bathroom lighting, our cabinet stain color. We are still looking for our cabinet hardware and for our dining and kitchen light fixtures, but there’s … Continue reading
