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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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Progress report Q3: 2013 goals (making progress and having fun)
I’m happy to report that my daily to do lists have only 2 or 3 things on them these days. Of course I still do the dishes every day, wash clothes, make dinner, etc, but I am charging myself with … Continue reading
Tipping the balance toward love: my motherhood journey
The other day I realized that we have slowly worked our way through 4 boxes of princess bandaids in the past month or so. My daughter has a psycho very strong aversion to any slight scratch, as well as loud … Continue reading
Progress report Q1: 2013 goals
What’s the point of having goals if you write them and then forget about them??? I am going to do quarterly checkins this year to make sure I move forward with these. How about that, folks? I’m pretty proud of … Continue reading
Progress report Q2: 2013 goals
“Don’t go anywhere. I beg you; the Moon you are looking for is inside you.” ~Rumi I am quite the taskmaster and it’s getting on my nerves. I’m an over-achiever at heart but I’m doing too much (I wrote a … Continue reading
A bend in the river: thoughts on perspective
You know that feeling you have when you’ve had a great vacation? That pleasant, relaxed inner calm you get when you’ve gotten some clarity on your life’s big picture goals? You see how far you’ve come thus far (in your … Continue reading
Letting in the light: my journey toward love
“It is never too late to become what you might have become.” ~ George Eliot We all, in our own ways, sometimes treat our inner selves with something far from kindness and love. We walk around concealing our shame, those … Continue reading
