A long time ago, I wrote about the importance of always having something to look forward to. At the time I was near the beginning of my graduate school journey; now I’m almost done. I am so incredibly grateful that I took the plunge and went back to school. Looking back on the past two years, I see that every …
I read the following in Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal, by Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen: I had thought joy to be rather synonymous with happiness, but it seems now [after having worked with many seriously ill patients] to be far less vulnerable than happiness. Joy seems to be part of an unconditional wish to live, not holding back …
Hey, everyone. Time for part two of the survey review! I opened the floor to questions, and here I’ll answer many of them as best as I can. How old are you? Older than my average reader, apparently! But I started my blog about four years ago, and it’s interesting to me to kind of see the layers of …
Thank you to everyone who completed the survey! I enjoyed reviewing them so much and loved every comment! A bit of data: The average age of respondents was 26. The range of ages was 22-33. All the respondents were female and about 90% were in shidduchim. Say hi to each other! The three most popular topics on the …
Hi, everyone. It’s nice to be back here. Thank you to everyone who filled out the survey! If you haven’t already, you still can 🙂 . I read a riveting spy drama over Y”T, The Spy and the Traitor by Ben MacIntyre. Highly recommended! I also read bits and pieces of some other books. I usually like 3-day …
Hi, everyone! After four years of blogging, I am finally interviewing my readers on who you are and what you like! Whether you just discovered my blog this week or you’ve been here since the beginning, I would love your feedback. Here is a survey that should take about five minutes to complete, if you’d be so kind. I am …
This past Shabbos I had a really fun time with a friend…playing Perfect Matches! Now, I’ve mentioned on this blog that I don’t enjoy question-answer dating games and in the past, I didn’t. But revisiting the game now, I see that I actually find it really fun to answer the questions! I think it’s because I’ve evolved and gotten to …
A few weeks ago I wrote about my Creative Arts class in graduate school and how it reintroduced me to poetry therapy. Here are a few more poems to read, play with, and respond to in addition to the ones I shared there. I’d love to discover more gems if you can share in the comments! “For a New …
I finished The Giver, by Lois Lowry, for the first time last week. I had started it years ago and dropped it in middle because I found it disturbing, but one of my students had to read it so I read it too. I still find it disturbing but also moving and profound. The story centers around Jonas, an …
Wow. We have finally arrived at the end of 2020. Back in January, I made a list of twenty items I wanted to try and accomplish this year. Now I’ll review them! Get married. Ok, at the time of my writing this list, this first item was actually paired in my head with… Move to Eretz Yisroel. The reason …
