I’ve noticed that May tends to be a month of important changes for me (a few dating parshas, my move), and each year as May approaches, I wonder what new development is headed my way. Two friends recently pointed out, separately, that as much as we often feel stuck and as if we are spinning our wheels (in shidduchim …
I enjoyed the book Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing, by Pete Davis. The book explores the challenges and benefits of committing to a cause, community, person, or craft for the long haul, in the face of seemingly infinite options. This little episode made me think:
Before a work luncheon, we each had to submit a fun fact about ourselves for a guessing game. Here’s mine: I cannot drink caffeinated coffee. I start to visibly shake and can’t write or type! I even react to the coffee in coffee yogurt. I know a few other people like this, any of you? (People tell me they are …
Pesach here was very busy. B”H. And went so fast! I read Bartholomew and the Oobleck far too many times, lol. My sister bought a collection of I Spy books for the kids, but I found myself turning to them over and over throughout Y”T. They are surprisingly restful and meditative, not to mention 90’s nostalgic. I was also blown …
I am reading essays in the Rabbi Jonathan Sacks hagaddah, and am struck by another recurring theme: hope. I have been thinking a lot about hope over the past year, what it is and what sustains it and how to help it grow. The following are beautiful words from Rabbi Sacks z”l:
How is it this week? What, where, when? Between now and candle lighting I need to grade about 30 essays for my teaching job, and don’t get me started on Pesach cleaning (yikes), BUT at the same time I am delighted to be heading into a three-day Y”T. Moments I am looking forward to:
If you’ve been here for any length of time, you probably know I enjoy visiting art museums. I savor the creative stimulation, the layers of history, and the peace and quiet. Here are a few fun ways to enjoy an art museum (some from The Art of Noticing by Rob Walker, others from this article by Gretchen Rubin, others my …
I enjoy learning about myself as an adult, getting to understand my likes, dislikes, strengths and weaknesses, etc. in a more nuanced way. I finally put my finger on the sense of dread that creeps up for me when the weather warms up — even though it’s the nicest weather! It’s the spring wardrobe change that makes my heart sink. …
None of us knows quite where we will find ourselves when we meet the right person, and what that process will look like, and how the pieces will fit together. But I’ve definitely absorbed the word on the street about what that process looks like for “older singles” (which I suppose I am): it’s lengthy, it’s complicated, it gets hard …
Awhile ago I read of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, which I do not understand, but from what I gather refers to our inability to know for certain both the speed and position of a quantum particle (the smallest building block of matter). In other words, there is a limit to how much we can possibly know about the world around …
