This winter/early spring, as you’ll soon tire of hearing, was verrry stressful. I had a notion that being super-busy would feel energizing and empowering (?), but in the end it was just horrifying (lol). I started to feel anxious about life in general and stuck and even hopeless. I hadn’t realized to what extent the work stress was impacting me …
The word “acceptance” can feel like sneaky code for resignation or defeat. What does it truly mean to accept your situation as it is? To me, it means moving forward with wishes and plans in a manner that acknowledges and integrates reality as it is now, without fighting it.
Many of us have a “frequent flyer” shidduch suggestion that keeps coming up, and in my case, the answer is “Yes, we know about each other, he isn’t interested…” For context, he lives near me, he went out with my cousin,
My new fun journaling technique is list-making. I have been finding it cathartic and a lot of fun to pick a topic and dump out whatever comes to mind. List-making is an easy entry into journaling — we know what to do. Below is a list of list-making prompts for your journal. Before you begin, a few guidelines to keep …
My friend used this analogy to describe what it feels like to be in a difficult situation unfolding on its own timeline. There’s not much you can do (i.e. nothing) to shorten the timeframe; what you can do is find ways to make the process more tolerable.
Eons ago, when I was in seminary, I wrote a limud Torah report. Maybe you did, too? We each chose a theme and explored it from various angles using different sources. (I wrote about limud Torah lishma, what it means and what it does for a person). It was a very meaningful project and I gained a lot from it. …
I recently wrote an alphapoem for my current writing course and want to share the process with you. An alphapoem is similar to an acrostic in that you write a word or phrase vertically down the left side of your page and use it to write your poem. However, whereas an acrostic purposely begins each line with the next letter …
Are you a royals fan, like I am? (Team Kate, sorry not sorry). A few weeks ago I spotted this recipe in Bon Appetit for coronation chicken pastries, and I made them for this Shabbos. (They taste incredible)! I am so excited to read and watch all about King Charles III’s coronation, and the analysis of who sat where and …
I’m rereading a book I posted about years ago, Love Will Find You by Kathryn Alice. (I must dig up my Soulmate Journal and do the exercises again). I was struck by this sentiment:
My married cousin asked me this question last Motzoei Shabbos after we spent a large part of Shabbos afternoon talking about what I am looking for, my dating experiences, etc. I thought it was a clever question, and I am still thinking about it. How much of me identifies as someone in shidduchim as opposed to all the other things …
