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Calm Amongst The Storm

When there’s much shifting through me, it helps to look to outside sources to help me make sense of myself. One such viewpoint came by way of a podcast by Tara Brach on gratitude. What an apt view for this holiday season- suggestions on how to awaken our natural capacities for gratitude and generosity thoughContinue reading “Calm Amongst The Storm”

Digging Deep and Staying Low

My goodness it is still hard to talk politics- the win seems so precarious- until things are totaling in motion including the vaccine. Meanwhile, I continue to find the only way to be in the muck is to stitch, stitch, stitch. I had a couple of nice honors: an article in the PG, the purchaseContinue reading “Digging Deep and Staying Low”

A Couple of Recommendations

I spend the majority of my time listening to podcasts while stitching. The pod cast that brings me the most joy these days is The Promised Podcast by Noah Efron. It gives me, as an American Jew, the clearest perspective on Jewish Israeli life. I can’t say enough about the quality. Noah is honest, thorough,Continue reading “A Couple of Recommendations”

Angel of God

When the pandemic started, I thought of it as a time to dig deep and create. Now, on my fourth major project, it seems a little ridiculous, but really, its all I’ve got given the craziness of life today. For this project I am going all out- something that will bring everything together for me.Continue reading “Angel of God”

B’Not Mitzvah In The Time of Coronavirus

It’s hard to rank all of the sad and debilitating experiences during this pandemic, except for the one that is at the very top of my list: my plan to organize and host Steve’s and my granddaughters for their B’Not Mitzvah. It had been in the planning for well over three years. We were soContinue reading “B’Not Mitzvah In The Time of Coronavirus”

TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE: Changing The Way We DO CHANGE

From Killing Rage: Ending Rage by Bell Hooks: Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its affirmation, by each of us claiming the identities and cultural legacies the shape who we are and how we live in the world. Rev. angel Kyodo Williams is a social visionary applying inner awarenessContinue reading “TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE: Changing The Way We DO CHANGE”

The End Of A Generation

My Uncle Jason lived a long fruitful life, celebrating his 99th birthday in February. He died last week on the Summer Solstice. He was a Shapiro through and through, blessed with that singular soul shining through with 110% chesed, that clear over abundance of lovingkindness. Jason was the youngest of three brothers. My father wasContinue reading “The End Of A Generation”

Womanist Is To Feminist As Purple Is To Lavender.

I have a new mentor, the biblical scholar, Rev. Wil Gafney. She came to my attention through her book: Womanist Midrash. I found her book looking for gift ideas for my granddaughters about to be B’not Mitzvah. Then reading her blog, I came upon her discussion about the very portion my grandchildren are studying. ItContinue reading “Womanist Is To Feminist As Purple Is To Lavender.”

E. ZERO WASTE/COLLECT

Taken from A Patchwork Life: The Hands-On Guide To Living by Louise Silk Available as an ebook: A Patchwork Life: The Hands-On Guide To Living One can never have too many quilts. It’s easy to reach your limit on needlepoint pillows or knitted sweaters, but not quilts. There is always another bed, sofa, table, wall, birth, wedding, orContinue reading “E. ZERO WASTE/COLLECT”

F. DECONSTRUCT/ RECYCLE/UPCYCLE

Taken from A Patchwork Life: The Hands-On Guide To Living by Louise Silk Available as an ebook: A Patchwork Life: The Hands-On Guide To Living Inspiration is for amateurs. The rest of us Just show up and get to work. All the best ideas come out of the work itself. Chuck Close One thing leads to another. ItContinue reading “F. DECONSTRUCT/ RECYCLE/UPCYCLE”