You can run a mileYou can have a childYou can do a freestyle In styleDon’t be mired in the dirt Don’t be suffering cuz your hurtPut your pain into your artRelease your mind,Awaken your heart
Month: August 2022
Happy 20th Anniversary to Me…
...for getting my driver's license! I can't find the polaroid I took to commemorate the day, which happened to coincide with a kickass haircut that I got earlier that morning. Perhaps living in a different state than my hometown is a barrier to locating said polaroid. I wonder if it's where I saw it last... … Continue reading Happy 20th Anniversary to Me…
We STILL Live in Unprecedented Times
”It's been a minute, tell me how you're healin' …Oh, I'm not the girl I was or used to be…I might be better.” Lizzo – About Damn Time Well, Covid-19, hasn’t gone anywhere.What does the the 19 stand for again?Right, that year that is started. Was that only 3 years ago? Feels more like 10! … Continue reading We STILL Live in Unprecedented Times
Dancing with G-d
In the time of the aforementioned Temple, there were lyres and harps and other instruments that I can't even pronounce—there was live music as part of serving G-d. There was spirited dancing as well. After the destruction, that went away and was replaced with lots of Jewish liturgy, well it took several hundred years to … Continue reading Dancing with G-d
Tisha B’av: Holding Space for Grief
Last year when I posted about Tisha B'av I was writing frequently and it felt weird to post about Tisha B'av, a Jewish national day of mourning, since it wasn't in line with the rest of my topics, but it still felt relevant and real, so I did. This year, after not blogging for a … Continue reading Tisha B’av: Holding Space for Grief