Even visual art is movement. Looking at the trees with their colorful leaves glistening under the light of the sun, I am filled with awe. I stop dead in my tracks. I wonder, is this what painter’s feel? A desire to capture nature’s beauty? To commune with it deeply as they “recreate” it on paper? … Continue reading Art as Movement
Author: Gila Daman
Latest release: Inner Piece: Decluttering a Soul. Also by Gila: Pandemic Poetry, She Pooped, I'm Pooped!: Motherhood Year One, First Comes Self-Love, Then Comes Marriage, and The Roadmap Ends Here: Entering Adulthood.
Religion and Judgmentalism
I wanted to make Judgmental noun sound like Fundamentalism. That’s how that title happened. I don’t think religion is always fundamentalist, but it sure can be. As an outsider watching someone else “rebel,” I never thought the “rebel” had compunction. But now that I’m in the “rebel” seat, I know a “rebel” can have compunction. … Continue reading Religion and Judgmentalism
Religion is an Opiate?
Some people find shelter in religion. A place of safety from the big bad world. Comfort from the chaos. But I find it suffocating. To different degrees, at different points in my life. In the beginning, I didn't even realize consciously how difficult it made my life. One could say, I would have struggled with … Continue reading Religion is an Opiate?
Martyrdom and Motherhood
We may think that we are helping our kids by eating the burnt toast and saving the good stuff for them. But kids model our behavior, so in fact we are harming them. For they see us eat the burnt toast and learn that when one grows up one eats burnt toast. So, let’s change … Continue reading Martyrdom and Motherhood
Modeling Mom
I learned anxiety from the same person who taught me life and love; shimmying and being in awe of nature. It’s interesting how visceral our parents’ impact on us can be. I recently watched “You” on Netflix. Certainly put my own life in perspective. My role models. The role model I am for my own … Continue reading Modeling Mom
Unwrapping the Present
Today my 3 yo daughter got a rolled up cloth napkin at a buffet and was so excited to open it to see what was inside. Earlier this morning she saw an open Fed Ex truck and exclaimed, “packages!” She loves opening up packages from Amazon all the time at home. What is her fascination … Continue reading Unwrapping the Present
We’re All in This Together
In my parenting journey, I felt a weight lifted this weekend when I arrived at an arts festival featuring jumping castles for kids at a local park. I felt the energy and good will of all the young parents toward their children. I heard words of patience; of encouragement. We are all in the same … Continue reading We’re All in This Together
Young and Restless
I have so much I want from the world, from myself. This is the stage of life where I’m meant to actualize myself and when I don’t, it can be discouraging. When I visited an elderly relative of mine recently, it put my life in perspective. I have energy. I have physical ability, mental capacity. … Continue reading Young and Restless
Celebrating NON-Celebrity
While writing hashtags for my post this morning, Instagram taught me something! In the midst of typing out “celebration,” it gave me the option “celebrity.” It’s no wonder we can get so caught up in the lives of those in Hollywood when their very title entails them being something to celebrate! The underbelly of fame, … Continue reading Celebrating NON-Celebrity
Father’s 80th B-Day
Would be today. But he passed away suddenly in 2006, three weeks shy of his 65th birthday. Would he have been the avid fitness guru and health nut today that he was when G-d suddenly snatched him from us? Would he have aged and slowed down by now? I’ve always been grateful he didn’t suffer … Continue reading Father’s 80th B-Day
Mindful Nuggets 