Title of a song I listened to growing up my Billie Myers. This past Shabbat my daughter and I took a puddle walk. We thought we were going after the big rain to hunt for puddles to jump in. Little did we know there was more rain to come! We enjoyed puddle jumping as well … Continue reading Kiss the Rain
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.
Every Day Is Father’s Day
Every Father's Day when I was growing up, I made a construction paper card for my dad with colorful bubble letters. Inside I wrote a very heart felt message. In the last one I gave him, the summer before he suddenly passed away, I thanked him for his help and support in my learning anatomy … Continue reading Every Day Is Father’s Day
Juneteenth
Growing up my co-worker celebrated Juneteenth with a weekend of festivals with African dance, art, and culture.Now it’s a nationally recognized holiday. 🙂Here’s to healing.Here’s to cultivating creativity.Here’s to celebrating diversity.
Chasing Our Tails
Recently I took my daughter to the dentist. On the way back, when I got on the highway, I realized it was the same entrance ramp I get on and off of every day when I go to work (I had just come from the opposite direction). I think that going to the dentist with … Continue reading Chasing Our Tails
Ugly Duck Syndrome
Growing up I was the kid who everyone liked but didn’t necessarily invite to their parties. I wasn’t an outcast, but I wasn’t an incast either. I had my couple close friends and we were happy but I always wanted wished to be more part of the social world surrounding me. Like I said in … Continue reading Ugly Duck Syndrome
Does School Kill Creativity? Part 2
Yes, because it overactivates our left brain while devaluing and weakening our right brain. We come into school with such passionate, curious minds. Then are forced to memorize and digest a boatload of information. We gain information at the expense of losing wisdom. The intuition that we inherently had going in all but disappears. And … Continue reading Does School Kill Creativity? Part 2
Left Brain vs. Right Brain: Mental Shifts
I can look at my drawing and compare it to the original. I can judge how much it looks like what I copied. I can criticize myself, thinking I could have done a better job. Or I can look at it and just see it for what it is. Enjoy the creation. Feel its energy. … Continue reading Left Brain vs. Right Brain: Mental Shifts
What I am Is What I am
The title of this essay was inspired by the song “What I am” by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians. I’m flying on the airplane and watching the flight stats on the screen. It says the measurements in “imperial” and “metric.” I always knew the US was NOT metric. But I didn’t know it had a … Continue reading What I am Is What I am
Creativity, Self-Expression
I’m in the airplane and they are going around giving out headphones. Selling them. First of all, I’m cheap so I’m not paying for those. Secondly, I didn’t expect a screen since it’s a less-than-two-hour flight. For the flight, I brought crayons, pencils, and paper. I thought of bringing a book, but I didn't want … Continue reading Creativity, Self-Expression
Art
In a previous post (link here), I wrote about how when I drew a picture of the monkey on my daughter's puzzle, the pic carried with it the life of the monkey. I could feel the original monkey’s personality conveyed through my duplicate drawing. It was an internal feeling that I can’t put to words, … Continue reading Art
Mindful Nuggets 