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Sedentary Life Be Like…

August 5, 2020August 3, 2020 ~ Gila Daman ~ 1 Comment

texting a mile a minute no matter how I spin it they were on a different trajectory working in a factory churning butter for hours for their family milling and tilling till satisfactory— work was done it was no fun but they didn't know how to relax by the light of a tv show Then … Continue reading Sedentary Life Be Like…

Behind the Brushstrokes

July 31, 2020 ~ Gila Daman ~ Leave a comment

If I could paint, I would paint an abstract red and black painting right now. It would hold (some of) my pain, my fears. There are times when I feel like painting or drawing to express my emotions. Not that I actually want to go out, buy the paint, and watch a video on how … Continue reading Behind the Brushstrokes

A Soul Cannot Be Seen

December 4, 2019December 2, 2019 ~ Gila Daman ~ Leave a comment

There is this concept in Judaism that an image of G-d cannot be made. G-d is beyond physical attributes, and when physical descriptions are used in the Bible, they are meant as metaphors to facilitate human understanding. For example, when it says He took the Israelites out of slavery "with an outstretched arm." So too, … Continue reading A Soul Cannot Be Seen

Channeling Suffering Into Creativity

October 25, 2019October 24, 2019 ~ Gila Daman ~ Leave a comment

I read an insightful blog post on turning suffering into creativity by Dr. Eric Perry. I find I resonate and learn from many of his posts. The link to this particular blog post is here. I wrote the following in a comment to this blog post: "I have gone through suffering and have also come … Continue reading Channeling Suffering Into Creativity

TBT: The Backstory to My Story

March 14, 2019March 11, 2019 ~ Gila Daman ~ Leave a comment

I started writing the year after my father passed away. I had written poems and songs since I was a kid, but these writings were different. They expressed a voice inside of me that I only became introduced to after the sudden passing of my father in the Fall of 2006. I had always been … Continue reading TBT: The Backstory to My Story

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