#BlogElul 3 — Intention or Not

August 21, 2012

It was an accident. I didn’t mean to break it, Mama. It’s not my fault; it was an accident. And then he promptly burst into heart-wrenching sobs. I scooped my five year old into my arms and rocked him until his tears stopped. I know that it was an accident and I know that he […]

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#BlogElul 2 — Inventory of a Different Kind

August 20, 2012

Having flown by the seat of my pants last year, I decided as soon as the holidays were over that I would NOT allow the same thing to happen this year. Planning ahead for the High Holy Days is nothing new for me. When I was in a congregation, my vocal preparation would begin from […]

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#BlogElul 1 — Return. To God, To Self.

August 19, 2012

Today. We begin again…today. Tonight’s moon represents a turning. A REturning. To a place of beginning. Of renewal. Of healing. It is Rosh Chodesh Elul. Thirty days from now, we will close this year. Reflecting on what has transpired. Of missed opportunities. Of loved ones now gone from this world. And we begin the process […]

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No Woman Left Behind

August 16, 2012

Sounds like a great slogan. [Or a take-off on a really flawed program… But I digress.] It is what I think each week when I’m with my training group. Yes. You read that correctly. My training group. Now some of you have been with me long enough to remember my somewhat ill-conceived, though ultimately successful, […]

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Relief

August 14, 2012

{{Whew!}} That was a sigh of relief that you just heard. And it was mine. For the past number of weeks, I have been unable to take a complete breath. Any time I tried, it would catch about 3/4 of the way. And no medical treatment is available to cure my ailment. Because it is […]

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