May 2020, Jewish Heritage Month. Being a Jew of Faith, what does that mean to me now? My faith includes a belief in Adonai, the Hebrew name for God. Not all Jews share that belief. Some Jews are agnostic or even atheists but feel connected as cultural Jews. My father...
I’m sure I never told you about my very unusual summer trip to Petra, Jordan. Petra truly took my breath away! The Romans transformed this mini Grand Canyon into what is a top world heritage site, a true marvel! A bit of trivia…it’s said that Moses died on a cliff...
The quarantine is getting harder everyday. My husband says that he just wants me to be happy. Then he gets all mad and kicks my boyfriend out of our house… OK. My attempt at humor. What can I say? Even though I’m single, a lot of you aren’t. So this...
LOVE IN ACTION – ANOTHER True Story! Some 400 years after Romeo and Juliet, the Italian city of Verona witnessed another unexpected love story that took place on a balcony. Their romance began during one of the many staged live musical performances set on the balconies across Italian neighborhoods since...
LOVE IN ACTION – True Story! He found her completely mesmerizing as he watched her dance slowly, moving with the gentle rhythm of her favorite song on the rooftop. He could see her from his apartment window. He lived on the 25th floor in the building next door. She didn’t...
“The very first Easter taught us this: that life never ends and love never dies.” – Kate McGahan Passover or Easter 2020 will be unique, to say the least. We are accustomed to getting together and sitting around the same dining room table with our special people as we celebrate...
I have to credit Joy Novack Rosson for this extensive and incredible list of resources! (Love her name too! ❤️) With so many people at home (whether it be with little ones or not), this list has something for everyone. Prepare to be blown away! Love, Maryl Help has arrived…....
Today I’m feeling completely shell shocked by it all. The polarity of this moment in time is SURREAL! My personal experience – Feeling grateful Grounded and at peace Abundant Healthy Prepared Safe Loved Happy you’re in my life. Confident – I’ve been in the unknown before. What I’m being drawn...
“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.” -Ernest Hemingway Seeing 2020 Entering 2020, we are all at the crossroads of some kind of major transition… the kind of transition that can foment beyond your imagination experiences and outcomes that you can now set into...
As I get real in accepting my “new normals,” I have been asking myself two very powerful questions. The one that is reaping massive benefits is “What am I no longer willing to live without, REALLY?” Like NO KIDDING. Like, I’m done with tolerating anything less than this new state...
