Published in Being Known·PinnedIf I Can’t Be Honest With You, We Can’t Be FriendsI’m too old for superficial friendships — I made a decision recently: I’m done apologizing for speaking my truth to my friends. If I can’t speak my truth to you, then we’re not really friends anyway, and then what are we even doing sharing space and energy together? I don’t know about you, but my time is…Friendship6 min read
Published in Being Known·PinnedWhen Life Knocks You DownWhen your vision goes dark, you see the light — A few nights ago my biggest dilemma was what show to binge on Netflix as I happily lay in bed reminiscing about my day. It was a great day after all. I had my first since-pandemic in-person work event that night and I met a friend for a glass-ish of…Empowerment6 min read
Published in World Traveler’s Blog·PinnedMy Love Affair With (Solo)TravelQuenching my desire to feel alive — Did you go to New Zealand by yourself? I can’t even drive to the airport alone without major anxiety! That was me, in my forties, until two years ago. I moved to New York from Israel when I was eight years old. This was the first time I was on…Travel6 min read
Published in P.S. I Love You·PinnedI Sparkle Without YouHaiku series — Poetry Sunday — Relationships1 min readPhoto by freestocks on UnsplashI Sparkle Without YouHaiku series — Poetry Sunday3K3K14
Published in P.S. I Love You·Pinned7 Tricks to a Good Marriage I Wish I Knew Before My 2 DivorcesIt’s about more than sex and money; you have to talk to each other too — You meet her. You feel all the feels and all the butterflies. You decide she’s the one, put a ring on her finger, and live happily ever after. The End. And then you wake up to your cluttered home with a heap of unpaid bills, a princess in sweatpants that…Relationships7 min read
Published in Being Known·Apr 21Home BaseHaiku series — Home1 min readPhoto by Scott Webb on UnsplashHome BaseHaiku series230230
Published in Being Known·Mar 11DatingHaiku with commentary — Happily single Woman living my best life Dating myself, thanks! When has it become taboo to be single and not dating?! It seems that any time a strong, smart, educated, or beautiful woman is single, she (and by this I mean we) are instantly asked “Are you seeing anyone, are…Dating2 min read
Published in Being Known·Mar 10Leave the SmudgesA memory in 3-word sentences — Poetry1 min readPhoto by Alex Dukhanov on UnsplashLeave the SmudgesA memory in 3-word sentences3463466
Published in Being Known·Mar 1It’s Our Time to BloomHaiku and writing prompt — Let’s leap into spring Sway with the breeze, sprout with the Promise of new days. Spring will soon be upon us and I feel the spring in my toes, moved by the promise of sun and flowers and growth! This spring — it’s our time to plant the garden of…Spring2 min read
Published in Being Known·Feb 28Tiny PiecesHaiku — We are but a small Piece in this puzzle of life; It’s not about us. Take it lightly! Life isn’t all about you. We are all but tiny pieces in this game called life. It is not always, or even often, about us. Learn to shrug things off, to release…Life1 min read