Friendship...is born at the moment when one man says to another, 'What! You too? I thought that no one but myself...' C.S. Lewis You know that moment when after thinking for so long you were alone in your pursuits, dreams, and ideals you must be crazy, only to realise you're not the only one; that there are others like you who desire to see the same ideals actualised into reality? That happened to me this past weekend. Two months ago, I sat in on a class about modern Jewish Literature, ...
Musings
What if the Problem is Me?
Obviously, I'm not doing a good job with writing right now. At all. Sure, I admitted I would be taking somewhat of a hiatus, but only as an afterthought. I've also mentioned before how I've been overwhelmingly busy, and part of it was the month of High Holy Days, with no little amount of stress involved. However, what's the first thing which stopped in this situation, which usually is the first thing to stop in similar situations? Writing. I hate this, that this is what I do. Does ...
Blog Hiatus
It's appalling how much time has passed since I last wrote... In my defence –– as I too often iterate at the beginning of these posts due to my guilt and the seeming accountability blogging creates –– it was the Jewish High Holy Days last month, so I was a tad bit busy. Tonight being the first free evening I had in too long, I felt the need, the longing, the itch to write. Something. Anything. Over the holidays, I tried my best to relax, breathe, have little to no commitments, and ...
Musings before the New Year
As I'm sitting here at home on this lovely rainy, September day, sick with who knows what, I'm grateful for this bit of quiet in my recently much noisy life, a life which keeps me from this, what I love most. It reminds me what this season is all about, of preparing one's soul for the coming New Year on Rosh Hashanah as we enter the courts of our King and ask Him to pardon us from all sins, iniquities, and unrighteousness from the past year. How? I have books to write reviews for, ...
My Souvenirs
If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you’ve probably seen my story updates about these shelves I’ve been organising. I'm desperately trying to get my living room presentable before my out-of-state friend visits and stays with me, but ultimately before Rosh Hashanah, the new year. This “project” actually predates further back to whenever I bought a filing cabinet and got rid of my desk. A daring move, but one I thought necessary. I have a friend who is a minimalist. She ...
