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“One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist…..Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist” ― Stephen Hawking

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“One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist…..Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist” ― Stephen Hawking

Effective Symbols

Symbols that catch our attention and our emotional connection are mor effective than a hundred words. For two years the yellow bow has become prevalent in Israel and the world over ae a solidarity symbol which conveyed the message “Free the Hostages”.

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Pride

When I was a teenager, the only Pride that was popular was Jane Austen’s book Pride and Prejudice.  You can get it today as well, even in an e-book for $1.99, or a fancy edition for $24.99.  “Pride and Prejudice has consistently appeared near the top of lists of “most-loved books” among literary scholars and the reading public…

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My Bell

Call it Bell or call it Bezeq, it really does not matter. Those are national phone, internet and television services. The experience I am about to relate is truly what is referred to as “Catch 22”…

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Couplehood

My husband picked up a book from the loaded bookcase behind the dining room table after lunch today, and started reading aloud. The book was Nabokov’s lectures at a Toronto college, one that we read a long time ago. It felt like old times, …

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Suitcases

I was about 5 years old, a curious kid, finally in what felt like a permanent home.  Someone had left a ladder going up to the “boidem” (known generally as an attic).  It was really only a shelf built below the ceiling of the hallway.  I climbed up, eager to find out what was there.  Old suitcases, vaguely familiar, but what hid inside them?

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Covid or Corona

To all who thought the pandemic was over, my latest experience proves that it is not exactly so.  Recently I returned from a great conference in Pittsburgh with over 1500 art therapists participating, only to douse my enthusiasm …

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