The Keeper of the Keys
Recently I was occupied by organizing keys to the house and to the gate leading to the garden. The housekeys have to be coupled with remote controls for the alarm system, …
Fast and Feast
This year, the ninth of the month of Av, a Jewish fast day, occurred together with the Muslim fast day El Youm al Tarbiyah…
Sleepovers
When my children were young, they were always excited to have a friend sleep over or to go elsewhere for a sleepover…
Homesick
I never thought I would say that I am homesick for Canada, but this pandemic business changed my perceptions, or mixed them up. Where actually is my home?
Melting Time or Time to Melt
Every time I look at my watch it reminds me how time is melting away…
Freudian Slip
Many years ago, I encountered a question on a American-style psychology exam. Freudian Slip – is: and one of the answers was “Mrs. Freud’s slip.” I must say that one of the best “slips” I have encountered lately …
Compulsion or Thirst
What compels a person who in a few months will celebrate her 80th birthday to amass more and more knowledge? To travel for 5 hours twice in 3 weeks and spend 24 hours of intensive lectures, demonstrations and practice in order to incorporate one more innovative technique …
A Fishy Story
Every time I encounter someone from Canada it feels like my life there comes up to the surface and brings with it memories of places and people…
Was it Worth it?
When I arrived home at 5 PM last Friday, my husband asked a difficult question. “Was it worth driving four and a half hours to participate in a five-hour seminar?” Without hesitation I could answer that in this particular case it was worth it for me. But the bigger question remained…
Tend and Befriend
It is easy to fall into despair, pain, and anger these days. For the past year we’ve been isolated, challenged and sometimes scared for our lives with the spread of the Corona virus. Life as we knew it before was totally disrupted and every time we thought we were creating a sort of routine, there were new instructions to follow….