Thank you for breathing. PREPENT5773. Day 34

עברית בהמשך She was brought up with the best of manners and it always shows. We’ve worked together on various projects for a few years and the word that best describes her is ‘gracious’. Earlier this week I got a thank-you card from her, beautifully hand written, thanking for  a gesture of appreciation on my […]

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Rub your belly, touch your heart (thanks Tiffany Shlain!) PREPENT 33

עברית בהמשך rub your belly three times. this way — when you are stressed out or when your tummy is hurting. I guess the kids were paying attention when I gave them that advice, one evening, a few weeks ago, on the couch. Because just yesterday when a lot  was going on for me and […]

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pantry moths, zero tolerance, brand new day: PREPENT days 31+32.

  There were moths in the kitchen. here and there, there and then, I’d crush them with little pity, cleaned up better, didn’t pay much attention. But in the last few days it was suddenly apparent that there were more of them – way more. An infestation. A quick search through the pantry (this was […]

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Smile in the face of crisis. PREPENT5773. day 30.

עברית בהמשך There was no ark for the Torah. And I had no voice left, from all the coughing. And Rosh Hashana was an hour away, people already started showing up to winery for the evening prayers. Never mind why there was no ark – the barrel we had built together with the doors carved […]

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When wishes turn tides. PREPENT5773 Day 27+28

עברית בהמשך got a haircut, fresh flowers, pomegranates, honey, a whole fish with its head intact, cleaned the house, changed the sheets, swept the garden paid all bills. All that’s left on this last day of the year is a manicure  – and to take the time to wish shana tova to those I love and all those […]

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