So Much More

August 17, 2021Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Good stuff!, Life and love, Professional Development, Resources and links, Speech Language Pathology, Things Kids Say, Trauma and Development, Video Tags: attachment, Communication, connection, development, First Five Years, parenting, playing, Possibility, Still Face Study, TedTalk, Trust, Video 8 Comments

“It is so much more than just a game. It’s our future.” (Molly Wright, age 7).

This is science. This is humanity. This is potential. This is simple. This is profound. This is truth.

A not-even-eight-minutes video can change the future. Watch it. Share it.

Reprieve

January 22, 2021January 22, 2021Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Good stuff!, Life and love, Meditations, Muse and Flow, Reflections, Writing Tags: Beach, Breathing Space, Calm, CCC, Flash Fiction, Home, Micro-fiction, Oceanside, Photo prompt, Relaxation response, Replenish, Reprieve 13 Comments

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She lifted her face to the sun and felt the vibrant scents of waves and freedom fill her lungs. The whole of her relaxed as if on cue. Pre-programmed. Indelibly tuned in to the whoosh of ocean breath that she could not yet see but every cell within her remembered.

Her heart swelled and her chest rose, liberated.

The moment coursed through her in liquid satisfaction.

Surf. Ebb. Swish. Flow. Hiss. Sand-licking waves.

Another inhalation of the salty tang and behind her she could hear the sounds of other people readying to take the path from car-park to sand. A child protested. A man’s voice soothed. A door slammed. A moment later a discordant melody of feet clip-clopped onto the faded wooden slats, drumming a crescendo of expectation through her bare feet.

The beach.

A needed reprieve.

At home at last by the ocean where her soul had always lived.

For Crispina‘s Crimson’s Creative Challenge

Small Staple

March 15, 2020March 15, 2020Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Good stuff!, Meditations, Muse and Flow, Photography, Poetry, Reflections, Writing Tags: Childhood, Food, Forage, History, Making do, Malva nicaeensis, memories, Nourishment, Photo Challenge, Photography, Poetry, Sunday Stills 18 Comments

Photo: Na’ama Yehuda

Small and humble,

It fills bellies,

When there’s no

Choice of grain.

The green leaves,

The tiny fruit,

Pantry for

Times of pain.

For the Sunday Still’s challenge: #Close and #Green

A Slice Of The Big Apple

March 8, 2020Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Good stuff!, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Photography, Reflections, Writing Tags: Apple, Delicious, Iconic, Just for fun, New York City, Photo Challenge, Snack, Sunday Stills, Symbol, The Big Apple, Yummy 16 Comments

Sliced apples

Sometimes the core of the issue

Can find growth in the yard

But the meat of the matter

Is what you must not discard …

Note: New York State is known for its apples. Also, New York City is called “The Big Apple” … with multitudes of people wanting to have a slice of that apple for themselves … So, though the photo may not be the ‘traditional’ way of portraying the ‘apple-appeal’ of the City, I’d like to think you’d agree that at the very least it shows it in a very digestible manner … 🙂

For the Sunday Stills photo challenge: State/City symbols

No Longer Cold

December 23, 2019December 24, 2019Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Good stuff!, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Photography, Poetry, Reflections, Writing Tags: A moment in time, City life, compassion, Decorations, Holidays, New York City, Ornaments, Photography, Poetry, Street Art, Tree, winter 18 Comments

Photo: Na’ama Yehuda

It had stared

Though the window

At the clothed

Indoor tree

Wrapped in tinsel

And glory,

Gifts at its feet,

Stars on its crown.

And it shivered,

Naked,

In the cold.

All leaves long gone.

“This tree is naked,”

A child stopped,

Compared,

Bemoaned.

“It is too cold.”

Not anymore, Child,

Not anymore.

Note: I took this photo earlier today in New York City, as I walked past this brownstone’s holiday decorations. This post is dedicated to all who are outside, looking in. May you be seen. May you be clothed. May you be known. May you no longer be cold.

Also, for the new Monday Window challenge

And an extra tag for Frank’s Tuesday Photo Challenge of: Holidays

Windows On Display

December 22, 2019Na'ama Yehuda Anecdotes of Life, Good stuff!, Life and love, Muse and Flow, Photography, Poetry, Reflections, Writing Tags: Arts and Crafts, children, Creativity, Display, Family, Lens-Artists, Modeling clay, Photo Challenge, Photography, Poetry, Proud, talent 13 Comments

Photo: Na’ama Yehuda

His artwork,

Carefully crafted by

Little fingers

And a big

Heart,

Proudly on display

At the family’s

Living room,

Like any well deserving

Art.

Note: This is one of a series of creations by my nephew, who was about 7-8 years old when he crafted this and other lovely depictions in modeling clay 3D art.

For the Lens-Artists Challenge: on display