Hi, I'm Keiko and I am a habitual self-saboteur. ("Hi, Keiko.") I have always found it easier to walk away from the opportunity and know that I came out on my own terms than at the mercy of failure. This is the justification I've told myself for years. It's easier than saying … Read More »
Mind · Body · Soul
Stories to feed your soul and heal your heart.
It’s Friday.
I'm committing the cardinal sin of blogging. I opened up my new post editor here in WordPress with absolutely nothing to say. But don't click away! I'll try to make this worthwhile, somehow :) I'm meticulous about planning my posts while trying to leave some room for, oh … Read More »
Finding Miriam Within: My Conversion to Judaism
Sorry for the delay on part 3 of my conversion to Judaism story! Crazy busy end of last week. Rounding out last week's very religiously-themed posts, I conclude this series today with the story of my actual conversion to Judaism. You can catch up on part one, Finding G-d in … Read More »
A Prayer for a New Year
In thousands of synagogues and temples this morning, the story of Hannah is being chanted around the world. Hannah, as you may or may not know, weeps and prays before the Lord, to answer her prayers for a son in her barrenness. In recent years, as I cope with my own diagnosis of … Read More »
Finding Adonai at the Bar Mitzvah
Tonight at sundown, the Jewish New Year - Rosh HaShanah - begins. As Jews, we enter into the ten holiest days of the year, the Days of Awe, to culminate in the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This is one of my favorite times of the year: the … Read More »
Finding G-d in the Music
Rosh HaShanah begins at sundown this Wednesday. I get very reflective and introspective this time of year, as many Jews do worldwide, and rightfully so: we are about to enter into the Days of Awe. On Rosh HaShanah, Adonai (G-d) opens the Book of Life. For the next ten days, … Read More »
You Asked, I Answer: Fun and Deep Stuff
Thank you to everyone who submitted a question to my Formspring this week! This has been a really neat experience. I'll keep this intro short, as you all asked me a ton of great questions. So many, in fact, I need to break all my answers down into two posts. Today, I'll answer … Read More »
But not forgotten.
Her name was Amber. I knew her only so briefly before her bright spark sputtered out, alone, in an abandoned house in Trenton, New Jersey. A heroin overdose at age 21. She was found in August 2006 and yet her family wasn't notified until March of 2008, despite her mother Linda … Read More »
Blog Tour of Inspired Reading: The Red Tent
Today's post is in conjunction with the Blog-A-Licious Blog Tour: a fantastic blog hop that brings together bloggers of all genres, backgrounds and locations. In today's hop, the blog featured before mine is Karen's But I Digress. The blog featured after me is the … Read More »
5 Infertility Books for Great Summer Reads: Inconceivable
Welcome back to my Infertility Summer Reading review series! Tune in every other Friday this summer for a new review. Two weeks ago I reviewed Dr. Domar's Conquering Infertility. This week I review the truly remarkable story of Carolyn and Sean Savage in their memoir, … Read More »
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