Ten Things that Inspire Me
1. Who you are is life’s gift to you. What you make of yourself is your gift back to life. 2. To be more you, be less you. Do the opposite of what you're used to doing. 3. Your personal record is against yourself and nobody else. 4. Fear is Forgetting Everything’s All Right 5. Put gratitude in your attitude. 6. Live in day-tight compartments. 7. When agitated, pause and breathe deep. 8. Remember the problem in front of you is never as large as the power behind you. 9. Take care of your mind, heart, body and soul each day. 10. You only get to live once and if you do it right, that’s enough.-
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Diana Bletter is the author of several books including The Invisible Thread: A Portrait of Jewish American Women (with photographs by Lori Grinker), shortlisted for a National Jewish Book Award, a novel, A Remarkable Kindness, (HarperCollins), a memoir, The Mom Who Took of on her Motorcycle, and The Loving Yourself Book for Women: A Practical Guide to Boost Self-Esteem, Heal Your Inner Child, and Celebrate the Woman You Are, an Amazon top-seller in several categories, and The Loving Yourself Workbook for Girls. She is the First Prize Winner of Moment Magazine's 2019 Fiction Contest. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, tabletmag, Glamour, The Forward, The North American Review and is currently a reporter for The Times of Israel. Diana and her husband have six children and an unofficially-adopted daughter from Ethiopia. They live in a small village on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Israel.
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Israel launches preemptive strike against Iran
At 3 a.m. this morning, June 13, 2025, my husband, Jonny, and I were catapulted out of our sleep by a jarring warning signal on our phones. Then sirens sounded in a long wail, alerting Israelis across the country – … Continue reading
Hezbollah terror leader killed: “justice for victims”
Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah terror group, who built a terror army larger than many countries has been killed. “It is justice for countless victims,” President Joe Biden said. The Washington Post called him a “moral compass.” Hardly. … Continue reading
Despite Hezbollah Rockets, An Israeli Mushroom Forager Hunts for Fungi
Well, we survived what might be only the first round of Iranian missiles shot into Israel on April 13 through April 14. Relief is an understatement. Meanwhile, last month, I had the pleasure of joining Nadim Faris, a mushroom forager from … Continue reading
Israeli Arabs, Jews and Druze Play Chess Together During War
The news you might never hear about from Israel. I love posting hopeful news from Israel. My article appeared in Times of Israel here. Amid the war against Hamas, 132 chess players ranging in age from 9 to 78 competed … Continue reading
The Prayers of Two Mothers
I wrote this article for The New York Times in 2007 and I feel compelled to repost it. Hamas’ brutal massacre of men, women and children on October 7 left 1,200 dead and some 235 people dragged across the border … Continue reading
Uprooted and Unsettled in Northern Israel
Here’s my article from The Jerusalem Post about the more than 120,000 refugees within Israel who have been evacuated from the northern border with Lebanon because of Iran-led Hezbollah attacks. When Karin Nathans Gefen was evacuated with her children from … Continue reading
Jewish and Muslim Roommates (And Friends) Share a Group Home in Northern Israel
Here’s a tiny shimmer of hope in a very dark time during the Israel-Hamas War. At this group home for young people with special needs, a Muslim young woman and a Jewish young man share a special friendship. From my … Continue reading
Writing My Life Story During the Hamas War Against Israel
The war between Israel and Hamas and Hezbollah and the Houthis and Iran and Syria continues. Meanwhile, I wrote this piece for the Jewish Book Council’s Paper Brigade Daily. You can read it here where there are other writers on … Continue reading
We’re on the Frontline in Northern Israel, Waiting for Hezbollah
In the early morning on my bike ride delivering coffee to Israeli soldiers, I ran into Daniel Shkolnik. He’ll be 80 in a few months. My husband and I met him in the early 2000s when he worked at Café … Continue reading
Michael Levin: You can’t fulfill your dream unless you dare to risk it all.
Today’s post is in memory of Michael Levin on the seventh anniversary of his death. Michael moved to Israel from Philadelphia in 2002 and joined the Paratroopers. In the summer of 2006, Michael was given leave to visit his family … Continue reading
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