Ten Ways To Free the Creativity Within
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.DianaBletter
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Diana Bletter is a writer living in Western Galilee. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, tabletmag, Glamour, The Forward, The North American Review, Times of Israel, and many other publications. Her first book, The Invisible Thread: A Portrait of Jewish American Women (with photographs by Lori Grinker) was nominated for a National Jewish Book Award. Her novel, A Remarkable Kindness, (HarperCollins) was published in 2015. She is the First Prize Winner of Family Circle Magazine's 2011 Fiction Contest and author of Big Up Yourself: It's About Time You Like Being You.
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Tag Archives: Israel
Coronavirus and My Husband’s Shoelaces
Here’s my latest blog at Times of Israel on the Coronavirus and my husband’s shoelaces. https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/coronavirus-and-my-husbands-shoelaces/ You can read it on the Times of Israel site or here: The other day, hours before Israel imposed a countrywide lockdown to stop … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Hero In Your Life, hope, Uncategorized
Tagged Canada, coronavirus, Health, Israel
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In Israel: Signs of Hope, Signs of War
At the same time that I was writing about Christian, Druze, Jewish, and Muslim women getting together in the mixed city of Akko, Israel on November 15, 2019 for a “Fridays with Women” event, I was also writing about the … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged Activism and Peace Work, awareness, Israel, Israel-Lebanese War, war
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At a Time Like This, It’s Important to Read About a Muslim-Jewish Friendship like Theirs.
After the hate-shooting in San Diego, California, in which Lori Gilbert Kaye was killed on April 27, I’m re-posting my article from The Times of Israel about these two 83-year-old friends, one Muslim and one Jewish, who still meet every Monday … Continue reading
Posted in hope
Tagged anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, friends, Israel, Jewish, Lori Gilbert Kaye, Muslim, San Diego, shooting
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Leah Kaminsky, Author of The Waiting Room, on the Past and Future
I’m delighted to welcome Leah Kaminsky, author of the debut novel THE WAITING ROOM (Harper Perennial 2016). Although this story is set in Haifa, Israel, during 2001, the story straddles three continents and a time span of seventy years. It … Continue reading
Posted in how to write, novels, Writers, Writing
Tagged Haifa, Israel, Leah Kaminsky, novel, Waiting room, writing
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Shimon Peres: Never Give Up Hope.
I wrote to the Former Israeli President Shimon Peres–who died Wednesday at the age of 93 and whose funeral was attended by seventy world leaders on Friday morning–when he was a member of the Knesset, the Israeli Parliment, in 2004. … Continue reading
My Astonishing Discovery on Mother’s Day
Last year, soon after my step-son had just been diagnosed with Stage Four non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, I went with him for one of his treatments at the hospital near Tel Aviv. Nadav has lived me with me on and off since … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance
Tagged Ethiopian Jews, Family, Israel, miracles, mother, Mother's Day
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Christmas Eve, My Sister’s Birthday, and Nittel Nacht.
When I was growing up, my family hung out at home and played cards on Christmas Eve. Like eating Chinese food on Sunday nights, I thought this was just another quirky thing that my suburban Jewish family did. Little did … Continue reading
Posted in Gratitude, Thought For The Day
Tagged Christmas, Israel, Nittel Nacht, present, Samir Kuntar
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Tool For Tuesday: Even in the Midst of War, Celebrate Life. Photos of a Henna Ceremony in Israel
Even in the midst of war, celebrate life. Especially in the midst of war. A lot of Islamic terrorists boast that they will win against the West because they celebrate death and we celebrate life. As if that’s something to … Continue reading
On Hamas Missiles, Motorcycles, and the Lost Summer of Rock & Roll in Israel
Long time no write…Tough to concentrate on living our best chapter when it feels like the world is collapsing all around us. Here’s my article in The Wall Street Journal about life in a war zone. Moving Targets in Israel My … Continue reading
Posted in Thought For The Day
Tagged Gaza Strip missiles, Golani Brigade, hamas, Israel, Mick Jagger, Palestine, Rolling Stones, Tel Aviv, war
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While Bombs Fall On the Start-Up Nation: How To Keep On Keepin’ On
We interrupt this blog to report on the war that Hamas is waging against Israel. (Do not be deceived that it is the other way around.) What other country warns people that they should leave their houses because a bomb … Continue reading
Posted in Thought For The Day, Your Best Chapter
Tagged hamas, Israel, the Middle East, war
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