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Continue reading →: 2012 – Here We Go!
Many bloggers post their New Year resolutions, but I am not going to. I really only have one goal for the most part and that is: setting realistic expectations. So much of stress is derived from what we expect from ourselves. Time and time again it has been proven that…
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Continue reading →: New Year in Japan
New Year is a special time in Japan. It’s not an over-the-top party type of special; it’s more like a quiet, reflective, be-with-family type of special. In that vein, there are traditional games that children play and intricate performances to watch, all to ring in the new year with a…
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Continue reading →: Since “Traditions”
About two weeks ago, which was two weeks after my grandfather’s death, I wrote a post called “Traditions” about the Hanukkah cards he sent out every year and how much I will miss them. While I grew up in a small, nuclear family, my extended family is quite large, with…
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Continue reading →: Hanukkah
My family and I are celebrating Hanukkah in Hawaii this year. I wrote about it for my monthly contribution to “A Hopeful Sign” and you can read it here. Here is the text in its entirety: (Post by AIMEE LEDEWITZ WEINSTEIN) This year, my husband, the kids and I decided…
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Continue reading →: My Characters’ Bad Behavior
There I was, writing along, and I came upon a stumbling block. This character, a woman I had created in my own mind, was not behaving as I thought she should. How could this be, I asked myself. Characters in novels do not behave in certain ways. They come alive…
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Continue reading →: A Eulogy to Make You Smile
I was going through some files recently and I came across the eulogy I gave at my grandmother’s funeral four years ago. Rather than making me sad, it made me laugh at all the fun things I described and the great and interesting person my grandmother, Shirley Blumin, was. I…
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Continue reading →: Haramaki!
One of the reasons I truly love living in Japan is that there is always something new to discover. In the past 2 weeks my new thing has been Haramaki. Originally prescribed for warmth by my acupuncturist, now I cannot live in this colder weather without one. The haramaki were…
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Continue reading →: Traditions
My grandfather, Nathan Ledewitz, died last week at age 94. He lived a long, wonderful life full of fun and friends. He was the type of guy that up until he was 92, he took his girlfriend dancing every Saturday night. When you asked him how old he was, he…
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Continue reading →: Aiding Tohoku for the Holidays
This past Sunday, my kids and I went over to the Jewish Community of Japan (JCJ), where we belong and the kids go to Hebrew school, and we participated in the adopt-a-family program from Second Harvest, Japan. It was a wonderful experience in community and helping others for both of…
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Continue reading →: Focus – Choosing a Writing Life
Lately when speaking with my friend, we’ve been trying out the mantra “NO NEW PROJECTS!” She and I tend to say yes to everything offered to us without deciding first what would be in the best interest of our already stretched-thin lives and precarious time management skills. What’s exciting is…
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