Looking for something inspirational to write about, my honey encouraged me to check out Neil Gaimanʼs outstanding and massively popular
blog. I wish I hadnʼt. Iʼm still pretty raw dealing with my daughterʼs devastating emotional upheaval; no, she hasnʼt just gotten back from Afghanistan, but in her way and for all of us, her own private war still rages on. She has been home for four evenings and counting... so in reading the reflective postings of arguably one of our time's great authors, and watching
Because the Origami, a Vimeo post by Ben Jacobson, I felt as sniffly as Mr. Gaiman. The story in the song could be my own one day, but thankfully, not today.
Instead, today I wish to give thanks for the wonderful Saturday spent at this weekendʼs
Mamapalooza Festival in the shadow of the Kensico dam in Westchester County, New York. Despite the delicate dance between feeling all right one second and overwhelmed the next, worrying that something will tip my little girl back to the “other” side of safe and sound, I was able to settle in and meet an amazing group of like-minded souls -- and for this I am grateful.
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BIO: By day Shira Adler is a cantor, spiritual vocalist, certified pastlife regressionist, voice-over artist, producer, performer, writer/blogger and mompreneur and by night... well, she is actually the same person at night though she does admit to wearing fuzzy socks when no one can see her and hiding a secret stash of Mallomars somewhere near her writing desk for those late night pick-me-ups. In, around, and between her various work activities, she is raising two beyond-the-spectrum children as a single mom (though lovingly gives a shout out to her best friend, editor and soulmate whom she considers the bees knees). Is it any wonder her website’s tag line is One Voice Many Paths? Seriously, look up the definition of a multi-tasking Mama and you will find her picture there. But when it comes to living a life of connection, faith and consciousness Shira is the gal to call -- or if you’re fresh out of Mallomars -- she’s always happy to give you one. For more information visit:
ShiraAdler.com, read her blog at
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