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Lee’s Love Notes

The Name on the Cover

The Name on the Cover

I suppose that those of us who were old enough on 9-11 still have that fateful day etched in our memory. Here is my story and the sixteen year old boy I will always remember... We buried him on 9-11. He had died just two days earlier. It was later that I understood that he was helping the souls...

The Gift of a Mistake

The Gift of a Mistake

Did you ever have difficulty forgiving yourself for a mistake you made? Well, this happened to me recently. I still sometimes ponder why I took the actions I did. After all, as a spiritual leader and teacher I hold myself up to the highest standards. I even have my own personal rule: Make sure I...

A Magical World

A Magical World

Maybe it’s because I work so much with children that I see the world through a child’s eyes, as a magical one! And I have so many magical stories! Well, at least to me they are magical!  For example, a few weeks ago I decided to return to playing the piano. I have pretty much been neglecting it as...

The Butterfly Girl

The Butterfly Girl

We started calling her the “Butterfly Girl” three and a half years ago when she was in third grade. She had just finished an Infinite Child Session so I took her into our backyard which all children love! The memory is still so deeply etched in my mind. As she walked through the entranceway onto...

A Divine Smile

A Divine Smile

Recently I was  asked to sing the Lord’s Prayer at an interfaith wedding. I didn’t know too much about the prayer except that my girlfriend recited it every day growing up in her church and that it is a central and revered prayer in Christianity. Well, I certainly wanted to sing it with the...

The Boy’s Dragonfly

The Boy’s Dragonfly

I heard the story from the mother the week before but I wanted to hear it in the boy’s own words. So he told me that when casting his fishing lure, it caught a dragonfly trapped in a spider web causing its wings to break. He used a pair of tweezers to set the wings back together. Afterwards he put...

Skyler’s Song

Skyler’s Song

  My grandmother used to always sing a song to me. It was called “Honey” released in 1928. It was her signature, how I knew her. “I’m in Love with you, Honey, Say you love me too, honey, No one else but you honey, Seems funny but it’s true. Loved you from the start Honey, Bless your little...

The Hidden Prayer Book

The Hidden Prayer Book

With my sister moving I learned I would be inheriting her computer desk and hutch that I always loved. I even thought one day I would get one just like it! Thank you Universe!  The timing couldn’t be better! Just two weeks earlier I had decided to paint my office and dedicate it as a sacred space...

Rocksie the Neighborhood Owl

Rocksie the Neighborhood Owl

My neighbor, Fara, has a way with animals. So much so that we call her the Animal Whisperer.  All creatures love her and she loves them! You could also call her a People Whisperer for the same reason. You can usually find her outside practicing her love craft, bringing everyone together, making...

Heart to Heart with a Bird

Heart to Heart with a Bird

When the bird first showed up in our backyard, I just loved looking at her! She was such a beautiful shade of brown almost close to an orange color. I had never seen a bird like her on our property so I knew she was a special visitor.  I learned later that she is a Brown Thrasher.  When she began...

The Frog’s Message

The Frog’s Message

Do you ever notice that things can magically appear after thinking about them quite a bit? This is exactly what happened to me recently.  In this  case the “thinking”  began right after my husband and I finished leading our congregation’s  Virtual Passover Seder. Every part of the seder including...

My Corona Table Setting

My Corona Table Setting

Most people who know me also know I love to set tables and create beautiful tablescapes! Of course, cooking is another matter!   Since my husband and I were going to be hosting our very first  Virtual Shabbat Gathering   for our congregation, of course I wanted to set the table for it!   When...

A Child’s Tale

A Child’s Tale

I recently saw the musical, “A Bronx Tale” a story of a young boy who gets involved in organized  crime. I usually avoid plays or movies containing violence but a friend asked me to go with her so I thought, how bad could it be? And it really wasn’t too bad at all, especially since I averted my...

Cloud Games

Cloud Games

Fun with Clouds! Yes, I admit it. I believe clouds listen to me. It is actually a game we play and one that began when I was a child. I still remember my mother looking out the kitchen window checking on me.  I suppose it was because I stayed for quite awhile in that one spot under my special...

Talk to Trees for Earth Day!

Talk to Trees for Earth Day!

With Earth Day coming on April 22nd, here is a really fun and simple activity to do with children where they talk to the trees! And yes, adults can do it too!  I actually do this activity every year with my students during the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shvat which is a time when trees and Mother...

Rocky’s Gifts

Rocky’s Gifts

I first met Rocky, a two year old pup, after he found his forever home.  The two young children in his new family, six and seven at the time, were quite excited to introduce Rocky to me and I certainly loved meeting him! He was a beautiful white boxer, full of personality! Although after that...

Thunder’s Mom

Thunder’s Mom

It was one of those beautiful days when everything just seems to flow perfectly!  My husband and I had just officiated a renewal of vows ceremony at Disney and were still flying high from the energy!  Now we were looking forward to the drive home as we always love the peace of a long car ride. We...

Letting Go of Keshet

Letting Go of Keshet

The last time I saw Keshet was the Saturday afternoon after Thanksgiving. She stood up on her hind legs with her paws at the windowsill. Somehow she parted the open blinds even more than they were open and put her head there, looking out of the window. She was so excited about seeing something!...

Dear God, It’s Me Again, Lee

Dear God, It’s Me Again, Lee

Dear God, It’s Me Again, Lee What can I say except Thank You! With Boca Raton no longer being in the cone of Hurricane Irma we are handling the torrential rains and winds just fine! Okay, the tornadoes last night were a surprise! Each time the alert with the warning sound would come through it put...

Dear God, It’s Me, Lee

Dear God, It’s Me, Lee

Dear God, It’s me, Lee. I know You still remember how you protected my family during Hurricane Andrew in Miami. The four blocks around our condo in Miami had no damage. Everywhere else was devastation… And then there were those two major hurricanes 11 and 12 years ago. What were their names?...

Goodbye to My Piano

Goodbye to My Piano

  I said goodbye to my piano today. I felt somewhat empty after it was taken which is understandable. We have been together for many years…. My husband and I bought the piano when we were a newly married couple of two years and had just moved into our home. We were young and without a lot of...

Radiating Peace with Children

Radiating Peace with Children

So much excitement about the Solar Eclipse! I still remember the solar eclipse in 1979! But this time I will be doing something I didn’t do back then, well at least consciously that is… My husband and I will be joining hundreds of thousands, perhaps even millions of people around the globe who...

My Teacher is a Cat

My Teacher is a Cat

Anyone who has ever heard my cat,  Keshet Star, express herself knows she can be quite vocal! Under her tutelage (she prefers  I learn through the trial and error method) I have pretty much figured out what most of her sounds mean such as: "I like my water fresh!"  "When you sit down to eat that...

Handing Over Worries

Handing Over Worries

While I was out of town recently, an  adorable 11 year old  took care of my cat,  Keshet Star.  She was so thrilled with the gift I brought her,  "Worry Dolls!"  We read the instructions together which say to tell each doll a worry and then put them under your pillow. The next morning the worries...

Changing A Stupid Story!

Changing A Stupid Story!

It was during a gathering that Karen (name changed) excitedly told me she had another story to tell me. She began by saying, "Even my husband said,  you have to tell Lee, you have to tell Lee!"  I laughed understanding  that it was one of 'those stories'  having to do with the Workings of the...

Love To A Bully

Love To A Bully

Recently the local public schools participated in "Pink Shirt Day" to stand up to bullying. I loved seeing all the "pink shirts" as the children  arrived for our weekly afternoon Hebrew School! I explained to the children that the color pink also represents unconditional Love. As is our ritual...

My Healing Partner Is A Cat

My Healing Partner Is A Cat

It took me some time before I understood why my cat, Keshet came into my life.  She first showed up at my door the summer of 2014, Aug. 5th to be exact and began taking the necessary steps to adopt me! The last time I had cats was over 25 years ago, so you could say I was a newbie.  Keshet made...