SINGING IN A DESERT
There came a time in my life when, all of a sudden, I found myself in a desert. Children growing up, husband growing distant, lack of connection with the world at large... My life, which used to be SO full and colorful, turned to gray sand. No fun at all! But then I discovered that, in lashon hakodesh , the word " midbar " ("desert") has exactly the same letters as the word " medaber " ("speaking"). And so I started to speak. Well, not exactly. Since I was living in a desert, it just felt more natural to write. and to sing. Now I write quite a lot of poetry and record my own songs. My desert is gradually starting to come alive. I hope that maybe, possibly, some day, I'll merit to turn it into an oasis of shared creativity. P. S. I've just found out that the word "מדבר" ("desert) has the same gematria as the word "פסוק" (a verse from the Torah). So it's really no wonder that a desert is such a perfect place