“Go home and paint,” a trusted advisor told Yaeli Vogel. Since then, her days are spent daubing paint on canvas, and capturing spirit and heart.
FLYING COLORS “People hear my story and they say should I leave my job? But I can’t tell people how to conduct their finances. What I can tell people is to take the time to think. I think that some people live mediocre lives because they’re so busy that they don’t take the time and space to reflect. A lack of satisfaction an inner void are telling you something. Explore that mysterious space inside you”
It started as an escape route from the kitchen. Succos preparations were in full swing when Yaeli Vogel decided to abandon menus and clothes shopping, and paint something to grace the walls of her succah. She settled on the Shivas Haminim; vibrant paintings of dates, grapes, and figs.
“I thought they were pretty good, but when people walked into the succah, their eyes popped out of their heads. They were like, ‘You should sell these.’ ”
Yaeli mentally filed away the idea and continued with regular life, teaching special ed and raising her children. “But I didn’t feel satisfied. One day, I walked into the classroom and said, ‘Does anyone here want to do something more?’ They looked at me blankly. ‘We’re doing everything we can.’ ”
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