On Second Thought Ezra

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  • Pip and the Place Where Paths Once Met

    Pip and the Place Where Paths Once Met

    When a familiar place feels different, Pip learns that courage can look like staying — gently, together, and with care.

  • Pip and the Festival of Many Lights

    A Chanukkah Story in the Whispering Woods of Willow Glen. “On the first night of Chanukkah, the forest had only enough oil for a single lamp. But when a cold wind blew out the flame, a shy glow-worm named Noa stepped forward. Her little flickering glow—uneven, trembling, brave—became the spark that relit the menorah and…

  • Pip and the Lantern of Lost Things

    Pip and the Lantern of Lost Things

    When Pip loses a small carved acorn his grandmother made for him, he follows the quiet pull of memory into the forest at dusk. With the help of a gentle firefly and her glowing lantern, Pip learns that not all lost things are gone — some are waiting to be remembered.

  • Pip and the Bee Who Shared Her Lunch

    Pip and the Bee Who Shared Her Lunch

    When a friendly bee stops by Pip’s branch for a lunch break, he learns that teamwork — like honey — is something made sweeter when shared.

  • Pip and The Whispering Well

    Pip and The Whispering Well

    Pip follows a mysterious diary page to an ancient willow, where the water whispers the stories that time forgot. This is a tale about memory, listening, and the small kindness of being present.

  • Pip and The Library of Leaves

    Pip and The Library of Leaves

    While the other squirrels fill their homes with food, Pip fills his with books. A quiet tale about warmth, community, and the stories we give each other.

  • In the Between: Four Movements Toward Becoming

    In the Between: Four Movements Toward Becoming

    By Ezra Nadav Author’s Preface These four poems emerged over time, each one finding me at a different stage of unlearning. They began as small acts of reflection — scraps of light in long stretches of quiet — and slowly became a conversation between solitude, surrender, and self-return. In the Between traces the cyclical movement…

  • I Am Not What I Know

    I Am Not What I Know

    A part of the ‘On Second Thought‘ series By: Ezra Nadav I’ve spent most of my life gathering knowledge, storing it, curating it, offering it to others in the hope it will matter. In classrooms and consultations, workshops and webinars, I’ve been praised for clarity, for insight, for translating the complex into the digestible. It’s…

  • When Protest Becomes Performance

    When Protest Becomes Performance

    Part of the ‘Not Quite What You Meant’ series By: Ezra Nadav In a time when political conviction is often measured by volume and visibility, it’s easy to forget that how we speak can matter just as much as what we say. This piece isn’t a defence of power or politeness—it’s a call to think…

  • The Kindness You Don’t Remember Giving

    The Kindness You Don’t Remember Giving

    You may forget it. They may not. A part of the ‘On Second Though’ series By: Ezra Nadav When I was not yet twelve, I watched my grandfather do something I’ve never forgotten. We were stopped at a McDonald’s just outside of Waco, Texas, one of those roadside moments that usually blends into the background…