Apr

15

When You’re Ready

April 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Years ago, I went to a therapist who used hypnosis. When our sessions were almost over, she would tell me, in her soft voice, to come awake, refreshed and energized, “when you’re ready.” When you’re ready. A simple phrase, but in that altered state of mind, it was powerful. I could, when I was ready, [...]

Feb

13

That Brilliant Flash of . . . Consistency?

February 13, 2007 | 1 Comment

[-practically mperfect-] by Nancy S.M. Waldman You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star. Friedrich Nietzsche said that and I – with quite a bit of creative chaos in my life – completely understand what he means. Chaos – if we tone it down to a buzz of unrestrained energetic [...]

Feb

10

Collecting Dust

February 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-practically mperfect, collecting-] by Nancy S.M. Waldman You might think this essay will be about how to keep one’s collections free of dust. It’s not. While I could easily and truthfully admit to hating to dust my various collections (and everything else), what I have to confess goes much deeper. I’m the one who’s been [...]

Feb

5

Mind the Zwischenraum

February 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment

[-essay-] by Nancy S.M. Waldman This German word – zwischenraum – comes back to me from the past. I first heard it over 25 years ago soon after the funeral of my father. Grief is one of those painful but natural and necessary pauses in our lives. The kind of “time-out” that our minds tend [...]