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Tag Archives: wisdom
What Are We Preparing Our Students For?
Today on Perfect Whole we have a guest post by my colleague, Richard Smith. A longer version of this essay was published in our school newspaper. Rich and I work in an extremely high-achieving school district in which nearly all … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged advice, brain, children, economy, education, employment, materialism, perfectionism, teaching, Waldorf education, wisdom
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A Terminal Curable Disease
I’ve been brewing an essay on the illness that is perfectionism for a long time now. It’s not quite cooked yet. But this morning, after a terrible loss in our community, the thought came out like this: Be a beautiful … Continue reading
Expanding the Universe
This week, a guest post from Ruth Hansen about the crucial role the arts play in expanding our circles of compassion. Acting teacher Sanford Meisner defined acting as no less than living truthfully in imaginary circumstances. Actors are trained to imagine … Continue reading
Posted in Criticism, Volta
Tagged art, compassion, music, philanthropy, singing, soul, theater, wisdom
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A New Year Every Day
I paid more attention than usual this year to people’s New Year’s resolutions and to the obligatory articles in the media about the most common resolutions and how long people keep them. Unsurprisingly, people want to improve their health, financial … Continue reading
Posted in Criticism, Writing
Tagged advice, New Year, resolutions, survival, wisdom, writing
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Lobbing Nerf Rocks
At a workshop I attended recently, Emmy Laybourne, author of the Monument 14 series, shared a rule, well-known among screenwriters, that I had never heard before: “Chase your character up a tree and throw rocks at him.” It’s smart advice: … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Libraries, Motherhood, Volta, Writing
Tagged advice, books, Bothmind, motherhood, wisdom, writing
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Perfect Whole, Superstorm Sandy Edition
We are grateful to have come through the storm safe and well, with no property damage, though I did not at all like the threatening looks one old, majestic oak was casting in the direction of my dining room. It … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Libraries, Motherhood, Writing
Tagged electricity, Hurricane Sandy, motherhood, Superstorm Sandy, wisdom, writing
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Against Positive Attitudes
A few days ago, I lost someone I cherish, my mother-in-law of seventeen years, Marjorie Feldman Springer, who died of an extremely aggressive form of leukemia. Marge was a vivacious, energetic, athletic person, who biked, hiked, swam, played a devastating … Continue reading
Permission Slip
Today’s post contains a gift for readers who already know which candidate they intend to vote for in the American Presidential election this November. If you’ve been following the campaign since the Tim Pawlenty days and are sickened by the stupidity, disgusted … Continue reading