Wabi Sabi
I have a job interview Wednesday for a position that I would do really well in. I just have to convince those hiring of that fact and a few other things as well. It is the first interview since the literary agency that like me (they really liked me) but had concerns about my commute and their schedule since they do a lot of work on the west coast. I wrote here about some of my concerns about the hours so I think it worked out for everyone for the best. This would be basically the same as I had at Del Rey.
I had one of those weird incidents where a set of words keep popping up in things I am reading or watching. The words are “Wabi Sabi” . It is a Zen concept that cannot be easily summed up in a few words. Of course then the writer tries to do so. Part of it has to with finding the perfection within imperfection. I first saw an article about it in the Daily News that was touting it as the next Feng Shui which it really isn’t. Then I was watching an episode of “King of the Hill” I hadn’t seen where two individuals who own a head shop give Bobby (the kid) a book on gardening and Zen when he wants to raise championship roses. In the book was the concept of Wabi Sabi which was used later in the show to great affect. Then a friend and I got into a “conversation” online about a bunch of stuff and she told me that she had been reading about Wabi Sabi and how it was helping her with her problems with depression and overeating. So I got a book on the subject from the library and started reading. It is something to think about. One of those Zen ponderables that you can spend a life pondering and then you think about it some more.
I do have a lot to think about these days. I feel my signal to noise ratio is finally going down to a dull roar so I can think a little without feeling guilty that I am not doing anything at the time. I felt earlier this week that I had wasted a day playing with Caroline but then Peter pointed out that time was needed for Caroline and the house will be there when she wants to nap or play by herself for a while. These are precious years in her life and they will be over too soon. There is so much I want/need to do but I have to start by not beating myself up when the list doesn’t get that much shorter because other people or situations changed the game plan. Perfection in Imperfection. It is a place to start.
I am grateful for those things that make me slow down and look at the big picture rather than all the puzzle pieces.
I had one of those weird incidents where a set of words keep popping up in things I am reading or watching. The words are “Wabi Sabi” . It is a Zen concept that cannot be easily summed up in a few words. Of course then the writer tries to do so. Part of it has to with finding the perfection within imperfection. I first saw an article about it in the Daily News that was touting it as the next Feng Shui which it really isn’t. Then I was watching an episode of “King of the Hill” I hadn’t seen where two individuals who own a head shop give Bobby (the kid) a book on gardening and Zen when he wants to raise championship roses. In the book was the concept of Wabi Sabi which was used later in the show to great affect. Then a friend and I got into a “conversation” online about a bunch of stuff and she told me that she had been reading about Wabi Sabi and how it was helping her with her problems with depression and overeating. So I got a book on the subject from the library and started reading. It is something to think about. One of those Zen ponderables that you can spend a life pondering and then you think about it some more.
I do have a lot to think about these days. I feel my signal to noise ratio is finally going down to a dull roar so I can think a little without feeling guilty that I am not doing anything at the time. I felt earlier this week that I had wasted a day playing with Caroline but then Peter pointed out that time was needed for Caroline and the house will be there when she wants to nap or play by herself for a while. These are precious years in her life and they will be over too soon. There is so much I want/need to do but I have to start by not beating myself up when the list doesn’t get that much shorter because other people or situations changed the game plan. Perfection in Imperfection. It is a place to start.
I am grateful for those things that make me slow down and look at the big picture rather than all the puzzle pieces.