by Pearl Klein | Apr 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today, I have no ideas, except to reach into my BLOG folder, take out the first piece of paper, and Go! That’s not right. It’s not that I have no ideas, it’s that some of them take three and a half years to incubate. There is a giant, submerged, thrumming nest of eggs...
by Pearl Klein | Apr 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Go to a storytelling party where you only know one person, the host. Follow his lead, and literally follow him around, discovering how he wants to do things, who his friends are and why he likes them, and tell as many stories as he does. Do not hide behind your...
by Pearl Klein | Apr 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
If you plan a home birth and take a home childbirth class, like I did, here are some things you might hear: 20-25% of births are by Caesarian section Medical interventions can slow the process down Technology designed to aid in childbirth is for the convenience of...
by Pearl Klein | Apr 11, 2015 | Uncategorized
Q: The question I’m asking these days (meaning since about 2011 or 2012, the point at which I stopped teaching, so non-monumental and easy a choice that I have no idea when it really “happened”) is: How do I make my own way in the world? How do I successfully make a...
by Pearl Klein | Apr 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
My husband called me “tough,” and I like that. There’s a big difference, though, between tough and calloused, and plenty of room within tough for vulnerable. When I think of my toughness, I think about resilience: Since I know I can bounce back from...
by Pearl Klein | Apr 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
A long day. A pain in the ass. Nearly literally (S-I joint). Sitting all day: 4 hour in the White Fragility workshop. Lots of important things to say about white fragility. Here is one: Being good or being bad is not relevant. What is relevant is for white people to...
