Nourishing Spaces
When our co-founder pitched me this story, she said the concept was perfect for me.
I spent this summer moving, and as aggressively as I try to keep my life private, it only feels fitting I share how I’ve made many spaces feel like home.
The irony, though, is that I’m still learning how to create a nurturing space. I’m writing this entry as I wait for my train, distracting myself from the fact that I’m away from my computer. My to-do list is perpetually growing and sometimes I let that overwhelming sensation drown me. Then I go for a walk, stop to take zoomed-in pictures of flowers outside of a brownstone that has not one but TWO Noguchis displayed in its front window, hanging like string lanterns. Then I go back to the address I’m currently at and take a breath.
For me, a nurturing space is one with love — and I don’t necessarily mean a romantic kind. I mean the kind that stops you in your tracks when you’re feeling horrible and sends you back into motion. A rinse, as I fondly call it.
I’ve found these types of spaces have been on long walks, in many a living room. They’ve been in a single reserved chair in a shared workspace and on the floor of a room in the basement. Sometimes the spaces are purely my own, the dream world I often wander too far into. One with gloss, quiet, peace. A moment of quiet in a city that never takes a break. It’s that feeling of the sun peeking through the curtains or that feeling after fresh rain. It’s a feeling that not only manifests in space but also holds your mental, spiritual, creative space. There’s room again – an empty street – that’s yours to explore.
So, my answer to nurturing spaces, is that you actively have to create it. You make your house a home. When you allow yourself the space, whether it be time, rest or a breath, the nourishment comes as a welcome guest.
