tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post1148929522340031249..comments2024-03-28T04:35:22.114-07:00Comments on danger garden: The luxury of being frivolous while the world is in chaosdanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-64180823293742471732011-03-23T08:08:51.278-07:002011-03-23T08:08:51.278-07:00Thank you so much everyone for responding with you...Thank you so much everyone for responding with your heart-felt comments...I really appreciate them all.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-16039337580312538282011-03-23T06:57:12.447-07:002011-03-23T06:57:12.447-07:00Well-said, Loree...you've done a great job of ...Well-said, Loree...you've done a great job of vocalizing how many of us feel, I think. It's hard not to feel a bit of guilt while obsessing over "trivial" things while I know others are suffering all over the world, it certainly puts things in perspective. The thing you really hit on, for me, and I'm sure for others, is the fact that gardening isn't just a hobby or a way to pass time...it's a way to feel connected, to find a center, to be part of the earth, not just OF the earth as well as a connection to our past.scottweberpdxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08740930947767329183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-74106520838505863782011-03-23T04:54:59.282-07:002011-03-23T04:54:59.282-07:00I am not indifferent to the plight of the Japanese...I am not indifferent to the plight of the Japanese. I am not apathetic. I check the news at least twice daily for developments and I have helped in the only way I can for now. But my life has to go on just as they are moving on. Their pace has slowed down but they still move forward which so much better than people who are not suffering but are stagnant. I have heard from friends through emails about how the people in Japan are coping and the stories are just amazing and the people so admirable. Very inspiring!Bomhttp://www.plantchaser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-90727910288038396592011-03-23T03:41:23.098-07:002011-03-23T03:41:23.098-07:00Loree,
Your thoughts touched my soul...and they ce...Loree,<br />Your thoughts touched my soul...and they certainly weren't rambling. You were able to pull several threads together in a personal manner so that all of us who read your musings could move through our day graced with the gift you have given us. FranFran Sorinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07592329423725278676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-45050171846689629912011-03-22T20:40:44.412-07:002011-03-22T20:40:44.412-07:00Thanks for sharing this with us Loree. I have been...Thanks for sharing this with us Loree. I have been so overwhelmed by events that I had to stop myself from looking at the reports. Just too much. And yes, how comfortable we are .. but we as gardeners represent an ultimate connectivity and rebirth-of that we can be proud.kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-17525104499211490702011-03-22T19:11:25.326-07:002011-03-22T19:11:25.326-07:00That was beautifully said, and I thank you for it....That was beautifully said, and I thank you for it. I sometimes have remind myself that the same forces that cause natural disasters also make it possible for life to grow in our gardens, and on this planet. Degrees make the difference.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-72202391737343835162011-03-22T16:31:52.094-07:002011-03-22T16:31:52.094-07:00I understand completely what you mean. My younger...I understand completely what you mean. My younger cousin is getting married in a couple of months, and my mom is talking about going shopping to get an outfit for her wedding.<br /><br />It's nice, but, I feel at a time in my life, that I just want less. Less stuff. If I can get rid of as much stuff (material possessions) in my life as possible. <br /><br />A great thought! I'm paring down, and it takes some time, but I do feel alot better, when I get rid of things, whether it's giving it away or simply throwing it away.Single Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500812106320253932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-35134965660439567032011-03-22T16:07:09.660-07:002011-03-22T16:07:09.660-07:00Very thoughtful, and it causes me to appreciate be...Very thoughtful, and it causes me to appreciate being able to just pull some weeds, dead plants, or nurture some new plants these days. I think tragedy and garden therapy are all good and perfectly appropriate, in balance.Desert Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952727692048782529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-85840382205204592202011-03-22T15:27:17.048-07:002011-03-22T15:27:17.048-07:00Gardening is touching the native earth. It is tou...Gardening is touching the native earth. It is touching our ancestors. It is connecting and reweaving our world. Despite the incredibly terribly tragedies the Japanese people have undergone these past weeks, I have to believe they, more than any people on earth, are more grounded and with find that strength to again reconnect to our Mother Earth as spring unfolds this year.Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275379577689130061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-56007823509324208182011-03-22T15:17:34.111-07:002011-03-22T15:17:34.111-07:00There is a quote from I don't know where that ...There is a quote from I don't know where that goes "when you live next to the cemetery you cannot cry at every funeral." My interpretation is that you cannot constantly mourn for everyone who suffers. I am not making light of what is happening in Japan, it is horrible and those people are really suffering but I also cannot spend all of my thoughts on it. Gardening is my escape from tragedy, both personal and global.Bad Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16941032497575225274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-79831089251887076532011-03-22T15:13:47.063-07:002011-03-22T15:13:47.063-07:00Beautifully said.
I find it deeply therapeutic wo...Beautifully said. <br />I find it deeply therapeutic working with the earth - it grounds me. <br />As Grace mentioned, I now look at all my 'japonicas' and hope for the best for all of those in Japan.Kit Aerie-elhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548961699994971020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-41931709583566064592011-03-22T14:41:20.629-07:002011-03-22T14:41:20.629-07:00It is very sad for all the people who are now suff...It is very sad for all the people who are now suffering in Japan, but also reminds me of the millions of people who suffer every day in miserable lives.Tirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253130857755408695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-30510901728765877172011-03-22T14:38:46.223-07:002011-03-22T14:38:46.223-07:00Thank you, Loree, for your simple and thoughtful m...Thank you, Loree, for your simple and thoughtful meditation on our bounty in the midst of chaos. Whenever we have time and space to garden, we are indeed fortunate. When I garden, I often think about my mother, from whom I was lucky enough to learn a love of gardening. Although I can no longer share my garden with her, she's a part of every plant I grow and every spade of soil I turn.MulchMaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13848950758103138175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-84673960963077502852011-03-22T14:16:51.630-07:002011-03-22T14:16:51.630-07:00Thanks for writing this Loree -- gardening is the ...Thanks for writing this Loree -- gardening is the way I find peace in difficult times. And from what I know of Japan during my time there, I know it will be part of how they recover from this horror as well.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433418903218452909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-16076470604731366962011-03-22T12:08:51.698-07:002011-03-22T12:08:51.698-07:00I think appreciating what we have is the secret. W...I think appreciating what we have is the secret. When people bitch and moan and take for granted the many, many blessings we have here in America it's like a slap in the face to those who are suffering--really suffering. We have it so good. As I mentioned on my blog, for me remembering the plants from Japan [species Japonica] is a great way for us plant people to remember the citizens of Japan and all they're going through.<br /><br />Your words are poignant and heartfelt, Loree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com