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BhagavadGita
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The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see Nature all ridicule and deformity, and some scarce see Nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, Nature is Imagination itself.
- William Blake, 1799, The Letters
- William Blake, 1799, The Letters
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Reflective
I found a
weed
that had a
mirror in it
and that
mirror
looked in at
a mirror
in
me that
had a
weed in it
God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods.
But he cannot save them from fools.
- John Muir
that reminded me of something.
when i was a very little girl, my parents loaded us up in the car took us down from the mountains to visit family in the city. to amuse myself i was playing in an abandoned lot in the middle near my uncle's apartment building in brooklyn which was full of debris and garbage interrupted periodicaly by little patches of green struggling to sprout up from underneath it all.
i found, nestled within the green, a little purple flower. it wasn't an iris or a lilac or even a lovely wisteria and not much more than a cluster of humble amethyst petals. a man walking by stopped to see what i had been focusing all of my attention on and he said to me "little girl, that isn't a flower - its a weed". for the next several minutes i gathered as much of my 6 year old wisdom as i could in what ultimately became a battle of wills with with this man. he eventually gave up when he realized there wasn't a thing in the world he would ever do or say to convince me that weed wasn't a little miracle in my hands.
ah well, i think about him every time i stumble upon one of those "weeds".
and why don't you post any of your poems/writing?
its intimidating to post alongside most of you.
i got all brave in my thoughts, like i might actually do it but everyday that passed - and the more i read the brilliant posts from the rest of you...
i did post once but in a cowardly sort of way and not as myself.
I agree!! Coleen you are so sweet always encouraging and giving us great feedback and concern..I want to hear more from you girlfriend.
I am glad you didn't let that man change your mind about the flower. I think all little kids know what you are talking about there. That poor man NEEDED to see a flower didn't he?
as if like little children......
you are quite an amazing lady yourself and i've told you so already although not nearly enough. you know more than a thing or two about encouragement - i'll never forget it.
Scott Cunningham, Earth Power: Techniques of Natural Magick,
It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men's hearts, as for that subtle something, that quality of air that emanates from old trees, that so wonderfully changes and renews a weary spirit.
- Robert Louis Stevenson