tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post153860211085020154..comments2023-11-25T02:52:50.396-07:00Comments on Faith in Ambiguity: PotentialityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-2943708032932125152013-04-14T19:27:52.771-06:002013-04-14T19:27:52.771-06:00Maybe I'm biased, but I think an eternal stude...Maybe I'm biased, but I think an eternal student is the very best thing to be. <br /><br />In a weird way, this post reminded me of a fortune I got in a cookie a few weeks ago. It reads: "If you chase two rabbits, both will escape." At first, it struck me as concise and brilliant advice on the importance of focusing on a single goal--and it was advice I could surely use as my life, like yours, often seems to be built of the things left undone rather than the ones I've managed to achieve. Maybe it's just more wishful thinking, but I've come to think of it as defeatist and unnecessarily limiting advice. Life is not, after all, about catching rabbits, it's about enjoying the chase.Masked Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197019009052401812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-57145981230968746002013-03-21T09:19:16.349-06:002013-03-21T09:19:16.349-06:00I haven't read Limebirds before. I guess, by t...I haven't read Limebirds before. I guess, by their standards, I qualify as an actual writer. I'm glad having something published was not one of the qualifications. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-34746968482693246292013-03-21T08:28:02.310-06:002013-03-21T08:28:02.310-06:00Housework is pretty low priority for me, too, unfo...Housework is pretty low priority for me, too, unfortunately! It isn't helped by the fact that my arthritis really makes it difficult to run a vacuum or mop or even sweep, and I can't reach up any longer. I'm on the verge of getting somebody from Silver Key to clean my house. I do manage to keep the laundry going, though, and my financial affairs! <br />You're a practical gardener - you want something that can provide tangibles that will nourish your family. Flowers are ephemeral, but I enjoyed looking out the window at them. I had a lot of lilies and daylilies and spring bulbs and fall flowers like black-eyed Susans and mums and asters.Lorinda J Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985567506994751475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-43897469786165398522013-03-21T08:21:08.595-06:002013-03-21T08:21:08.595-06:00Do you read the Limebirds website? They have good...Do you read the Limebirds website? They have good post right now on the difference between writers and writerwanas. Kind of along the same line as above.Lorinda J Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985567506994751475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-36538720725310246022013-03-21T05:59:43.769-06:002013-03-21T05:59:43.769-06:00I think you're likely right. Only occasionally...I think you're likely right. Only occasionally do I meet a really fabulous gardener who also has a lot of kids still growing up. Most of them are older. Good luck with your herbs and veggies. I am re-reading a book I just adore, Gaia's Garden by Toby Hemenway. It's full of ideas I would never think of for gardening at home. Sometimes, for me, the right book is the thing that gives me confidence to branch my garden out. That and a little fortitude. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-73888523046187432462013-03-21T05:56:24.302-06:002013-03-21T05:56:24.302-06:00I know what you mean...I may once have had chicken...I know what you mean...I may once have had chickens on a list. And I certainly had the notion that I would write regularly and practice permaculture, which I'm only getting around to now. I will send all my ducks to you, if you want. They're wonderful for stamping down grass and eating slugs. They're so good, there are absolutely no slugs left in New Mexico.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-50581340419329559592013-03-21T05:54:06.184-06:002013-03-21T05:54:06.184-06:00I wish I had a touch for flowers! I really don'...I wish I had a touch for flowers! I really don't. I keep thinking they'll take care of themselves. I never feel like I do that much, Lorinda. More than anything, I chase rabbit trails on the internet. Yesterday, I learned about Rome under Nero, that kids who drink whole milk are actually thinner, and then studied companion planting for twenty minutes—all between lessons with kids. I did not fold the laundry, file my papers, or dust the mini-blinds. I didn't even check my seed beds. Pretty much a typical day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-67013530790517327342013-03-21T05:49:06.664-06:002013-03-21T05:49:06.664-06:00That's so astute. I've been thinking about...That's so astute. I've been thinking about it for days now. My flawed assumption tends to be that if I want to draw, I should be an artist. If I want to cook, I should be a chef. The point of dabbling is not to draw up lists of all the things you must get better at...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-10622933748643561922013-03-21T05:45:07.060-06:002013-03-21T05:45:07.060-06:00So true about the dreams!I can't imagine livin...So true about the dreams!I can't imagine living without them. I think my lesson has been to try and distinguish between those dreams that bring me closer to myself and those that keep me chasing after some better person that isn't me at all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644569152748119356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-74708719199079600822013-03-20T06:33:50.569-06:002013-03-20T06:33:50.569-06:00Don't worry about it. As the kids grow older, ...Don't worry about it. As the kids grow older, your garden will look better. It's a matter of time and recourses more than anything else, I think. At least that has been the case with me. The last 3 years, I've actually had a garden I've been semi proud of. This year I am going to advance to herbs and veggies. Gulp, there, I've said it out loud. May the green force be with us this year! ramblings of the cold northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16460733768132459536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-64861021935041966022013-03-19T10:25:39.773-06:002013-03-19T10:25:39.773-06:00To this, I can very much relate. Are you surprised...To this, I can very much relate. Are you surprised? Probably not. Here's the thing, though: those fantasies? Sometimes they sit on the list and the back of the mind for years (decades?) and then one day it is the day for action. As if you've been planning all this time the best approach and then the earth revolves just so and boom! time to act. This is why I believe it's vitally important to keep those lists around. And the chickens, of course. But maybe not the ducks. Also, I'll see your sock and raise you a candle holder from a Halloween pumpkin. Just walk on past...TangledLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771682524596744447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-87827091961153039372013-03-19T09:05:21.867-06:002013-03-19T09:05:21.867-06:00I never made goal lists, and they would have been ...I never made goal lists, and they would have been practical and achievable if I had. Writing is the only thing I ever became obsessed with. Right now I have about 25 things on my plate and that drives me crazy. I'm a one-thing-at-a-time person, not a multitasker. So I can't relate too much to what you're saying. I think your garden is great - I never grew vegetables, but I used to grow rather nice flowers, until arthritis stopped that sort of thing - and I don't see how you can do so much what with the children, all the pets, the house, the health issues, etc.!Lorinda J Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985567506994751475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-64639841394816882762013-03-18T17:38:48.376-06:002013-03-18T17:38:48.376-06:00I hate hunting and pecking with only the left hand...I hate hunting and pecking with only the left hand! Frustrating and so many errors... raising the community's children! beating myself up! I don't do that much betting! okay, maybe occasionally I'll bet a batch of chocolate chip cookies on something......Graciewildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142582724233027386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-63323049991209035392013-03-18T17:35:40.958-06:002013-03-18T17:35:40.958-06:00As always, a thoughtful post, Tara. I don't r...As always, a thoughtful post, Tara. I don't recall that I ever made a goal list back in the day (those naive twenties). But what I have noticed is that i , too, have lived with a parade of interests marching through my days. Some, like raising my children and being a part of raisin the community's children, have been sustained. Others, like running marathons, swimming laps, sewing quilts, have been modified. I used to bet myself about some of those "modifications" but I think I have finally learned that the interests served their purpose at the time and then the program changed. I changed. I know I am happiest being a student.Graciewildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142582724233027386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-80234781942921707922013-03-18T12:45:19.239-06:002013-03-18T12:45:19.239-06:00I don't think there's a damn thing wrong w...I don't think there's a damn thing wrong with forever being a student.<br /><br />I've had to learn how to prioritize as I've gotten older, and it's made me realize a few things.<br /><br />Things like how I want to write - I don't want to necessarily be a writer. <br /><br />Being a writer - as opposed to simply writing - would take too much time away from my other priorities without any compensating reward. <br /><br />And I suppose there are a few fantasies still floating around as well...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323871207793126503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9209692386668184870.post-52449557907182602522013-03-18T08:35:26.348-06:002013-03-18T08:35:26.348-06:00Ah, but where would we be without those fantasies?...Ah, but where would we be without those fantasies? I feel sorry for those people who are so very logical and structured, who don't have dreams. I may not accomplish all my dreams, but my life is happier because I have them.Julie DeMillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17929034148906710834noreply@blogger.com