http://www.organicsoilsolutions.com/are-organic-lawns-and-gardens-like-a-party-or-a-quiet-place-to-reflect/ Safe, Healthy, Organic Lawn Care Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:32:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.organicsoilsolutions.com/are-organic-lawns-and-gardens-like-a-party-or-a-quiet-place-to-reflect/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Charles D. Sherzi, Jr. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:12:22 +0000 http://www.organicsoilsolutions.com/?p=1285#comment-44 <b><font size="3"><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman">Write of Passage</font></font></font></b> <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font> <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">Whether you embrace “Spread the Love” or “Muddy Waters” a garden is the only place I have ever known that offers solace in times for difficulty, hardship and despair. The world today has certainly dumped a lot of that on us recently. It certainly is a sanctuary to pause and reflect but is a perfect venue for fun and enjoyment too. Each of the above mentioned essays certainly stands on its own merits but when placed in juxtaposition to each other is when the imagination is sparked, ideas are ignited and the essence of what gardening truly is happens.</font> <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font> <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">I heard it said the other day “that we live in the age of communication.” I sadly disagreed. My retort was “that we live in the age of communication devices.” As a people our communication skills are dismal. <span> </span>That is why I was pleased to see the creation of this blog. The entries are timely not only in the horticultural sense but reflect deeper life experiences and the good in the human spirit. Hopefully, it inspires a “write of passage” among its readership and will encourage others to thoughtfully pen their gardening trials, tribulations and triumphs.</font> <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font> <font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">For I believe, it is the written word in concert with poetry, literature, art and music that will help us to render a better definition of “place”, help us find a place to “land” and provide direction if we are ever truly to come “home”.</font> Write of Passage
 
Whether you embrace “Spread the Love” or “Muddy Waters” a garden is the only place I have ever known that offers solace in times for difficulty, hardship and despair. The world today has certainly dumped a lot of that on us recently. It certainly is a sanctuary to pause and reflect but is a perfect venue for fun and enjoyment too. Each of the above mentioned essays certainly stands on its own merits but when placed in juxtaposition to each other is when the imagination is sparked, ideas are ignited and the essence of what gardening truly is happens.
 
I heard it said the other day “that we live in the age of communication.” I sadly disagreed. My retort was “that we live in the age of communication devices.” As a people our communication skills are dismal.  That is why I was pleased to see the creation of this blog. The entries are timely not only in the horticultural sense but reflect deeper life experiences and the good in the human spirit. Hopefully, it inspires a “write of passage” among its readership and will encourage others to thoughtfully pen their gardening trials, tribulations and triumphs.
 
For I believe, it is the written word in concert with poetry, literature, art and music that will help us to render a better definition of “place”, help us find a place to “land” and provide direction if we are ever truly to come “home”.

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