I keep thinking all these things recently and I need a place to write
them done or I'll go crazy. All these things I see in the world, things that
upset or confuse me, baffle or lift me. I have to put them down, share them,
find out if others still feel the same because I can't believe I'm the only one
who feels like this.
So welcome to my very much needed post and if you want to comment then please do.
Share your own blog with me, tell me your thoughts. I'd love to find a network
of people...at least then if I'm crazy I'm not alone. :)
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I start with the recent repeat of a series on ABC TV (from the BBC).
"Turn Back Time: High Street". I've seen part of this series before
but missed the first few episodes however tonight it was repeated and the
episode was the Victorian Era. To recap it's about a town in the UK who's high
street has gown downhill. Several families live through different eras to try
and bring people away from the shopping mall and to the local town again.
Oddly the era tonight fits in nicely with a book I just read "The
Language of Flowers" by Vanessa Diffenbaugh.
The Victorian era was by no
means perfect and the families in the show work very hard just as people from
that time did. However it's not that which began a deluge of information in my
head.
It was watching the shops stand empty, hear the stories of people whose
businesses have gone under and seeing the people interact with each other
because of the project that made me tear up. I still feel as though we have
lost something VITAL in modern times. We no longer interact with each other and
sometimes I feel I go through life a random collection of 1's and 0's, code in
a computer which won't exist in a few years. The blacksmith on the show is a
blacksmith in real life and he himself felt the difference when people
appreciated his work.
I LONG for that so much! I tear up when I watch the show because I sense
something missing and don't know how to get it back.
Recently I began gardening...this might seem a jump in topic but it's
actually strongly connected. I've found that gardening helps me feel more
solid, less like computer code and more like a person. I've also found that
whilst I usually go insane with impatience I have nothing but patience for this
gardening and that feels like a precious gift.
I believe we need to get back to our roots, we need to interact
personally and not try to cram our day full of things. I am trying to learn to
savour my moments, even the boring moments like washing dishes, rather than let
it fly past. Otherwise it will be gone before I know what's happening.
I can be a little long winded so I'll stop there and leave it with a pic
of my new gardening efforts. Such a lovely feeling, watching things grow, it
truly is like magic!
Oh...and for those who are curious there is Basil, English Dwarf
Lavender, Carnations, Strawberries (very small), Sunflowers, Cotton, Rocket and
an experiment with an onion.
