Daily Draw: Runic Tarot ~ Ger/JeraIn agricultural societies, a good or bad harvest meant life or death and what you couldn't grow yourself could be expensive or difficult to get. Now we have grocery stores and EBT cards and a comparative bed of roses life.
I look at Ger and wonder what my harvest has been, of the fallow years devoted to anger and illness. Of the productive years and all we've accomplished and gained. Of a working life with few vacations but fun every day Rob was home; I'd choose that again. An overharvest of possessions, oh yes, I'd redo that in an instant. Totally differently. And I wonder what exactly am I harvesting now. Will I look back in ten years and wonder, "what was I thinking?".
"Life is not a harvest. Just because you have an apple doesn’t mean you have an orchard. You have an apple. Put a fence around it. Once you have put a fence around everything you value, then you have the total circle of your heart." ~ Sheila Heti 1976- How Should a Person Be?
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I like to harvest to good and the bad. The lessons and the blessings. I've learned a new word today: "blesson"
ReplyDeletelet's harvest baskets full of blessons :)
And Layah's logophile bonus day@
DeleteI think I have read a statement to the fact that you do not believe in reincarnation. The longer I read your blog posts the more I am convinced you spent at least one lifetime as a philosopher. Aristole, Epicurus, Confucius, Plato, Zeno, someone ring true for you?
ReplyDeleteall old men with grey hair, yipes stripes!. I do hope the fence around my heart now is enormous and full of holes.
DeleteThis is a beautifully written post. I savoured every word. From what little I know you have harvested words (you logophile) great ideas and the odd wayward student (me).
ReplyDeletelogophile. new word! Thank you. I just gifted you an eyepad...
DeleteWhat a thought provoking post, particularly in regard to looking back at what kind of moments were wasted and and what kind were pure joy.
ReplyDeleteI only look back in interest, not regret. No redos..
DeleteI met Griz and Debra today for lunch. Way fun! Beautiful day.
I'd only look back to figure out what worked and what didn't. Oh, I envy you getting to meet up with some of the AT bunch! I thought Debra was in Hawaii?
DeleteOn vacation
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