tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post1619598052280304455..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Anthurium no. 1095 "Carolina Pineforest"mr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-64842834075983692442018-04-23T11:57:31.262-07:002018-04-23T11:57:31.262-07:00You don't have to approve this if you don'...You don't have to approve this if you don't want to, since it's a year and a half later. Your posts about plant toxicity brought me here. Since then, I've read pretty much all your posts in chronological order. I dreaded when I got near November because I knew the shitstorm was coming. Know that you are not alone.<br /><br />If you want to keep abreast of any politics at all, I grrrlgeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834870805082368955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-80815059250875938822016-12-06T13:37:43.019-08:002016-12-06T13:37:43.019-08:00Caring about you from sunny Sydney....for us gay p...Caring about you from sunny Sydney....for us gay people Christmas sucks. I find some of the Buddhist ideas about impermanence: everything changes all the time (including my unhappiness or whatever...), and the power of meditation, very helpful indeed.Simple meditation: resting this unhappy mind again and again on the gentle rise and fall of the breath, or on an object (eg looking at a flower, butAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-29093776702365576642016-11-22T05:26:14.881-08:002016-11-22T05:26:14.881-08:00I love your blog! I am and will always be a plant ...I love your blog! I am and will always be a plant newbie, having discovered them a few summers ago, when I came across rose-shaped succulents on Ocracoke Island & thought I might be able to keep one alive. (I have since developed a full-blown love of succulents, but still manage to kill most other plants.). Anyhoo...I have chronic depression/anxiety that ebbs & flows, & wanted to let Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-71695026452825126532016-11-21T09:20:31.445-08:002016-11-21T09:20:31.445-08:00<3<3<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-37613112430472490122016-11-17T08:52:17.526-08:002016-11-17T08:52:17.526-08:00thank you for posting this. we are hurting right n...thank you for posting this. we are hurting right now, and we need to be here for each other. i volunteer for the NSPL and i'm so glad to see people sharing the number. <br /><br />VH<br />Lawrence, KSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-42698202552212666282016-11-16T10:17:37.530-08:002016-11-16T10:17:37.530-08:00I visit your site from time to time to get good in...I visit your site from time to time to get good information on certain houseplants. Your Nov. 12 post about "coping" was not only a nice surprise but extremely helpful to me. It gives me concrete ideas for trying to overcome my current feelings of despair and fear. Thank you!!<br /><br />A.K.T.<br />Austin, TXAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-8822745549615269122016-11-15T23:15:56.446-08:002016-11-15T23:15:56.446-08:00What a nice read to start the day and a good inspi...What a nice read to start the day and a good inspiration for dark winter evenings. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-33386031824093732992016-11-14T08:37:04.049-08:002016-11-14T08:37:04.049-08:00I am trying to do those things... <3I am trying to do those things... <3Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291223943168030684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-43986354245089521202016-11-12T14:12:40.537-08:002016-11-12T14:12:40.537-08:00And now it's me sitting here trying to figure ...And now it's me sitting here trying to figure out what to say...<br /><br />This seems like a good strategy to me, and I'll need to keep it in mind for when depression inevitably comes knocking again. (It surprises me that it hasn't yet.)<br /><br />For the part about connecting to people - I know we're not close, but if you need someone to talk to, I'm here. I feel so Ivynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-39361123218154094932016-11-12T11:58:20.146-08:002016-11-12T11:58:20.146-08:00Thank you for your words of comfort. I really enjo...Thank you for your words of comfort. I really enjoy your posts and your silence this week has been palpable. I first came across your blog a couple of months ago while searching for information on umbrella trees. I live in a coastal community in Southern California where our tree grows tall outdoors. Because of this, I nearly didn't click the link to your site in the search results. It was, Robin of SoCalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00471366709898550917noreply@blogger.com