tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post6044182235944937040..comments2024-01-01T08:07:16.443+00:00Comments on Dreaming aloud: Cultivating AbundanceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post-14632446425050383422012-04-08T22:36:17.441+01:002012-04-08T22:36:17.441+01:00i love this post it mirrors my response to my daug...i love this post it mirrors my response to my daughters reaction to a very affluent aquaintence in her class , she has every thing money can buy which my daughter doesnt not because I cant afford it but because I dont feel she needs it ( although many of these things wold be a years savings!!lol) but this particular child never sees her dad as he is always on bussiness ; I said to my daughter she may have a dvd player mobile ipod etc etc but you have your dad home every night for dinner with you to put you to bed; she may have a yaucht in the med and we camp in our teepee in a wood but you have your mum dad and siblings with you to make a den, swing on a branch, paddle in the stream; toast marshmallows on a fire, you are far richer my lovely one in ways that matter and are important to your heart; she would i know love to swap all her material wealth for a day in your happy family orientated life cos in our world your riches are things that money can not buy!; my daughter smiled and said I love you mummy xxearth angelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post-74591869714332587912011-06-07T03:54:59.914+01:002011-06-07T03:54:59.914+01:00Beautiful blog and post! You write very well. So t...Beautiful blog and post! You write very well. So true that abundance has so much to do with attitude and living in the now with what we have. I look forward to keeping in touch and reading more. :)Tammyhttp://embracingbliss.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post-8775266010632400052011-05-12T07:37:07.589+01:002011-05-12T07:37:07.589+01:00beautiful. What an inspiring paradise you have cre...beautiful. What an inspiring paradise you have created and you are indeed blessed with abundance. I love how you see that. People visit us, look out of the window and admire the beautiful view we have, and you know, in the 13 years I've lived here I've never once taken that view for granted - I feel rich every morning. Thanks for a lovely post.mrs green @ littlegreenblog.comhttp://littlegreenblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post-30166601561940837282011-05-10T23:01:51.686+01:002011-05-10T23:01:51.686+01:00What a beautiful post! Your garden sounds like a m...What a beautiful post! Your garden sounds like a magical place. I'm so inspired by your musings :)Luschkahttp://www.diaryofafirstchild.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post-90137932800494738672011-05-10T19:21:27.336+01:002011-05-10T19:21:27.336+01:00Spot on lady! Abundance is totally a state of mind...Spot on lady! Abundance is totally a state of mind. I have a friend who always talks about how poor she is, even though I have other friends much poorer than her who are just getting on with life and accepting that they can't have the most expensive this or that. I am the kind of person who lends, lends, lends, and gives freely to others. It makes me feel whole. I don't always get stuff back but I prefer being this way that suspicious of others, too stingy to give first. Somehow the more you give away the richer you become. The opposite of what many people believe! And anyone who is scared of gardening, all I can say is that this scaredy cat first time clueless gardener has lots of veggies coming up in a very pretty patch of joy in my garden...... whereas just five metres away, the ground elder is running riot! Oh well.Motherfunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10809370449833738968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post-59810139934044392592011-05-10T18:24:43.075+01:002011-05-10T18:24:43.075+01:00Just lovely! Embracing simple pleasures, cultivati...Just lovely! Embracing simple pleasures, cultivating contentment. Thank you for inspiring us. :)Rosemaryhttp://her.joshandrosemary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post-52838647982237888442011-05-10T16:14:32.241+01:002011-05-10T16:14:32.241+01:00Hi Rachael,it is wonderful to have one's own p...Hi Rachael,it is wonderful to have one's own patch, but having access to beautiful public space is great too, as you get to enjoy it and NOT HAVE TO DO ANY WORK - no grass mowing, seeding, weeding, tidying up... it has it's bonuses. We are very grateful that we live next door to a beautiful large garden which is open to the public, and both sets of grandparents live just minutes away with large lawns, and we have a public grassy space on our estate, so rather than be sad that we only have a small estate garden, we are grateful hat we have access to so many large grassy spaces and beautiful gardens... WITHOUT having to put our physical energy into sustaining them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664045557725853106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post-41854831703985125242011-05-10T15:35:45.184+01:002011-05-10T15:35:45.184+01:00Oh, how I long for my own little patch. But until ...Oh, how I long for my own little patch. But until that day, should that day ever come, we'll have to "settle" for the abundance of Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden!<br /><br />And these words are words I need to hear now. I'm looking at days? weeks? months? of unemployment right now, and I am working against that oh-poor-me feeling of poverty. Thank you!Rachael @ The Variegated Lifehttp://www.thevariegatedlife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post-6882898731516291172011-05-10T15:03:22.633+01:002011-05-10T15:03:22.633+01:00This is gorgous! Makes me want to sweep by and lin...This is gorgous! Makes me want to sweep by and linger under that lovely blossomy tree!mamapoekiehttp://www.authenticparenting.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post-10840941121777902362011-05-10T14:19:13.325+01:002011-05-10T14:19:13.325+01:00What a beautiful post! Amazing what a "little...What a beautiful post! Amazing what a "little patch" of earth can bring. I love the magic you find and celebrate in nature. It's a great reminder to me that there are simple and easy ways to remind ourselves and teach our children that we are all interconnected. Understanding our interconnectedness helps us value ourselves, the earth and each other. It's the gift that keeps on giving. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post-13275037338383232402011-05-10T13:53:27.491+01:002011-05-10T13:53:27.491+01:00Your garden sounds magical! Your children are goin...Your garden sounds magical! Your children are going to have such amazing memories. What a gift you are giving them! Thank you for sharing with us.Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttp://codenamemama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post-62072590851436726812011-05-10T13:50:08.796+01:002011-05-10T13:50:08.796+01:00Lucy, I have a hard time commenting on some of you...Lucy, I have a hard time commenting on some of your posts because they are so poetic and wise that I can't see how anything can be added! This piece is no exception. I love this: "It is in our garden that we are richest, because we are in contact with the magic of life itself. The mystery of becoming, of growth and decay."melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698231692999838673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post-55378603240210739392011-05-10T13:39:30.775+01:002011-05-10T13:39:30.775+01:00What a gorgeous post - and such inspiration! I do ...What a gorgeous post - and such inspiration! I do find myself in that trap more often than I would like of 'wanting more' - and it's not what I want for my daughter. Learning to see the beauty in what we have is so much more important! <br /><br />I'll be saving this to think on again - thank you as ever for your beautiful writing Lucy!Kellyhttp://www.becomingcrunchy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post-25167112264665590302011-05-10T13:00:49.351+01:002011-05-10T13:00:49.351+01:00Wonderful! Beautiful post :). Less is absolutely m...Wonderful! Beautiful post :). Less is absolutely more with the gifts of perspective!!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13238426502277628056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post-2877400827114698272011-05-10T12:43:30.682+01:002011-05-10T12:43:30.682+01:00I love this post! I love the magic you see in the ...I love this post! I love the magic you see in the everyday pleasures of life, and the joy your garden and your attitude bring to others. Isn't it so true that simply bringing food outside makes it that much more tasty and fun?Lauren Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500733577920040395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935975561680117519.post-79093785855890984902011-05-10T11:50:18.959+01:002011-05-10T11:50:18.959+01:00Just beautiful. Thanks Lucy for the inspiration. I...Just beautiful. Thanks Lucy for the inspiration. I want to transform my new garden right now into the paradise you describe. <br /><br />Choosing time over money and authentic abundance over material glut has been my guiding light for nine years now. It is a most magical soul gift that i wouldn't part with for the world and you sum it up perfectly here.Annahttp://wildparenting.net/noreply@blogger.com