tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post6851514517859192569..comments2023-05-24T07:28:47.004-05:00Comments on Teresa Evangeline: Philosophy and Potato PlantingTeresa Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-39576516113470821222012-05-10T17:56:33.862-05:002012-05-10T17:56:33.862-05:00Thank you for commenting, Dee. I always enjoy hear...Thank you for commenting, Dee. I always enjoy hearing from you. Lonewolf: yes, it does seem to evoke a silence for which I'm deeply appreciative.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-76089429814971453302012-05-10T17:04:48.643-05:002012-05-10T17:04:48.643-05:00Dear Teresa, . . . first, let me thank you for you...Dear Teresa, . . . first, let me thank you for your explanation of Lonewolf in your response to my comment last week. It so fits with what you are saying here about silence. I see you planting those potato eyes in the mounds of rich, dark Minnesota soil and then standing up, pressing a hand to your back and arcing it to get out the kinks, and then looking around you and being suddenly still and silent before the lonewolf of being. <br /><br />Thank you for the words by Kierkegaard. I think I've lost my silence in prayer and that I mostly jangle. I need this reminder.<br /><br />Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-37916502142835685472012-05-10T06:49:29.274-05:002012-05-10T06:49:29.274-05:00I'm loving my time in the garden. I'm hopi...I'm loving my time in the garden. I'm hoping to put up some for the fall and winter. My basement is perfect for storing some things. It's all a matter of learning what works, what doesn't, and enjoying the process.<br /><br />I have the same sense of time. My thoughts echo yours. When I've had glimpses into this, I've found it comforting and yet intriguing. It's all about perception.<br /><br />Thank you, Bill. I love your story of the trout and the bull. Such a quintessential childhood story, well-told.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-17436534790734245952012-05-10T06:08:01.268-05:002012-05-10T06:08:01.268-05:00Planting potatoes is a great spring ritual! I can...Planting potatoes is a great spring ritual! I can't imagine anything more satisfying or productive than growing your own food.<br /><br />Somehow I'm comforted by the passing of time. It's like making room for something else. And if you think like I do time is not linear in any fashion, this is only our perception. The past, present, and future are all parallel universes that exist simultaneously!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820138063960706998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-47975047922702897782012-05-09T09:43:28.554-05:002012-05-09T09:43:28.554-05:00I often think the same thing when I hear myself ta...I often think the same thing when I hear myself talking. I'm fortunate to have more silence than many do, but it only makes me long for more...:) <br /><br />Thanks for the invite. What a nice trip that would be. I will keep it in mind.<br /><br />Plus a greenhouse extends the growing season. I have an old one that needs a lot of refurbishing, but it's on my long-term to-do list. I am grateful for the black dirt here.<br /><br />Good to hear from you!Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-27234000118189915392012-05-09T09:35:30.135-05:002012-05-09T09:35:30.135-05:00I can't tell you how meaningful the words...to...I can't tell you how meaningful the words...to become silent. Sometimes I hear myself talking and I think, "shut up." Silence is sooo illuminating and I know that is why I'm moving to the country again. You are welcome to visit. I used to drive from Mpls to Bozeman regularly. <br /><br />I need a greenhouse because we don't have the rich, black dirt that you have in MN.Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-49876936944528455022012-05-08T14:32:17.352-05:002012-05-08T14:32:17.352-05:00Thanks! I loved reading about your dance with the ...Thanks! I loved reading about your dance with the moon. That was inspiring!Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-89961747865084496202012-05-08T14:29:43.719-05:002012-05-08T14:29:43.719-05:00Thanks once again for sharing such beautiful words...Thanks once again for sharing such beautiful words. Yours and those who inspire you.Wrinkling Dailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213135418725208273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-6927147298263650052012-05-08T12:58:12.570-05:002012-05-08T12:58:12.570-05:00I hope so, too, Alan. Yesterday was onions and sug...I hope so, too, Alan. Yesterday was onions and sugar snap peas, today parsnips. <br /><br />Reverse horticulture... :)Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-84438530841804593632012-05-08T12:21:35.007-05:002012-05-08T12:21:35.007-05:00I hope you have better luck with your potatoes tha...I hope you have better luck with your potatoes than I did. After a season under ground mine came out smaller than when they were put in : a kind of reverse horticulture.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-46320716326402212812012-05-07T10:36:35.694-05:002012-05-07T10:36:35.694-05:00It certainly does. Thanks!It certainly does. Thanks!Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-4865808472927619742012-05-06T23:41:45.289-05:002012-05-06T23:41:45.289-05:00Planting potatoes and meditating on a Kierkegaard ...Planting potatoes and meditating on a Kierkegaard thought constitutes a very good day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-67004278233280794492012-05-06T16:58:11.981-05:002012-05-06T16:58:11.981-05:00Hi Penny, I'm always glad and grateful when wh...Hi Penny, I'm always glad and grateful when what speaks to me, speaks to others, also. It isn't always easy to keep our minds still, but it sure makes life better. <br /><br />It was cloudy here, but I'm so happy to hear of your gift of parted clouds.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-48828528316551431452012-05-06T16:41:13.561-05:002012-05-06T16:41:13.561-05:00A wonderful poem, Teresa, but the prayer seemed to...A wonderful poem, Teresa, but the prayer seemed to be written especially for me right now. Sometimes, I pray to just have a still and listening heart amid all the comings and goings of life. <br /><br />The clouds suddenly parted last night to let the moon shine upon us. I took it as a gift.lifeonthecutoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657395265006688388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-49012519520981094492012-05-06T14:02:55.200-05:002012-05-06T14:02:55.200-05:00Hi Jenny, Perhaps that's one of the aspects of...Hi Jenny, Perhaps that's one of the aspects of putting oneself out there in the public as an artist - the changes one goes through as a person are there for all to see, reflected in the work. Some of his work is so dark and others so filled with light. They certainly allow us to see him more fully.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-54408722744559480032012-05-06T13:41:17.258-05:002012-05-06T13:41:17.258-05:00I'd never heard of Linda Pastan but I like her...I'd never heard of Linda Pastan but I like her poem - it connects with me, too. <br /><br />I find the contrast between Van Goghs early paintings and later ones absolutely fascinating - I keep wondering how it felt to him to change so much.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-34492060122514484952012-05-06T12:42:50.187-05:002012-05-06T12:42:50.187-05:00That's not too much of a segue.. :) Prayer can...That's not too much of a segue.. :) Prayer can be whatever you want it to be. I don't believe anyone's keeping score, nor is anyone judging one's preferences for how we express ourselves spiritually. I pray for understanding and a still mind because I believe there's a benevolent force, some might call it energy, that governs the universe, despite all human evidence to the contrary, and I have to align myself and my thinking with it in order to experience it.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-88319670403396342692012-05-06T11:37:55.773-05:002012-05-06T11:37:55.773-05:00Yukon Golds and Red Pontiacs are my two favorite k...Yukon Golds and Red Pontiacs are my two favorite kinds of potato except for baking, of course. Then I opt for Russets. To segue into the topic of prayer--imagine how those poor folks afflicted by the potato famine in Ireland must have prayed as their children starved to death! I'm not sure what my point is, but I often feel that praying is a sort of meditation that travels no farther than one's own head. Sigh...Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-19844607210043255062012-05-06T10:56:24.406-05:002012-05-06T10:56:24.406-05:00Thank you for this, tony. I was just thinking abou...Thank you for this, tony. I was just thinking about this very thing.... :)Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-31829510744017876542012-05-06T10:34:52.222-05:002012-05-06T10:34:52.222-05:00We all worry too much about "saying the right...We all worry too much about "saying the right words".The words dont matter, the real importance is the silence inbetween them...........tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-35626907249267402842012-05-06T10:24:09.555-05:002012-05-06T10:24:09.555-05:00Hey, t. Thanks for stopping by. I've been such...Hey, t. Thanks for stopping by. I've been such a slug about commenting (is that a gardening pun?). I will remedy that. I'm afraid I like potatoes in an almost unsavory way. I think I should stop now. :)Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-46499892100620385072012-05-06T10:15:29.383-05:002012-05-06T10:15:29.383-05:00Thanks for that - a wonderful reminder. AND, thank...Thanks for that - a wonderful reminder. AND, thanks for growing potatoes! Yummy, yummy potatoes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-91525097632001578582012-05-06T08:23:48.063-05:002012-05-06T08:23:48.063-05:00As I sit quietly and as I go about my day, I try t...As I sit quietly and as I go about my day, I try to silence the unnecessary chatter inside my head and out in the world so I can hear the divine ideas that are always present. I want to get a lot better at being quiet and listening.<br /><br />Thanks, Jan. I'm tired, with a few muscles that are reminding me they're here, but very well. It's a good kind of tired.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-2838782823613833372012-05-06T07:50:44.852-05:002012-05-06T07:50:44.852-05:00The Kierkegaard quote is a perfect guide to medita...The Kierkegaard quote is a perfect guide to meditation. Emptying my mind and becoming silent. Nothing is as refreshing as time spent there. And it is amazing to me how the clock actually keeps on going while I am sitting. Thank you for this lovely post, Teresa. I hope you are doing well.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-82356611494027529402012-05-06T07:31:15.721-05:002012-05-06T07:31:15.721-05:00Thank you, Bill. The weather has been so gloomy I ...Thank you, Bill. The weather has been so gloomy I had trouble breaking through it to get started, but now that I have it feels good. The quote has been a favorite for several years. I've come to see it as a form of prayer for me, to ask for and practice that stillness that allows me to become better at Listening.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.com