I have now made a reservation of Lolly Willowes at my local library; It sounded as just my type of book.
I spend most of my evenings in my little potager; this is the first time in over 16 years I feel relaxed in the garden. I have spent too much of my adult life feeling like "I should do more"; in the garden and life in general. It occurred to me, that it coincided with me "discovering" social media ( and Pinterest) many moons ago. Well, no more! Just being in the garden or going for a walk in my neighborhood and in country lanes, made me realize, that old magical feeling of just being and enjoying life and nature with no pretends or aspirations to do anything other than just be, is still within my grasp, every single day. I love that. No need for the internet- well, almost- I do so enjoy your blog ;)
Personally I keep going to and fro whether I would like to start my own blog; why do I feel a need to share my life online; is it a need for validation? Or rather just a way to share with likeminded folk my own way of life...llike a modern day penpal? Today I gravitate toward the last and I see Your way of blogging as that too. :)
Anyway, thank you kindly for sharing your views and life with us all here.
Thank you so much for your comment! I really enjoyed reading it and love that you say no more (!) to the pressure that aesthetic perfection has put on us - it’s SO exhausting! I can’t believe it’s been like 10 plus years of being inundated with dreamy this and dreamy that, while it’s staged and curated to oblivion making us all scratch our heads and wonder “what am I doing wrong?” One thing I think we have been doing wrong, is believing it all to be real! I think our brains are wired for “seeing is believing” regardless of medium, so we have been led astray in recent years.
I LOVE that your feeling free in your garden. That is so important!! And the walks that seem to just empty our ruminating minds. Good for you!
I totally get what you’re saying about the conundrum of sharing your life online, even in blog form which seems so gentle in comparison to algo driven SM. I struggle with it too… but I think for introverted folks, it is one of the ways to make connections when we may feel a little bit more alien in our regular life.
And I also think, it’s really important to ask yourself why you truly want to and that answer can guide you. Like you said, is it for ego, do you want attention etc. (I have a feeling from your comment alone, this is not you) if so… it’s probably not what you actually need in your life (therapy is probably the answer there). But if you’re looking for an outlet for creativity (writing, photography, gardening, farming, so much of life is ultimately creative) and in the process making connections - then I say go for it! And let me know the name of your blog if you do!
Dear Julia,
what a lovely post.
I have now made a reservation of Lolly Willowes at my local library; It sounded as just my type of book.
I spend most of my evenings in my little potager; this is the first time in over 16 years I feel relaxed in the garden. I have spent too much of my adult life feeling like "I should do more"; in the garden and life in general. It occurred to me, that it coincided with me "discovering" social media ( and Pinterest) many moons ago. Well, no more! Just being in the garden or going for a walk in my neighborhood and in country lanes, made me realize, that old magical feeling of just being and enjoying life and nature with no pretends or aspirations to do anything other than just be, is still within my grasp, every single day. I love that. No need for the internet- well, almost- I do so enjoy your blog ;)
Personally I keep going to and fro whether I would like to start my own blog; why do I feel a need to share my life online; is it a need for validation? Or rather just a way to share with likeminded folk my own way of life...llike a modern day penpal? Today I gravitate toward the last and I see Your way of blogging as that too. :)
Anyway, thank you kindly for sharing your views and life with us all here.
Elisabeth,
Thank you so much for your comment! I really enjoyed reading it and love that you say no more (!) to the pressure that aesthetic perfection has put on us - it’s SO exhausting! I can’t believe it’s been like 10 plus years of being inundated with dreamy this and dreamy that, while it’s staged and curated to oblivion making us all scratch our heads and wonder “what am I doing wrong?” One thing I think we have been doing wrong, is believing it all to be real! I think our brains are wired for “seeing is believing” regardless of medium, so we have been led astray in recent years.
I LOVE that your feeling free in your garden. That is so important!! And the walks that seem to just empty our ruminating minds. Good for you!
I totally get what you’re saying about the conundrum of sharing your life online, even in blog form which seems so gentle in comparison to algo driven SM. I struggle with it too… but I think for introverted folks, it is one of the ways to make connections when we may feel a little bit more alien in our regular life.
And I also think, it’s really important to ask yourself why you truly want to and that answer can guide you. Like you said, is it for ego, do you want attention etc. (I have a feeling from your comment alone, this is not you) if so… it’s probably not what you actually need in your life (therapy is probably the answer there). But if you’re looking for an outlet for creativity (writing, photography, gardening, farming, so much of life is ultimately creative) and in the process making connections - then I say go for it! And let me know the name of your blog if you do!
Enjoy Lolly Willowes!
Julia x
Yet another lovely post! I'm looking forward to your book review. Always looking to add more books to the ever-growing pile of "to be read"
Thanks so much Emilie <3
Feel free to drop any of your suggestions as well - I’m always looking for new book recommendations too! Take care!