Comments on: dichoto-me http://woowoomama.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/dichoto-me/ one spiritual woman exploring life, motherhood, and sometimes food Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:53:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Green Mamma http://woowoomama.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/dichoto-me/#comment-497 Green Mamma Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:17:44 +0000 http://woowoomama.wordpress.com/?p=717#comment-497 Ditto to Jane's comments and this post. The worst part is feeling guilty about feeling conflicted, though I try to give myself credit for even putting energy towards defying materialism, which is, in my opinion, so rampant in the culture I'm living in (Northern Virginia . . . seems more so than other places in the U.S. where I've lived). Thank you for your words (poetry) Robin. I always think about something new when I visit here. Ditto to Jane’s comments and this post. The worst part is feeling guilty about feeling conflicted, though I try to give myself credit for even putting energy towards defying materialism, which is, in my opinion, so rampant in the culture I’m living in (Northern Virginia . . . seems more so than other places in the U.S. where I’ve lived).

Thank you for your words (poetry) Robin. I always think about something new when I visit here.

]]> By: jane http://woowoomama.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/dichoto-me/#comment-495 jane Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:17:55 +0000 http://woowoomama.wordpress.com/?p=717#comment-495 When I was a teenager I remember reading something by Thoreau in which he talked about how he changed his mind about keeping some crystals or stones inside his cabin because they accumulated dust and required cleaning. I think the idea was that beauty and nature was all around him and to bring it inside would be a waste of energy. I loved that idea of living so simply and for years I clung to the idea of being able to carry everything I owned on my back. Fast forward 15 years - today I and the new owner a double jogging stroller (similar in size to the cute Smart car that's always parked across the street) that is so big it wont even fit through our front door. This is a long winded way of saying I feel conflicted and mixed up sometimes. When I was a teenager I remember reading something by Thoreau in which he talked about how he changed his mind about keeping some crystals or stones inside his cabin because they accumulated dust and required cleaning. I think the idea was that beauty and nature was all around him and to bring it inside would be a waste of energy. I loved that idea of living so simply and for years I clung to the idea of being able to carry everything I owned on my back. Fast forward 15 years – today I and the new owner a double jogging stroller (similar in size to the cute Smart car that’s always parked across the street) that is so big it wont even fit through our front door. This is a long winded way of saying I feel conflicted and mixed up sometimes.

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