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Barbara R.'s avatar

Very good article! I agree. I am a unique individual who refuses to "go with the flow". I love nature (and nature's Creator) above all else. I love wildflowers and all other of nature's expressive, peaceful forms. Thing is, in this horrible (communist) HOA neighborhood, we are forced to mow our lawns--everything! I do enjoy picking wildflowers from our yard and bringing them inside to enjoy. I also photograph any and all forms of beauty. Thanks for encouraging us to be our unique selves. It's sad to see so many joining the left and right "borgs" and refusing (or too lazy) to think for themselves. As an Independent, I listen to both sides, but mainly to my common sense. Then I form my OWN opinions.

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JdL's avatar

Like another commenter, I'm forced to keep lawns mowed, in my case not by a(n) HOA but by the city government, which hires people to drive around in trucks marked "Code Enforcement" passing out citations. I compensate by allowing reasonably placed volunteer trees to grow, and right now the volunteer catalpa is blooming with the most exotic-looking flowers one could ever ask to see.

"Immersed in nature, there is no escaping the fact that we control very little in life." Very true. I hike every week, and almost always get off trail to explore some place I've never been before. I experience first-hand that nature is unforgiving and harsh (dead end: too steep or impassible vegetation; must turn around) but also bountiful and beautiful (suddenly coming upon a lovely spread of sunlit grass and maybe even a level rock to sit on).

Thanks for another column pointing the way to more rewarding mental and physical habits.

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