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Putting your fingers in the dirt produces serotonin, and eating things I grow myself makes me feel less guilty about my carbon footprint. it’s exercise, meditation, prayer and therapy all in one.
Mar 14, 2024
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Being able to grow your own food for free is just the craziest concept. I also have some doomsday prepper DNA in me and gardening satisfies that need for self-sufficiency lmao. My girlfriend’s mom told me recently that plants have survival instincts too, so when you grow your own fruits and vegetables, they try to adapt to what you like so you’re less likely to get rid of them. So also that’s why food you grow yourself tastes so much better.
Jan 23, 2025
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I think people with plants are happier than the rest of us. Grow something to eat and combine it with a cooking or baking hobby! Baking is good because you have to share it with people unless you can eat a whole cake by yourself before it gets stale.
Dec 31, 2024
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Because I can only recommend things I have experienced and this has been one of 2024’s good experiences for me. I’ve been surprised at the actual soothing power of this activity. It’s been nice to be able to work and focus on something that is entirely out of interest for anyone else. A conversation between just me and plants growing, and they’re growing at a pace that feels similar to mine, like really slow. I loved coming back home and sitting outside for 45 minutes just to notice what’s working , what’s not, who’s made progress, who needs what type of attention. I’ve felt very proud of this work and it feels nice to do something that you think is good.
Feb 10, 2025
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The other day I overheard a young skater tell their friends, “if you can’t be good, be safe!”
I love this -- it sounds good in Spanish ("cuidate") too.
Maybe it's just age, but I've become fond of telling people to "be good."
It's intentionally vague -- it could just be a grammatically poor version of "be well"
Or it could be a suggestion to behave yourself (ish).
It doesn't explain itself and that's my favorite part.
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