Rebecca

“The Uses of Sorrow (In my sleep I dreamed this poem) Someone I loved once gave me
a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand
that this, too, was a gift.”
― Mary Oliver, Thirst: Poems

“We live in a world that responds to our longing; it is a place where the echoes always return, even if sometimes slowly.”
― John O'Donohue, Eternal Echoes: Celtic Reflections on Our Yearning to Belong

“In the symbiotic community of the forest, not only trees but also shrubs and grasses—and possibly all plant species—exchange information this way. However, when we step into farm fields, the vegetation becomes very quiet. Thanks to selective breeding, our cultivated plants have, for the most part, lost their ability to communicate above or below ground—you could say they are deaf and dumb—and therefore they are easy prey for insect pests.12 That is one reason why modern agriculture uses so many pesticides. Perhaps farmers can learn from the forests and breed a little more wildness back into their grain and potatoes so that they’ll be more talkative in the future. Communication”
― Peter Wohlleben, The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate — Discoveries from a Secret World

“Belief isn’t always easy.
But this much I have learned—
if not enough else—
to live with my eyes open.”
― Mary Oliver, Thirst: Poems