Why We Garden, Part II
Yesterday I talked a little about the emotional reaction one gets from gardening, then I got lazy, threw in a poem from Wordsworth, and called it a day. Today I'm going to talk a little more, this time with the help of surveys and studies.
The first, a Mind Week study by Mind.Org, says that:
So if you garden, while listening to music, then write about it, you'll be in pretty good shape, mentally. (And I can use all the help I can get).
I've also read that about a technique called "Color Therapy", the idea being that your color choices are an indication of your mood. This is also a two-way street, so the colors around can also influence your mood.
The idea being that your garden is just a big mood ring, telling us how you felt when you were at the Garden Center.
Here are the color, and their meanings:
(Thanks to Dr Mique for the chart!)
I'm not sure I buy completely into color therapy. Pink, for instance doesn't make me feel young. Anytime I like something that's pink it just makes me feel girly. Not necessarily a good thing for a guy. As for white making one's mind stable? Please, my whole house is painted white, and neither myself, nor my wife, can be called "stable". (Happy Valentine's Day, Sweetie!)
But gardening definitely does the trick. I just need to do it more! Maybe today I'll go out and finally prune my fruit trees?
Hummm... stable...
Happy Pet Theft Awareness Day sweetie!
What's Pet Theft Awareness Day you ask? Why it's the holiday that Valentine's Day has tried to take over!
Take a look:
http://www.tulsaspca.com/articles/pet_theft.html
http://www.wihumane.org/news/critter/spring98/nationalpettheft.html
Posted by: Christine Rogers at February 14, 2004 10:49 AM