Sprintcyclist wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2026 at 12:42am:




• Motherhood is wonderful.
• They grow up so fast.
• Age is just a number.
• You only live once.
• Everything happens for a reason.
• It is what it is.
• Time heals all wounds.

• [your banality here]

Sprintcyclist wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2026 at 12:42am:



Both of my parents are avid gardeners and their garden is stunning. It's something they picked up when they retired and must have added buckets to the value of their home with all they have done off the sweat of their own backs.

They're in their 80s now so they can't do as much as they did but they have help where they need it and it brings them so much joy.

Dad goes through phases ... he's onto cacti now. He's got a little zone full of them. He was diagnosed with vestibular neuronitis a few years back which makes him constantly dizzy, terrifyingly. We're all very worried about falls ... he's already broken his hip ... but he gets around the garden on his walker, on the even paving he laid himself, and is just living the best life.

this season i have some tomatoes growing in wicking buckets and some in the ground.

the wicking buckets want watering less than once  a week.
in ground is almost daily. even then the moisture level varies too much

buckets have cardboard thermal insulation sleeves on the outsides

buckets are growing much better.

Gardening is a flow state activity and, as such , very useful
A flow state is the ability to get out of your head.

Imagine you were asked to sit on a chair in an empty room with no stimuli.
Most people probably freak out fairly quickly.

They don't like what's in their head.
To " cope" they do a variety of things

Sweet food
Pot
Alcohol
Porn
Netflix
Social media.

These are not good ways to get out of your head
They are a crutch.

They weaken the mind.

How to strengthen the mind?

Become comfortable with being uncomfortable.

Gardening is a good starting point.
It's more uncomfortable then flopping on the couch, doom scrolling and chowing down on chippies.
Heat sweat stinging bugs and nettles muscle aches , dirty hands

From gardening you can progress to bigger challenges.

Surfing
Bushwalking
Mountain climbing
Starting a small business.
Public speaking.

Each of these requires you to get out of your own way to improve.
This sort of kills the ego.
Reconnecting to nature always kills the ego.

When the ego is reduced however, you are not a good consumer and you are not a good sheep for the authorities to keep beaten down.

The authorities, both government and big industry want you on that food, internet, pot, alcohol, Netflix state because you are a much better consumer and more compliant.

Do you see any encouragement to garden from those in charge.
Unlikely.

They like everyone to be a victim and stuck in the matrix.
Locked down, compliant, just stuck in their little box.

They hate any form of self improvement.
They foster dependancy , infantalisation, victimhood and the path of least resistance.
Makes you easier to control predict and market to

Daves2017 wrote on Oct 5^th, 2026 at 12:15pm:



Sounds perfect