Destiny Hagest wrote:Oh no not at all, this is precisely the kind of line I want to toe - being open and encouraging, but not mincing words about truths.
paul wheaton wrote:Something that I have said several dozen times in the past which appears to not be covered here is: I prefer to see posts that offer "my position" rather than "the truth". I've deleted a lot of stuff with "the truth". The reason is that if somebody posts "the truth" and a second somebody has an alternative position, then posting the alternative feels a lot like entering into conflict - so it is less likely to get posted. And it is that alternative that I want to see shared on this site.
Idle dreamer
Destiny Hagest wrote:
I'm not a happy go lucky skim over the truth kind of person, so this one is hard for me. I have a hard time not bringing down the iron fist of logic and truth. But I've also been wrong. And being as stubborn as I am, and wrong, well that's just damned humiliating![]()
"People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do."
With forty shades of green, it's hard to be blue.
Garg 'nuair dhùisgear! Virtutis Gloria Merces
Todd Parr wrote:
Destiny Hagest wrote:
I'm not a happy go lucky skim over the truth kind of person, so this one is hard for me. I have a hard time not bringing down the iron fist of logic and truth. But I've also been wrong. And being as stubborn as I am, and wrong, well that's just damned humiliating![]()
That could not possibly have hit more close to home![]()
Tristan Vitali wrote: I'd honestly prefer to not be sharing all my failures with people
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Joseph Lofthouse wrote:
Interesting discussion: I've often thought to myself that it is impossible for me to be a permaculturist, because I till, which seems to violate a core principle of permaculture, therefore, it is impossible for me to be a permaculturist.
Oh, and I don't make hugelculture beds... That would also seem to disqualify me from being a permaculturist.
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Tristan Vitali wrote:Permaculture, though, is an overarching design philosophy where you're looking at the whole system and designing based around the least input for most output.
In Bill Mollison's own words:
"Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour;
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Tyler Ludens wrote:...but I'm a big fan)
"People may doubt what you say, but they will believe what you do."
“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.”― Albert Einstein
“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.”― Albert Einstein
With forty shades of green, it's hard to be blue.
Garg 'nuair dhùisgear! Virtutis Gloria Merces
Cindy Clark said: I must confess that my interests just happen to coincide with what a lot of permies and survivalists are doing. I like making stuff and inventing stuff and brainstorming and looking for new ways to do things and I find a lot of people with whom I share those interests within the two subcultures. As far as actual "permaculture" goes
Invasive plants are Earth's way of insisting we notice her medicines. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Everyone learns what works by learning what doesn't work. Stephen Herrod Buhner
Anne Miller wrote:
My confession would have to be that I have never believed in "Organics".
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Don't let perfect be the enemy of good.
Michael Bushman wrote:I love double digging my garden beds. I drag mulch in from other places. There are weeds that I think should be eradicated. The moment I hear "should" is often the moment that I do the opposite just for spite. I even garden in raised beds..
Idle dreamer
"But if it's true that the only person over whom I have control of actions is myself, then it does matter what I do. It may not matter a jot to the world at large, but it matters to me." - John Seymour
"Also, just as you want men to do to you, do the same way to them" (Luke 6:31)
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"Also, just as you want men to do to you, do the same way to them" (Luke 6:31)
my motto is everything in moderation
Work smarter, not harder.
I am trying to go as sustainable as I can, but I'm horrible about taking on more projects than I aught to
Mick Fisch wrote:
Amit, quit talking about me! Seriously, brother, I know what your talking about. I tend to fly in many directions, starting lots of things, but because there's so much cool stuff to do, I don't finish, or at least am slow to finish a lot of things. Frustrates my wife, who is a slow, careful planner who is very hesitant to start anything new. If we could just blend into one, we'ld be perfect. Oh wait, we've been trying to do that for about 36 years. Not quite there yet.
Having lots of things half finished is the price we pay for living in a world where there are so many wonderful, cool things that we simply MUST do, because, well, they are so cool. And useful to, they would really help us. And I need to quit typing and get something done......
Work smarter, not harder.
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