tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084351533950146170.post2132295906968687420..comments2023-09-07T06:37:34.224-07:00Comments on escleali: Buildings, Floods and Risk ToleranceAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02608993353454831043noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084351533950146170.post-92114417301580629492012-08-24T07:32:52.646-07:002012-08-24T07:32:52.646-07:00Wendell Berry: "Be joyful even though you hav...Wendell Berry: "Be joyful even though you have considered all the facts." <br /><br />It's possible, I think, living well in the present while preparing for the worst. Not all the time, but who can be happy all the time? <br /><br />And our preparations are to ensure our continued happiness later, so it's best to make those preps in a happy spirit, happily. <br /><br />Others are already in that future, treading water. They can't prepare. They can't be happy. Ever.Kaathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11991953409158275660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084351533950146170.post-48761109535237175802012-08-20T11:16:03.755-07:002012-08-20T11:16:03.755-07:00Hi Andrea!!
Thank you for your recent comments!
...Hi Andrea!!<br /><br />Thank you for your recent comments!<br /><br />I have been enjoying my summer so much! Sounds like you all had a great time away too!<br /><br />Living in the moment without fear and being wise about our circumstances and safety is challenging isn't it?<br /><br />Hope you are doing well!<br />xoTiffanyTiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908504833550812024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084351533950146170.post-91064501600528255662012-08-15T15:48:13.825-07:002012-08-15T15:48:13.825-07:00this leaves a lot to ponder, especially "In m...this leaves a lot to ponder, especially "In my life, I often feel like I'm preparing for the worst. I'm insuring against a dangerous future rather than living well in the present". <br /><br />In the meantime, have you read Williams Carlos Williams' Asphodel, that Greenly Flower? (http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15541)<br /><br />The whole world<br /> became my garden!<br />But the sea<br /> which no one tends<br /> is also a gardenKaathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11991953409158275660noreply@blogger.com