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bluemoon in Succulent growers • 8 days ago

"Leaving means dying a little..."

It's a famous saying, taken from a poem by Edmond Haraucourt that I like and think is true. Of course, it doesn't refer to physical death, just to a loss you feel. It applies to me.

Your succulents have died too, in their way, but they will recover, for life is strong and beautiful! I understand your blog about these flowers as a metaphor for what is happening in your life.
I love your generous balcony where all your plants will cozy up and enjoy seeing you having coffee next to them. There are very nice succulents, I tried to grow a few myself but failed. I am very generous with water, and, unfortunately, it is not always good when you are generous.

I wish you a good and pleasant life in your new home, @mipiano!

8 days ago in Succulent growers by bluemoon

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mipiano 8 days ago

Thank you very much @bluemoon for your extensive, meaningful comment. Yes, my plants do feel the change, the stress they got while travelling in the car and now the new surroundings and a bit different weather. They have died for the old home and will be reborn for the new one. I hope. We also have to adapt. I guess I have some maps in my mind from the apartment where we lived for the last 12 years. In the morning when I want to make my coffee (half asleep) I automatically go toward the part of the kitchen where in the other one was the coffee. hahaha, then I say myself - to the other way!! 😂

Yeah, succulents don't need as much water as some other plants. That's why my orchid is always thirsty, as I don't remember giving it more often water 😅

And thank you, we are so happy and excited with this stage, getting it slowly how we want it to be but nothing has to be definite. If we one day don't feel this was the ultimate destination, then we will search for changes again. But right now I don't want to move at least for some years 😁

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bluemoon 7 days ago

I've always admired those who have the strength to change places and lives. I didn't have that courage, and now I'm sorry. Another regret added to the long list I started writing once I passed 70.
So I wish you to enjoy life to the fullest and to have a shorter list when you start writing it!

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mipiano 7 days ago

A list of regrets? Never thought about writing one or that someone would write such a list, though there were probably things we all could have done differently in our past. But many things serve as lessons

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bluemoon 6 days ago

It is not necessarily a paper list; it is a metaphor for remembering the regrets of old age. Not all people have that, but I do.

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