Garden Gloves — by Alanda Greene
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 5:13 pm
Alanda Greene explores the idea of openness and protectiveness against stimuli by a comparison with wearing garden gloves while working in her beloved garden in British Columbia.
“My relationship with garden gloves continues to consist of two opposing drives – the need to wear them to protect my hands, and the need for my skin to feel the plants without a barrier as I engage in garden tasks.
Each drive excludes something. In one case, the sensitivity of touch is dulled. In the other, protection of my hands from abrasion, cuts, punctures, dirt and stains is given up.
I see a similar paradox between openness and protectiveness in the experiences of daily living.“
Garden Gloves — by Alanda Greene
http://www.heartfulnessmagazine.com/garden-gloves/
“My relationship with garden gloves continues to consist of two opposing drives – the need to wear them to protect my hands, and the need for my skin to feel the plants without a barrier as I engage in garden tasks.
Each drive excludes something. In one case, the sensitivity of touch is dulled. In the other, protection of my hands from abrasion, cuts, punctures, dirt and stains is given up.
I see a similar paradox between openness and protectiveness in the experiences of daily living.“
Garden Gloves — by Alanda Greene
http://www.heartfulnessmagazine.com/garden-gloves/
