I was listening to a podcast about happiness today that was discussing various nuances of happiness: ease, peace, joy, ..., I got to thinking that many of these or their antitheses could be applied to a garden -- at least by analogy.
What other emotions might we extend to a garden?
- Affection
- Anger, Annoyance, Angst, Apathy, Anxiety
- Contempt, Curiosity
- Depression, Desire, Despair, Disappointment, Disgust
- Ecstasy, Empathy, Envy, Embarrassment, Euphoria
- Fear, Frustration
- Gratitude, Grief, Guilt
- Happiness, Hatred, Hope, Horror, Hostility, Hysteria
- Interest, Jealousy
- Loathing, Love, Lust
- Misery, Pity, Pride
- Rage, Regret, Remorse
- Sadness, Shame, Suffering, Surprise
- Wonder, Worry
I am not suggesting that there are literally emotions, but rather that asking the question "what is my garden feeling right now?" Might lead to a helpful line of thinking. Some of them don't really seem likely -- when would a garden feel rage? I hope I never find out. ;-)
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