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Nad R writes:

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1. Adopt a positive attitude.
2. Life (and gardens) will find a way.

I disagree with your two points on life.

#1 Adopting a positive attitude is a risky game in my book.

Those that think with a positive attitude tend to cut corners where they
should not. "Just get it done... And hope for the best". A person with a
negative attitude knows things can fail and will try and foresee all
negative outcomes and makes the best of it for the money and outcome. Spend
some extra time and get it right.

#2 Life does not always find away.

The earth is in sad shape because of reckless human behaviors. People are
always putting profit over health and environment.

Being afraid and expecting the worst is no way to go through life.

Somehow, with my basically positive attitude I manage to minimize my
impact on the environment and leave the world a little better than I
found it.

The earth has a lot of problems, but in my short life I've seen Blue
Claws return to the Hudson. My neighborhood (NJ) is crawling with deer,
I see foxes, wild turkeys, bears. There was a coyote in Manhattan a
while back.

I am not afraid at all... I just do not trust others to make good
decisions.
I will try and protect myself from others overly optimistic views. I too
try to minimize my impact on the earth and others, but it is not easy by
any means.

I see deer overpopulation as a negative impact on the environment. I too
have foxes and turkeys in my neighborhood also. Frogs seem to be
disappearing and I do not see as many good bugs like praying mantis and
stick bugs.

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Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)