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[IBC] spirituality of bonsai workshop, post-mortem
On Saturday I did two workshops (same content) for the state youth
retreat for the New York Conference of my denomination. The subject was the spirituality of bonsai/contemplation of nature. I had a total of 25 high school youth in both workshops. I brought along about a dozen or so trees and had them set up in the room. The room was open so the adult advisors often came in during the day and looked at the trees. The response was very good. Several of the youth said they would like to learn more. I had a handout and asked each one where they were from and recommended a club that they could contact. I'm hoping the club that meets in Rochester will have a few new members, including a couple of adults. Bill Valvanis may get a few new customers/students out of this. At one point a woman stuck her head in the door and asked if the trees were for sale. I told her that I could sell her one of Anita's trees that I brought, but it would end up in divorce! This puzzles me--why it is that people always ask if my trees are for sale? Have others who have done workshops or demos and brought along a few of their trees found the same thing? The response overall was one of wonder. Not that my trees are the best around, although I brought my best trees for this. One woman said she could feel the peace as she entered the room. Another told me that she had come to the retreat really stressed, and that looking at the trees for a few minutes helped her relax so she could enjoy the weekend. This is a good example of how you can go to the work of getting trees ready for display, planning the display, and all of that, without entering trees into a competition. Display does not equal competition. I'll post a few pictures when I can. Craig Cowing NY Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37 ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Gregory Brenden++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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At one point a woman stuck her head in the door and asked if the trees were for sale. I told her that I could sell her one of Anita's trees that I brought, but it would end up in divorce! This puzzles me--why it is that people always ask if my trees are for sale? Have others who have done workshops or demos and brought along a few of their trees found the same thing? Oh yes. It's a pretty standard reaction. At displays, or even when strangers come to the house -- plumber, electrician, carpenter, horse person coming to work with Jackie, etc. It's almost the first question -- after "How old is it? are they?" And, for my littlest trees . . . "Oh, aren't they cute." Grrrrr. Jim Lewis - - Hit THINK before you hit SEND ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Gregory Brenden++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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Craig,
That is kind of a common question I get when doing presentations. Someone will usually ask "Do you sell them?" I don't know why that happens. Maybe people don't think anyone would share their knowledge with others if they weren't selling something. Roger Snipes Spokane, WA. Zone 5 or so ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Cowing" At one point a woman stuck her head in the door and asked if the trees were for sale. I told her that I could sell her one of Anita's trees that I brought, but it would end up in divorce! This puzzles me--why it is that people always ask if my trees are for sale? Have others who have done workshops or demos and brought along a few of their trees found the same thing? ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Gregory Brenden++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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