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Comments on: At The End Of The Rainbow https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2017/04/03/at-the-end-of-the-the-rainbow/ Living Well with MS. Stories. Recipes. Hope. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:07:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.35 By: Maria Theresa Maggi https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2017/04/03/at-the-end-of-the-the-rainbow/#comment-31053 Sat, 08 Apr 2017 15:46:52 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6941#comment-31053 No worries, Gena, I got it! Thank you so much for this lovely heartfelt comment. It’s comforting to me that my words on grief resonate with you, and others. It’s like being able to donate organs when someone dies to have the reflections, along with the seeds and seedlings and cuttings, go on to make life elsewhere. As I read your words about the inevitability of change in a city scape, I thought of Jane Jacob’s classic The Death and Life of Great American Cities. I am a BIG fan of that book, which we are still learning how to heed, and which all too often we ignore when it comes to urban planning that helps preserve and create community and safety and well being. Thanks again for all these great thoughts. xoxo

]]> By: Gena https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2017/04/03/at-the-end-of-the-the-rainbow/#comment-31052 Sat, 08 Apr 2017 13:50:40 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6941#comment-31052 “Tiny part” was meant to be “tiny park”! 😉

]]> By: Gena https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2017/04/03/at-the-end-of-the-the-rainbow/#comment-31051 Sat, 08 Apr 2017 13:49:56 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6941#comment-31051 Maria,

For reasons I know you understand, it is such a good time for me to read your thoughts on grief. Thank you for the beautiful metaphor of a river and its tributaries, for acknowledging that multiple feelings coexist during the process of mourning, while also holding faith in a body of water that flows toward healing.

Your post speaks to me because I’ve always dwelt in a cityscape, which means that I’ve watched my own neighborhood and countless others change dramatically. I recognize that this is an inevitable feature of city life, the ever-changing storefronts and buildings and skyline, but I also appreciate that there is always real loss involved, especially when it’s a tiny part or a sturdy, resilient city tree that is razed (and that happens all the time).

So, I so hear your point that it is not only rivers and lakes and mountains that deserve preservation, but also homes and yards and parks, those incredible pockets of life and greenery that make towns and cities rich and interconnected with the natural world. Thanks for putting that into words so powerfully—and for sharing your process with all of us. I’m praying for all of the plants and seeds and buds from your Asbury street home to find new roots very soon, so that they can keep giving to the world around them.

G xo

]]> By: Maria Theresa Maggi https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2017/04/03/at-the-end-of-the-the-rainbow/#comment-31048 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 20:35:58 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6941#comment-31048 Dear Veronica, I’m SO sorry to hear about your kittie. That’s one of the hardest things to live through. I can certainly relate to your struggling with the difficulties of the big picture and how they seem to be mirrored in the smaller picture of your everyday lives. I am comforted myself that my words help comfort you.Thank you for your hope for the little plants rooting and beginning again, to make their own memories in more hearts and homes. What a lovely thing to say. Thank you, my dear.xoxo

]]> By: Veronica https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2017/04/03/at-the-end-of-the-the-rainbow/#comment-31047 Thu, 06 Apr 2017 18:23:50 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6941#comment-31047 Oh, Maria, this breaks my heart. I’m so sorry all your hard work is for naught. It’s so difficult to stay positive when such lack of compassion exists in places of power, to make these decisions that destroy the few good things we have left. I admire your ability to find and focus on the positives that come from it – the people coming together, saving the plants they can, spreading that love beyond the backyard. I struggle with that.
This post comes at a time when I’m also struggling with my own grief (including what’s happening in the world, where I have so much trouble accepting and finding hope), but I recently had to put one of my kitties to sleep forever. Your imagery of the river and its tributaries is comforting, and gives me some thought to follow as I figure my head out.
I hope all the little plants’ offshoots grow big and strong to create their own memories in more hearts and homes. xoxo

]]> By: Maria Theresa Maggi https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2017/04/03/at-the-end-of-the-the-rainbow/#comment-31040 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 18:11:49 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6941#comment-31040 Indeed it is, Peggy, indeed it is. Thank you.

]]> By: Peggy Bean https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2017/04/03/at-the-end-of-the-the-rainbow/#comment-31039 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 17:03:46 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6941#comment-31039 Oh Maria…I sit here with tears running down my face. It’s such a sad and beautiful world.

]]> By: Maria Theresa Maggi https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2017/04/03/at-the-end-of-the-the-rainbow/#comment-31038 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 16:22:38 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6941#comment-31038 Dear Donna–thank you!! I’ve got tears in my eyes after reading your kind words. xoxo

]]> By: Donna Betts https://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/2017/04/03/at-the-end-of-the-the-rainbow/#comment-31036 Tue, 04 Apr 2017 15:58:47 +0000 http://fatfreevegan.com/slowmiracle/?p=6941#comment-31036 Such a lovely tribute to your little home and garden on Asbury.
I feel as though I was there watching the story unfold and was shoulder to shoulder with your friends and neighbors. Your stories always touch my heart and resonate in the deepest part of my soul. I always forget that I am sitting at my desk at work.
Sending love to your dear plants that sustained your garden and loved you back with their annual displays in springtime. Sending love, Donna B.

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