Cocoon, a word
with a long history that through ancient French travels back to Rome
and, eventually, to Greece. In itself, it holds the
possibility of life (the Greek origin of its etymology is
seed),
its delicacies (in Latin, it moved to mean
berry) and also the
secrecy of its process (the
coque in French). It is our
interior comfort place that allows us to stay inactive, before
recollecting the threads of our ideas and opening up to share them.
I have realized I have
been a cocooner for quite a long time, silently held to a nourishing
inner world. But, recently, an urge has started to grow strong,
equally moved by restored energies and the desire to bring together
and share the many passions that move my personal and professional
life.
The exchange that took
place through the blog was fundamental, in particular my inclusion
into the
Urban Jungle group (so thanks Judith and Igor) and the
relation I built with some dear fellow bloggers.
In the past, I felt my
work at night (blogging) was almost separated from my daylight job
(landscape and green). At the beginning, this was good because, in a
way, the blog was also a sort of escape from the compromises of my
profession (clients, companies, budgets). But, after some time, I
felt there was some sort of lack though still quite undefined. I felt almost drained by this addictive google
search-pin-post process that, from time to time, started to seem sterile and almost insincere, two things I want my life and my relation with you all to
be completely free of.
Therefore, I started a
journey within myself, keeping silent from time to time, letting
things flow on their own even if it was quite painful. (Am I the only
one with control-addiction problems out there?)
I went back to the roots
of my aspirations, looked them into their (figurative) eyes and
listened silently.
Silence is luxurious, it
really is.
New energies started to
come out in the form of ideas. I collected them and tried to find a
thread that made me happy, something that could bring all of them
together. Unexpectedly, other things
started to move and grow around me. The process
is still going on and, hopefully, will never stop.
Where does this lead us?
Firstly, you will see some evolution in the content of the blog that
will include also inspirations and reflections about my relation with
the green world. The format of these reflections could change from
time to time, especially when related to trends. Also, new exciting
projects will be announced in the next weeks (cannot wait!).
I am sure the new subject will enrich the content you have come to like on FNWG as the conceptual source will not change. I
hope you will enjoy the journey and you will be willing to
participate with all the amazing inputs you have given until now.
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