| The Quest for Significance | | | | conscious effort or with playfulness, select the |
| People are looking for ways to add significance, | | | | accents that they like-decor that speaks to their |
| peace of mind, a quality experience, and an escape | | | | dreams and to their soul. With this in mind, look at |
| from the "rat-race" in their lives. Stated differently, | | | | the different products that are sold and select |
| people want to add depth and meaning to their lives. | | | | garden accessories that help elicit childhood fantasies. |
| One way to accomplish this, it is asserted, is to make | | | | Examine the different garden accents and choose |
| or purchase decor for your garden. | | | | ornaments that speak to your inner self. |
| Make Your Garden Unique | | | | Let Your Personality Shine Through |
| Garden decor, along with things related to gardens, | | | | Garden decor helps calm the spirit, soothe the soul, |
| provides a return to nature, a sense of spirituality, | | | | and delight the senses. By letting your individuality |
| and a return to the earth as people journey on their | | | | shine through as you select your decorative accents, |
| quest for significance and ultimate meaning. | | | | you will transform your garden into one of the most |
| Moreover, through the use of decorations, gardeners | | | | meaningful experiences in your life. The challenge is to |
| reveal their quirks and shortcomings, their wit, their | | | | capture moments of wonder, joy, and inspiration and |
| creativity, and their desire to make their gardens | | | | experience the lasting pleasures of beauty and the |
| unique. | | | | splendors of nature by decorating your garden in a |
| Transform Your Life | | | | way that is congruent with your noblest thoughts, |
| Gardens and their ornaments are symbols of | | | | feelings, and aspirations. |
| enchantment, of mystery, of meaning, and of | | | | Your Garden Sanctuary |
| ultimate being. Another way of looking at this is to | | | | Strive to decorate your garden with ornaments that |
| see that gardens and garden accents provide the | | | | magically call you to return to your garden sanctuary. |
| power to transform one's mood and one's life. To be | | | | Look at different garden products and decide on |
| sure, garden accessories can become symbolic | | | | decorations that motivate you to tap into your |
| reminders of life's blessings as they encourage people | | | | playfulness or into your artistic bent as you |
| to enrich their surroundings by transcending the | | | | contemplate how you will decorate your garden. In a |
| mundane. | | | | word, you can add richness, depth, and a sense of |
| The Gardening Imagination | | | | discovery to your garden with different garden |
| Garden ornaments help people take an active stance | | | | ornaments. |
| in their lives by enabling them to create a niche in the | | | | Summary |
| world that is in concert with their values and their | | | | In conclusion, garden decor is significant because it is |
| dreams. Indeed, it is this "gardening imagination" that | | | | an invitation for people to open themselves to the |
| provides people with the opportunity to select | | | | magic, to the wonder, to the meaning, and to the |
| meaningful objects that speak to their senses, to | | | | pleasure that gardens and garden related accessories |
| their experiences, and to their lives. | | | | can bring to their lives. |
| An Invitation to Add Garden Decor to your Life | | | | Copyright 2005 - Denny Soinski. All Rights Reserved |
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| invitations for people to experiment and let their | | | | as long as you leave all of the links active, do not |
| imaginations run free so that they can, with | | | | edit the article in any way, and give the author credit. |