Thought Garden

I love that in Greek, anthology means flower-gathering. It comes from the words anthos (flower) and -logia (gathering). Naomi Shihab Nye described this flower-gathering act: “We walk through the garden — one plant stands out to one person, one vine to another. There are possibilities of choice” (Lights in the Windows, 1995). It is precisely these possibilities of choice that intrigues me as I grow my Thought Garden, my anthology.

Within this garden, I invite readers to engage meaningfully and critically with my ideas. Just as flowers in a garden bloom and change with the seasons, so, too, do ideas bud and blossom anew with time and nourishment. I hope the seeds in this garden, like wildflowers, spread and adapt to new surroundings. As you read, you might be a flower-gatherer. Tomorrow, you might be a seed-planter.