tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post7275629465043022454..comments2023-10-11T03:49:53.934-04:00Comments on The Gold Puppy: The Clarity of DisenchantmentReya Mellickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-51826084481603558652011-06-26T16:39:38.575-04:002011-06-26T16:39:38.575-04:00It's funny you should mention falling in love ...It's funny you should mention falling in love - I went to church today with Daddy & Amy & the preacher talked about how you fall in & out of love with your spouse all the time. One day you couldn't love them more, the next you want to ring their neck. He said that love is just one component that makes a good marriage work - & that commitment is the main thing.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-24964595612250291052011-06-25T12:59:40.018-04:002011-06-25T12:59:40.018-04:00Pauline I totally agree!Pauline I totally agree!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-44228294743889821512011-06-25T11:22:16.386-04:002011-06-25T11:22:16.386-04:00Enchantment is like chocolate - a little bit is go...Enchantment is like chocolate - a little bit is good for you! I like being dis-enchanted, too. It's like looking into clear water. The veil is still there but you can see through it more easily.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-1186150289727693072011-06-25T08:33:22.181-04:002011-06-25T08:33:22.181-04:00i nearly always choose enchantment over reality; b...i nearly always choose enchantment over reality; but reality seems to press on nevertheless. That leaf is entirely enchanting for instance. magical. i can get distracted by the smallest thingsValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-18171023195721264252011-06-25T08:28:01.803-04:002011-06-25T08:28:01.803-04:00ah, so true. Spent the last week floating in it, b...ah, so true. Spent the last week floating in it, but the risidual effect is fading...Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948978798395906663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-84020085372629403042011-06-25T08:09:31.940-04:002011-06-25T08:09:31.940-04:00Carl Sagan was definitely enchanted, too - oh yeah...Carl Sagan was definitely enchanted, too - oh yeah! I'm not against enchantment and too I don't believe in "reality" - what's that? But I sure am enjoying this current bout of clarity. Wow!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-39178311577254140972011-06-24T22:52:04.334-04:002011-06-24T22:52:04.334-04:00Enchantment is fun, tingly, optimistic - and can b...Enchantment is fun, tingly, optimistic - and can be dangerous( ie Nazi mention) Or the enchantment of a better life to come when one dies where all is ideal and lovely making this life not quite so important or well lived...I fell out of enchantment long ago and it's OK because Carl Sagan, Chet Raymo, poets of science give it back , but it is called reality, more fantastic and optimistic than leaning on specious enchantment.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-9928387880923005812011-06-24T19:26:48.680-04:002011-06-24T19:26:48.680-04:00Pam! Oh my god.Pam! Oh my god.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-75466200016585883972011-06-24T18:58:31.645-04:002011-06-24T18:58:31.645-04:00I had my own experience with enchantment lately. T...I had my own experience with enchantment lately. The cat, after a long return, seemed to have an extra gentlenesss and wisdom. Enchanted, I watched the way it was looking,it's way of being and did I see some new form of profound depth? <br />In my own way,I hoped it had some form of psychic epiphany and been bumped up to the next stage of development and evolution, to reach an almost human understanding on a deeper level, and after all, did the Egyptions not consider their cats sacred?<br />It promptly threw up on the kitchen floor. Big time.<br />It can change your perspective as you wipe up the chunks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-15734793956643375232011-06-24T18:30:01.853-04:002011-06-24T18:30:01.853-04:00I like both states of being. Just noticing how muc...I like both states of being. Just noticing how much I'm not enchanted at the moment. It's very interesting!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-71428414262280263712011-06-24T17:47:59.923-04:002011-06-24T17:47:59.923-04:00reya - i recognize your idea of enchantment . . . ...reya - i recognize your idea of enchantment . . . it's been such a good feeling so many times, like caffeine in the morning, a hand made beer in the evening, it offers a softening of perspective or an enhancing. it glistens, it glows. it's as you suggest almost addictive. hard to let go. and then there's the stuff of living that steps away from that shininess, that instant likeliness and sustains itself just because it is truth. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-68884258925448298272011-06-24T11:20:32.486-04:002011-06-24T11:20:32.486-04:00You know, the numerous occasions that I have been ...You know, the numerous occasions that I have been enchanted, nothing in the world seemed better. At that point, I wanted to live in that phase forever. When out of the reverie, that spell of enchantment felt like a temptation that I gave in to. With disenchantment, comes objectivity and clarity. That is an amzingly simple, and profoundly true statement. <br /><br />p.s. I love the picture of the baby fig.SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439071211238467709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-7955419703257796692011-06-24T10:56:08.024-04:002011-06-24T10:56:08.024-04:00That is very interesting. Things often do seem to...That is very interesting. Things often do seem to be much clearer with a little space in the perspective.Cyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787927933858782267noreply@blogger.com