[MD] Keep on duckin'

[MarshaV]

Greetings John,   



On May 25, 2011, at 12:05 PM, John Carl wrote:




> John:
> Furthermore, it seems to my
> recollection that when you originally flip-flopped on your support for Bo,
> the reason you gave was chiefly that he'd been loyal for so long.  Then came
> the intellectual justification for your emotional reaction.  Now I don't
> criticize that process, in fact, I think it's honestly the only way we do
> things.  We always rationalize what we really want emotionally.  Which is
> why I don't think the 4th level can rightly be termed "intellectual".

Marsha:
I might have defended Bo because of his loyalty to the MD, but that was 
not the reason I came to believe Bo is correct.  I was backed into a corner,
he backed me into a corner,  and I was struck wordless.  I realized that 
conceptualization reifies.  I didn't know the word then, but I clearly understood 
the process.  Only later did I stumble across the word 'reify' and after reading it 
a number of times I recognized it as the process from which I couldn’t escape  
(except through mindfulness/meditation and sometimes painting.)  Of course 
then the word ‘reification’ was everywhere.  I’ve since looked back to prior 
reading to discover the word was there from the beginning, but it didn’t 
register.  I am grateful to Bo for his tenacity.  -  It was not mere rationalization 
but a forceful experience.  The realization made me laugh long and hard.   
It still makes me laugh.  


Marsha 



 
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