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Jane Holt…Very Special
I urge readers to see Jane’s comment to my blog, At 67. She has had her dose of adversity — a cancer survivor; divorced; recent rejection for a MFA which she was more than qualified for; a crazed family background — so what else is new? However, as I read her missive I was moved and realized how much she is dear to me. Lucky me. i must add an addendum. Overlook her spelling or grammar mistakes; she knows how to rifle out a sentence, believe me, one that is right on. I am moved by the passion of the…
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At 67
I observe myself aging. To observe is not necessarily to experience. One looks, the other feels and thinks. Here I will only observe, for these observations will allow me to experience them in quieter moments of reflection. Actions have slowed down a bit; I bend cautiously, sometimes with exertion. In my mind the young man is fleet-footed, in actuality I am not. My hair, once black, has turned to a gray and the hairs themselves seem not as soft as when I was a younger man. I am gray all over. I no longer can look straight down my chest…
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Jane Holt, Rationalist, Matt Freese, Intuitionist
intuitionism n. the doctrine that all things are apprehended in their real nature through intuition Webster’s New World Dictionary There’s the rub! It is on this interface that Jane and I slip. I dare not go on. For twice I have tried to write this blog and the computer ate it up. My rational mind tells me that I am probably doing something wrong. My intuitive mind (perhaps not a contradiction in terms) says that on some levels I don’t want to write this, that perhaps Jane is right in her assessment and I am defending against it. Jane and…