tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post7386086534869231852..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: The Swiss DiseaseAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-6875453364592723522014-08-07T14:58:24.328-04:002014-08-07T14:58:24.328-04:00First things first, according to those doctors you...First things first, according to those doctors you mentioned at the beginning, I'd be dead twice over. I'm very prone to nostalgia. <br /><br />I know what you mean about the mountains of one's youth. The last time I went to visit home, the shape of them through the window made me feel a sort of comfort I don't get anywhere else. I felt as if I slept better in their shadow. <br /><br />And, being from Hawaii, I also know what you mean about how the need for money, etc drives some people to cosmopolitan areas, away from places others go to "get away." If I could afford to go home, I would...Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-61193298903728987612014-08-06T02:15:53.000-04:002014-08-06T02:15:53.000-04:00That's not surprising, Sacchi. The Bay Area wa...That's not surprising, Sacchi. The Bay Area was considered the place to be in the 1960s - a distinct time and place.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-53910645418047173252014-08-05T00:38:20.887-04:002014-08-05T00:38:20.887-04:00I actually live now about an hour from where I gre...I actually live now about an hour from where I grew up, and about twenty minutes from where I went to college. I've lived briefly in various other places, the longest period being three years in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 60s, so of course I feel intense nostalgia for that time and place, and finding it changed when I've revisited it a few times does nothing to change that.Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-52991741548387995222014-08-03T14:31:12.101-04:002014-08-03T14:31:12.101-04:00Lisabet, Daddy X, and Spencer,
Thanks for reading...Lisabet, Daddy X, and Spencer,<br /><br />Thanks for reading and commenting! If only we could keep the advantages of the places we came from, and bring them to the places where we live now! I don't think I know anyone who still lives in the place where s/he grew up. It does show that standards of mental health are specific to certain eras and cultures.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-18600547260089250722014-08-01T19:18:49.056-04:002014-08-01T19:18:49.056-04:00Jean:
The history lesson on nostalgia is so intere...Jean:<br />The history lesson on nostalgia is so interesting. it says al lot about the cultural definitions of mental health. I'm not sure but I doubt that the DSM-4 or what ever number they are on would call nostalgia an unhealthy state of mind. The fact that you wanted to get to the city while everyone there wants to get to the pristine mountains is telling as well. It reminds me of the maxim (Vonnegut I believe) Wherever you go, there you are.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484640447109164744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-2100618684650552442014-08-01T12:08:58.975-04:002014-08-01T12:08:58.975-04:00'if *there are* buildings' … Danm splel ch...'if *there are* buildings' … Danm splel chelk!Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-31522311849194120332014-08-01T11:52:15.805-04:002014-08-01T11:52:15.805-04:00Good linguistics history lesson, Jean. I've th...Good linguistics history lesson, Jean. I've theorized that seeing mountains in the distance is good for the psyche. You'll hear that looking off into the distance can rest our eyes, and on flat ground, if they're are buildings, all you'll see is what's in front of you, whereas if there are high points, looking into the distance is easier. Living in California, with all the differences in the land's height I can see miles away pretty much any time of day, no matter where I am.. Maybe that's why I don't have much nostalgia for Trenton, New Jersey. :>)Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-4233464759730136432014-08-01T07:59:09.871-04:002014-08-01T07:59:09.871-04:00What a far-reaching post, Jean! I had no idea of t...What a far-reaching post, Jean! I had no idea of the origins of the word "nostalgia".<br /><br />As one of those souls who has left her native country to live on foreign soil, I do sometimes feel nostalgic for the Sierras and the Rockies - even the White Mountains, closer to where I lived. My present abode is mostly flat and what counts as mountains are really hills by U.S. standards. This isn't a deeply felt longing, though. The benefits of living where I do far outweigh my sense of regret. <br /><br />Last autumn I was in New England at the peak of foliage season. The weather was perfect, with crisp nights and sunny, blue-skied days. That's something I do miss. Then I remind myself it only lasts a week or two.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com