{"id":2487,"date":"2010-02-09T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.drslewis.org\/camille\/?p=2487"},"modified":"2010-02-09T08:00:24","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T13:00:24","slug":"a-time-to-feast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drslewis.org\/camille\/2010\/02\/09\/a-time-to-feast\/","title":{"rendered":"A Time To Feast"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m tired. My pointing out the Greenville Syndrome<\/a> — which was as much a test to see if it would fit and a plea for more discussion as anything else — has resulted in the largest onslaught of vitriol since we left our former life<\/a>. The irony is palpable since people are revealing<\/a> the Greenville Syndrome while railing against my description of it. The syndrome or trope or habit is all a kind of bait-and-switch. The bait of approval dangles in front of your nose, and when you say, “No thanks!” you get slugged upside the head. You have a choice then — either take the bait or feel the pain. Either join the dance<\/a> or get kicked in the teeth. And when you walk away — out of reach of their right hook — they call you back, screeching louder and louder, telling you that you’re ruining their whole performance, that you’re nothing without them, that if you leave now you’ll never be able to come back. . . . until you let the door quietly shut behind you. They don’t miss you. They really don’t. They hardly notice you’re gone. The bluster has blinded them.<\/p>\n

I’m shutting the door. For now. I’m going to take that fight to a different place, with a different audience. My teachers told me that the best scholarship speaks to the public at large. That was a big part of my goal — to see if I could <\/em>explain theoretical stuff in a common voice. I did that. And I was successful. This is a good blog with good stuff on it that will continue to help the hurting. But it’s time to turn my research into a more academic conversation behind closed doors. It’s just that important.<\/p>\n

In sum, I need to let these wounds heal instead of getting eaten alive. I’ve been blogging for six years. So I’m ready for a little Sabbath rest. A little feasting.<\/p>\n

::deep breath::<\/p>\n

I picked up a book a few weeks back that I have to put down<\/em>. Funny way to put that, I know. But each paragraph was like a Godiva chocolate, and if I consumed too many, I’d miss out on the joy. It’s a savory book. About God and cooking. And I want to relish each paragraph. Out here. In the open. Because good books — like a good meal and a good God — are meant to be shared.<\/p>\n

Would you like a bite? . . . of the book, mind you. Not me. I’m not on the menu.<\/p>\n

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