tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post3067241992063076306..comments2023-12-28T22:05:10.495-04:00Comments on Passage to Sackville.: Memories, light the corners of my mind ... or do they ?Sybilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-62834902071930084542018-01-29T08:59:51.697-04:002018-01-29T08:59:51.697-04:00Sorry to get here so late, Sybil, I was recovering...Sorry to get here so late, Sybil, I was recovering from surgery when you posted this. I've heard of face-blindness, prosopagnosia, but the aphantasia you describe is difficult for me to imagine. I figured out I had a face-blindness after reading about Jane Goodall's experience with it. I remember how excited I was to discover that this was the reason I had such a hard time distinguishing characters in a movie! But on the other hand, I do think in pictures. For instance, I can picture my daughter's home and all the furniture and her. But I still cannot distinguish all her neighbors from each other. It's kind of embarrassing. Anyhow, I love what you shared here and feel I understand what you are grappling with a little better.Barbara Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16222786517926105237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-1402495148356755512017-12-24T18:31:10.747-04:002017-12-24T18:31:10.747-04:00You are very welcome Reggie. Life is so very diff...You are very welcome Reggie. Life is so very different for each of us isn't it ?Sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-81246148329451089792017-12-24T18:29:49.882-04:002017-12-24T18:29:49.882-04:00You seem to have a gift for finding the positive w...You seem to have a gift for finding the positive way to look at things. I think now that when I share photos I am sharing MY memories. It's like I'm letting folk see what I see. Since I cannot see them in my mind I see them externally.Sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-63731044203440999822017-12-24T18:27:50.178-04:002017-12-24T18:27:50.178-04:00Thanks. I enjoy taking and sharing them. You are...Thanks. I enjoy taking and sharing them. You are looking at my memories.Sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-26268245147882513112017-12-24T18:27:20.453-04:002017-12-24T18:27:20.453-04:00I must learn to make the best of what I see as a b...I must learn to make the best of what I see as a bad thing. Sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-49885812239645891342017-12-24T18:26:33.709-04:002017-12-24T18:26:33.709-04:00I'm pretty good with directions though sometim...I'm pretty good with directions though sometimes I think I'm better than I really am ... hence my getting lost in the woods and the need for a geo.app. lolSybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-71399608130606268522017-12-24T18:25:39.162-04:002017-12-24T18:25:39.162-04:00Hey Sara, I tell that same story about my hubby sh...Hey Sara, I tell that same story about my hubby shaving off his mustache.<br /><br />It does make life interesting.Sybilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944601364218561984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-78422909145048309842017-12-14T17:01:08.380-04:002017-12-14T17:01:08.380-04:00P.S. I "remember" your daughter's p...P.S. I "remember" your daughter's picture from before. Not her face, but the way the energy dances through and around her.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10671341444762732786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-17441358037190400332017-12-14T08:02:46.405-04:002017-12-14T08:02:46.405-04:00What a thought-provoking post, Sybil. I also saw K...What a thought-provoking post, Sybil. I also saw Kathy's blog on this condition - I too had no idea that it was 'thing' either. Thank you for sharing your experience with it. Reginehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080436146402944362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-44577423897809252602017-12-11T11:59:59.611-04:002017-12-11T11:59:59.611-04:00So glad to read of your experience, Sybil. Looks ...So glad to read of your experience, Sybil. Looks like a few of us are "coming out of the closet" so to speak! It's so interesting comparing our experiences. We're both coming full circle into acceptance of this different way of viewing. I guess the primary difference, perhaps, is that I haven't (usually) wanted to visualize and have enjoyed this other way of perceiving. But can see totally--no pun intended--how one might grieve this. Great blog!Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10671341444762732786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-33950205177724221962017-12-11T10:02:50.337-04:002017-12-11T10:02:50.337-04:00I, also, recently read of this condition. Anyway, ...I, also, recently read of this condition. Anyway, I enjoy your photos.VetVoyeurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104637568459610116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-7315178082874265472017-12-11T10:01:25.412-04:002017-12-11T10:01:25.412-04:00This is fascinating. I've never heard of aphan...This is fascinating. I've never heard of aphantasia before. It's so great that you live in the modern age and can at least document memories with photos. In previous eras that would not have been possible. And I'm sure the silver lining or special gift in all this is your delight in each visual moment as a new moment to you.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-62536105244686691082017-12-11T08:44:21.423-04:002017-12-11T08:44:21.423-04:00What happens when you have to drive somewhere? Do ...What happens when you have to drive somewhere? Do you get lost going home? Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621525065282506872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7221281884226879638.post-27772644490444519312017-12-10T22:39:22.379-04:002017-12-10T22:39:22.379-04:00I find it very interesting that I have this exact ...I find it very interesting that I have this exact same condition. I believe I have carried a camera for over 40 years because of that. I make annual photo books and often look at them to remind me of things I have done. My husband gets offended if I don't notice that he has shaved his beard...but I didn't even realize his face was different (this has happened repeatedly). It's a very strange way to live, and I never knew it was a "thing".Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05042081996333393969noreply@blogger.com