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Minds notice differences. When things stay the same, minds tune out by a process psychologists call habituation.
Physical pain is the exception. In most cases we don't get used to chronic pain. Physical pain has to be inescapably vivid in order to convince us to do what's necessary to alleviate it. Sometimes there is nothing we can or even need do to alleviate it.
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"My Husband Discovers Poetry"
Terrific poem, Diane. I hope the husband in the poem when on to read some other poems.
Claire
Interesting post
This is a very serious question and an issue that probably causes as much suffering as any in modern society. If you haven't already, you might want to look into the so-called Coolidge Effect, which is a biological correlate to the jadedness you're thinking about here. Also, Esther Perel's Mating in Captivity takes an interesting approach to "keeping the spark alive." This is something we get into quite deeply in our book (due out later this year).
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