Crepuscule (Twilight)
e. e. cummings
I will wade out
till my thighs are steeped in burn-
ing flowers
I will take the sun in my mouth
and leap into the ripe air
Alive
with closed eyes
to dash against darkness
in the sleeping curves of my
body
Shall enter fingers of smooth mastery
with chasteness of sea-girls
Will I complete the mystery
of my flesh
I will rise
After a thousand years
lipping
flowers
And set my teeth in the silver of the moon.
“Everyone may not be good, but there’s always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.”
a. 30 seconds
b. 2 minutes.
c. Until they feel clean.
Answer
2 Minutes: Improper brushing can cause as much damage to the teeth and gums as not brushing at all. Lots of people don’t brush for long enough, don’t floss and don’t see a dentist regularly. Hold your toothbrush in the same way that would hold a pencil, and brush for at least two minutes. This includes brushing the teeth, the junction of the teeth and gums, the tongue and the roof of the mouth. And you don’t need a fancy, angled toothbrush – just a sturdy, soft-bristled one that you replace each month.
Thunderstorms are rumbling through this Saturday morning as I write this post. They are welcome. It’s been a hot dry summer in south Texas. I planned a walk through a wilderness park, that’s on hold for time being. Storms rumble through our lives, no one is spared. They come and they go. In my personal experience, as tough as the storms may be, there’s something in the storms to help me grow and become a better person. They are lessons I’d never seek, but lessons, once learned I’ve never give back.
It’s a great day. I’m tuned in. I’m ready to give it my best. No stopping me. It’s great to be alive.
“The cat sat on the mat is not a story. The cat sat on the other cat’s mat is a story.”
There’s a big difference between being alone and feeling lonely. Being comfortable in one’s ‘aloneness’ begins with one learning to love oneself, warts and all. When that happens the person in the mirror becomes a best friend and loneliness disappears.
Love and Thought
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Two well-assorted travellers use
The highway, Eros and the Muse.
From the twins is nothing hidden,
To the pair is naught forbidden;
Hand in hand the comrades go
Every nook of nature through:
Each for other they were born,
Each can other best adorn;
They know one only mortal grief
Past all balsam or relief,
When, by false companions crossed,
The pilgrims have each other lost.
Got 30 minutes you can spare? Make it your time. Take a shower, bath, go for a walk. Do something that relaxes you for the entire thirty minutes. You work hard, you have stress in your life. You deserve a break. Go on, take 30 minutes to renew.
