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Scattering the Sparks

3/20/2023

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When we lose someone we love, the energy that kept our love alive
Is given to you who loved that precious someone.
Like a fire, kept going until our love leaves,
And the sparks are scattered into and blown about
By the winds.
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Practice Sagittal Correction with the D2

3/19/2023

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​The D2 distalizing appliance was developed to simplify treatment of Class II cases during the initial stage of treatment. The patented D2 design treats to a Class I platform by the intra oral elastics forces.  Molars are distal rotated into their desired position.  Take advantage of early treatment patient cooperation.  Brackets can be placed during or after the Class I correction is completed.

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Getting One's House In Order

3/12/2023

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Spring Cleaning: Getting One's House in Order

​Media, screens, popular opinion, the news... it's good to remember:

"People who don’t have their own houses in order
Should be very careful before they start going out
To try to reorganize the world."        ~ Jordan Peterson

AND... when starting to change the world, it's best to start with oneself. 

"The Sovereignty over oneself is called Liberty."        ~ Albert Pike

"The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile."        ~ Plato

These are important considerations, indeed!
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Stop, when...

3/5/2023

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Stop when…
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When a thing hurts your eyes, stop looking at it.

When it hurts your ears, stop listening.

When it hurts your heart, stop justifying it.

Walk away, breathe, and find joy. 
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We Are Living In A Special Time

2/26/2023

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We are living in a special time.

Not necessarily one we would have chosen.
Yet, special, nonetheless.

We are privileged to be here now.
We are part of this moment
And each of has a job to do,

Loving, comforting,
Working toward the best time we can imagine.

You are a light-worker.
Each of us are.

You are ever so close.
Stay the course.
Ride the golden light 
Connecting to every soul in you meet.

In courage, in love, and in this time.
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It's a funny thing...

2/20/2023

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You know, it’s a funny thing…​
When your kindness extends to others
Loves, friends, and strangers
When you treat each with extra-special awareness,
The most amazing things begin to happen.
People in your life - totally different people,
And of course the ones you know,
Treat you the same - extra special.
It always happens.
(Kind of like investing
-only with a sure return!)
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How Much Time Do You Think About...

2/13/2023

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Think about how much time you spend thinking about…
- What happened in the past - today, yesterday, many moons ago;
- What MIGHT happen in the future;
- The things you cannot control.
How ‘bout...
-Keeping your thoughts COMING BACK to this moment.
-Who and how you can love.  
-What you can control.
...And watch how everything changes!!
Because -
Those thoughts make us happy.  Period.
Which makes life better.
And better.
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Before Technology Took Over

2/6/2023

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Running through the sprinkles of rain.
Chasing down the ice cream truck.
Riding bikes with friends around the neighborhood.
Swinging so high the poles lifted out of the ground.
Picking blackberries.
Catching fireflies.  And tadpoles.
No internet.  No cell phones.
No social media.
We headed home when the streetlights came on.
Those summers of our childhoods…
How lucky we are to have grown up
Before technology took over the world.
Let’s get our children back to the beguilement of existence.
When you see something beautiful in someone,
Tell them.
It may take a second to say,
But for them, it could last a lifetime.
And you’ll walk away feeling SO happy!!!

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So, the Study is Out!

1/30/2023

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So the study is out…​
Anti-depressants do not do what we have been told
For years and years.*
But - an escape of laughter is a tonic for mind AND body.
So is an hour vacay, a walk in the park, 
A cuppa with a good friend.
The joy, the lightness that follows
- Is the best antidote for worries and depression.
  • lightens your burdens.
  • Makes your workday go so much better.
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* ​https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/study-says-depression-not-caused-by-chemical-imbalance-raising-questions-about-antidepressants/ar-AAZQ0uq

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It is SO Comfortable

1/23/2023

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It is SO comfortable…
To believe what we have learned to believe.
To think the way we have learned to think.
To be with folk that think and believe as we do.
Yet, stepping out of that comfort…
    Into difference
Opening up to totally new thoughts
Can be really uncomfortable,
Until, you find you have grown.
Until you find you are open
Until you scoot along the path
Of Constant and Never-Ending-Improvement.
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