[Oe List ...] Fwd: Poem: Just Imagine

[Sarah Buss]

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> From: Sarah Buss <shbuss at mac.com>
> Date: December 29, 2008 7:26:23 AM CST
> To: ICA Listserve <OE at topica.com>
> Cc: Sarah Buss <sbuss at austin.rr.com>
> Subject: Poem: Just Imagine
>
>
> 									Just Imagine
>
> 						For months now, following a tooth extraction,
> 							I have been plagued
> 							with weak and sore jaws.
>
> 						Nothing seems to help much.
> 							Not "alternative medicine":
> 								not my chiropractor of over 15 years,
> 								not my Chinese acupuncturist of several years.
> 							Not "modern medicine":
> 								not three neurologist following a small stroke,
> 								not my primary care doctor nor dental specialists.
> 						There has been
> 							no significant benefit from eating only soft food
> 								and smoothies,
> 							nor from severely limiting talking in person or
> 								even on the phone.
>
> 						In my opinion, the only thing that has helped me
> 							has been to SMILE.
> 							It exercises the jaw muscles that are strong and
> 							relaxes those that are weak so that they have a chance to heal.
> 						A SMILE, even if only for a brief moment,
> 							reminds me that I am not alone in this world,
> 							it reminds me that I take things, especially myself,
> 								far too seriously.
>
> 						Christmas Eve, as I was about to leave for
> 							a friend's family Christmas gathering,
> 							a neighbor rang the door bell to leave a poinsettia.
> 						I apologized for not being able to talk much (weak jaws),
> 							to which she replied, "but Sarah, you have such a
> 							nice SMILE".
>
> 						So eternal optimist that I am,
> 							I just keep SMILING.
>
> 						And now in my effort to be fully in the present moment,
> 							I IMAGINE us--you and I--
> 							standing face to face----------
> 								SMILING.
>
> 									HAPPY NEW YEAR
>
>  2008 by Sarah H. Buss						
>
>

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