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Carlo Gabriel's avatar

I love you Patti Smith! Been a fan since 2001 and it was my birthday last August 23

Laura Manson's avatar

I agree - pain is transitory and when I meditate on pain it moves all over the body!

Lor's avatar

Mix baking soda with hydrogen peroxide , make a paste , brush area lightly and swish through teeth and gum in sensitive area.

Pascale Delos's avatar

Patti, do you know the clove trick? Very efficient to chew on one in case of infection.. it is a great antiseptic.

Susie's avatar

I just love having you in my room with me…chatting away like a friend.

Warren Chirhart (the junior)'s avatar

I have those moments too, Patty (don‘t we all at our ages). Had a thought and then its gone. I‘m 60.

Alex River Clarke's avatar

Aye, sensations love attention

Dido Goldsmith's avatar

What a lovely lady you are .

Ronald Timmerman's avatar

Pain is just pain. A sensory perception. Only if you focus on it and resist it becomes suffering.

Vicki Boguszewski's avatar

Hi, thank you for the reminder of the joy of finding such childhood treasures and the impressions they gave us of the, 'exotic'.

Today is my first day on Substack and I have stumbled upon your work....

I think my parents were acquaintances or classmates of your's in South Jersey, once upon a time. They attended Gateway Regional in Woodbury Heights, NJ. They had to leave school at 16 & 17 in 1970 because they were pregnant with me. I was born in December 1970.

~ Jah Love

Heather R P's avatar

Thanks for your no nonsense take on memory loss and aches and pains that come with age. I will think of your wise words next time I.... what was I talking about?

Spencer Drate's avatar

Love the story ❤️😎