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Mindful concentration and earnest effort make health, safety, and creativity more likely, but there are no guarantees. Every plateau has a cliff. Each incline can become a decline. These paths require attention. When we traverse uncertain ground in the darkness, if the wind sweeps past, we may keep our feet or we may lose our footing and tumble down.

When I requested February 14th off from work, I didn't expect to spend the day alone, you know. Now, it's just another day on which I should be doing chores. There is so much to do around my small apartment. It's almost amazing. But of course I realize, keeping our spaces clean requires persistent effort, as well.

Still, there are cliffs all around. Some of them seem treacherous, others quite comfortable.
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  1. Anonymous2/14/2017 5:20 PM

    IMO if I don't have cockroaches/insects/bacteria that's clean enough.

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  2. Perlous Langour2/16/2017 12:37 AM

    Ha. Well, I mean, part of what I had to do was dishes, so...

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