Will You Ever "LIVE" in the "MOMENT"?

 

 

                    Living In The Moment  

                                         By: Floyd Spiva jr. CDT MDT CD

                                                     Copyright 2011

 

    When was the last time you had one of those special times that can be identified as, "Living In The Moment"? I know that some of you are now wrinkling your brow and thinking, what the heck is living in the moment, and probably saying to yourself, I doubt I have ever done that, what ever it is. The reality is that you have a "Living in the Moment" experience numerous times everyday, "IF" your lucky.

 

    Let's identify a few "Living In The Moment" experiences. How about that great meal you had. The food was cooked just right and tasted better then you expected. You probably told someone who was with you that the meal was better than you expected...a real "moment" of pleasure. Then how about when you signed the papers that made that new car you had been wanting finally your's ?, that had to be a great moment. That feeling can't happen again. "Living in the Moment" experiences come one at a time.

 

    Are there other living in the moment experiences you might ask, there certainly are. How about the time the Dr. looked up as the birth took place and said, "your baby is perfect"...was that not a living in the moment experience? You have no way of putting a price on those kinds of Moments?  When that baby took it's first step or spoke the words Daddy or Mommy for the first time...those were "Living In The Moment" happenings you never ever forget.

 

    How many examples of living in the moment can you now remember? I know your memory banks are spinning and tossing out example after example. A wedding day, a birthday, a graduation, a job promotion, or a reunion with a friend or family member you haven't seen in years. All are once in a lifetime examples of "Living in the moment".

 

    Now, tell me, when do we stop having living in the moment experiences? The answer is "never". We have a living in the moment experience every day we take a breath of life. Those moments may or may not be ones we Hi-lite and store in our memory banks as "special". No, not all moments are earth shaking, or highly life changing, but they nevertheless are what makes life worth living....Without both ordinary and special living in the moment happenings on a daily basis, I have no doubt you would quickly agree, life didn't provide much incentive to live it over and over again on a daily basis.

 

    Guess what, there are thousands and thousands of people who are being denied the opportunity to have a daily or even weekly " Living In The Moment" experience. At least not one that provides special meaning and happiness....Who are those people you may ask. One could be your mother, or father, or grand mother, or grand father.

 

    If anyone of them are being ignored because of some illness or disease that grossly limits their ability to be self sufficient in any way, chances are they are being denied the opportunity to have a "special moment" on a monthly basis, much less daily. This unfortunately is an issue our senor citizens are faced with on a greater scale than most people realize. They get ignored by everyone from family, to friends, to care takers, to even health professionals. When people suffer from an illness that affects memory or limits physical ability, they to often become seen as to much trouble to spend time with, and besides, it's not fun and interesting to "me"...and after all, they won't remember it anyway. Won't remember it anyway !!!!  How about having some compassion and allowing that person to have an opportunity to "Live In The Moment". It only takes a Moment of your selfish time.

 

    Living in the moment doesn't require an elephants capability to remember for years, or even the ability to remember the moment tomorrow..."TODAY"..this "moment" is what's important. Have you provided someone with an opportunity to "Live In The Moment" today? Will you provide that opportunity tomorrow, next week or next month? Is the person who needs that special moment, needing it because having it with "you" is what makes it special? Do you understand that a special moment may be nothing more than a phone call, a visit, or being invited to a get together, even though they may only be able to sit and talk to whom ever will take the time to talk with them. In many cases a special moment is just the fact they are present with those they spent years loving and caring for. They may not remember it tomorrow, but today, they enjoyed "Living In The Moment".

 

    I hope "you" have many "Living In The Moment" experiences as you age. Most of all I hope they never cease just because you reach senior citizen status. If you become memory challenged, or have another debilitating illness, I pray you are not denied the thrill of having your "Living In The Moment" experience on a daily basis provided by friends and loved ones. "Now", who do you owe a "Moment" to?

 

What High Octane Fuel Runs Your Teeth Like A Car?

Think About This

 

What makes your car run, an airplane to fly, your home to stay warm, your food to cook, and your body to function? The answer is "Fuel". None of those things can function without "fuel'. What's more, not just any kind of fuel is acceptable, each must have a fuel designed to help it operate at maximum efficiency. Put the wrong fuel in and they will fail to function properly and will eventually fail altogether.

 

Your body needs not just fuel, but proper fuel. Like the automobile or the airplane, the fuel must be of a proper consistency that it can produce maximum efficiency. The fuel you put into your body also requires it provide maximum efficiency....The question now is, what Does that have to do with "TEETH". Your teeth, you might say, is much like the carburetor on a cars engine. As the fuel passes into the carburetor it is properly mixed and prepared to provide maximum power when it enters the cylinders of the engine and is ignited by the spark plugs or what ever ignition source is used.

 

The food you eat must be properly prepared to provide maximum efficiency to your body and that preparation begins in your mouth. Your teeth, like the carburetor, mixes and prepares the food for assimilation into your bodies processing system. If you can't chew the food properly, it can't be properly assimilated.

 

If you have infected teeth by way of abscess or decay, your allowing those teeth to dump infection directly into your blood stream and that hinders the nutrition you take in to be used to service your entire body. If you have missing teeth, you can't properly pre-process the food. Due to missing teeth you will automatically gravitate to softer less health foods because they don't require teeth to chew them.

 

Do you have what it takes to fuel your body? Are you eating quality foods and chewing them properly? Medication cannot totally heal or keep your body in a complete healthy state unless you provide it with the properly prepared fuel...See your dental professional and find out if you have what it takes to properly fuel your body.

 

The Denture Pro.

Floyd Spiva Jr. CDT MDT CD

 

Wavy Grooves and Ridges on Your Mouths Roof

                       Wavy Ridges On The Roof Of The Mouth

                               Floyd Spiva Jr. CDT MDT CD

                                        The Denture Pro.

 

Did you know that Upper dentures that have a slick finish to the front half of the tongue side or roof of a denture can contribute to speech issues such as whistling when you speak?

 

If you rub the tip of your tongue gently over the roof of you mouth behind the upper teeth you will feel an uneven surface...If you saw a copy of that surface in plaster you would see that their are wavy ridges that extend from side to side of the roof and as far back as the first Molar tooth....Those wavy ridges break up the flow of air when you speak and help prevent a whistling sound.

 

Upper dentures that truly duplicae the natural surfaces of the gums will duplicate both the ridge of the gums as well as the wavy ridges on the outside of the denture roof.

Recipe For A Successful Dental Appliance

RECIPE FOR A SUCCESSFUL DENTAL APPLIANCE

                             Floyd Spiva Jr. CDT MDT CD

                                     The Denture Pro.

(1)...A patient without emotional issues.

(2)...A patient in good health.

(3)...A dental professional who is talented at the required

       steps necessary to create a dental appliance.

(4)...Complete dental examination followed by correcting

        any adverse dental issue found.

(5)...Precise dental impressions of oral structures.

(6)...Precise recording of the jaws relationships as it

       applies to proper lateral position and vertical distance

       between them in a balanced position.

(7)...Successful "Trying In" of the intended dental

        appliance prior to final finish and delivery.

(8)...Patient approval of the "Try In" with regard to the

       appearance of the appliance and any other issue

       requiring explanation or change.

(9)...Re "Try In" for patients final approval if changes were

       required from the initial "Try In".

(10) Upon delivery of a "removable" appliance, the patient

       should be scheduled for a follow up check up within

       24 to 72 hours.

(11) Appliances which are defined as "Immediate's",such

       as those immediately placed in the mouth following

       extractions, should be provided additional treatment

       procedures over the healing period to insure the best

       possible fit and function...One such treatment plan is

       the "Temporary Soft Liner Treatment Series".

(12) Patients need to be told that any extraction site

       will require five to six months to heal and the site will

       change in size and shape during the healing period.

       Immediate Denture patients must be told that their

       new dentures will most likely cease to fit and function

       well within in three to ten day's following extractions

       and denture insertion.

(13) Temporary Soft Liner treatment should begin by the

        fourth week following extractions and continued

        through the fifth to sixth month and then the denture

        or dentures must be refitted with denture plastic.Or,

        the dentures replaced with new dentures created

        from new precise impressions and jaw relationship

        recordings taken no sooner than the fifth or sixth

        month following extractions to insure a proper fit

        and function.