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A Magic Moment I Remember ~ Pushkin  

A magic moment I remember:
I raised my eyes and you were there,
A fleeting vision, the quintessence
Of all that's beautiful and rare.

I pray to mute despair and anguish,
To vain pursuits the world esteems,
Long did I near your soothing accents,
Long did your features haunt my dreams.

Time passed. A rebel storm-blast scattered
The reveries that once were mine
And I forgot your soothing accents,
Your features gracefully divine.

In dark......

 First Love
~ John Clare 

I ne'er was struck before that hour
With love so sudden and so sweet.
Her face it bloomed like a sweet flower
And stole my heart away complete.

My face turned pale, a deadly pale.
My legs refused to walk away,
And when she looked what could I ail
My life and all seemed turned to clay.

And then my blood rushed to my face
And took my eyesight quite away.
The trees and bushes round the place
Seemed midnight at noonday.

I could not......

A Dream Within a Dream

Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow-
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet, if Hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it, therefore, the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of golden sand-
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the......

If I could catch a rainbow
I would do it just for you
And share with you its beauty
On the days you're feeling blue.

If I could build a mountain
You could call your very own;
A place to find serenity,
A place to be alone.

If I could take your troubles
I would toss them in the sea,
But all these things I'm finding
Are impossible for me.

I cannot build a mountain
Or catch a rainbow fair,
But let me be what I know best,......

Strategies For Maximum Muscle Gains

 By Sean Nalewanyj

1) Train With Weights and Focus On Compound, Free Weight Movements.

If you want to make solid, noteworthy gains in muscle size and strength, you absolutely must train with free weights and focus on basic, compound exercises. A compound exercise is any lift that stimulates more than one muscle group at a time.

Examples of these lifts are the squat, deadlift, bench press, chin up, barbell row, overhead press, dip and lunge.......

Simple Massage for Relaxation

1. Massage for the back with lotion:

   a. Apply warmed lotion to the back, slowly, from the base of the neck to  

       the tailbone using long smooth strokes with your palm.

   b. Press with the heel of your palm starting in the sacrum area (below the

       waist by the tailbone) along the side of the spine (not on it) from the

      ......

Reducing Risk for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome for Computer Users

   Carpal Tunnel Syndrome- a common painful disorder of the wrist and hand.

• Maintain a nuetral position at a computer keyboard: wrist staight; middle knuckle aligned with center of the wrist.
• Keep fingers curved.
• Avoid stretching fingers to reach keys.
• Use the arm to move hand over keyboard.
• Don't rest wrists on edge of desk while typing.
• Schedule frequent breaks from the keyboard. ......