Flossing is a difficult habit for me. My parents didn’t model good tooth care (my father died with no teeth), and it’s always been a slog for me. Which is why I have developed several different practice poems!
Flossing My Teeth I
This is the first one I came up with and taught to my young children.
Flossing my teeth
and strengthening my gums
I improve my overall health
I know that even the smallest detail matters
Flossing My Teeth II
Between each tooth,
space for patience.
By caring for this body,
I care for the Earth.
I deeply want to care for the Earth, and my body is not separate from the Earth, and so it deserves my patient care too.