How to take a bath

This started as a reply to buzzwords, but I thought it worth putting here.

1. Shut the bathroom door and turn on the heat lamp (if you have one). This keeps warmth in the bathroom.
   
   
2. Unless the house is warmer than 80 degrees, start with *hot* water. Just a tad bit hotter than you can stand, actually. The tub will usually be cold, so it will usually cool the water off a bit.
   
   
3. Put a towel by the tub to dry off your hands, and a bath sheet for when you're done. If you like to read, fold a book in a towel by the tub. Music is good too.
   
   
4. If you have the opportunity...have a large hot water heater. When I bought a new-construction home, I had them install a soaking tub that would hold me & jw1776 *and* a 75-gallon hot water heater. (Btw, if you want to see pictures, check out its website.)
   
   
5. Don't forget to bring in something to drink.
   

This should result in a warm tub that helps all your muscles relax.

Very different, and very close

This started as a comment on jenkitty's post about how she, a witch, felt attending mass at St Mark's Episcopal cathedral.

Only this time, I looked up the quote. Yea accuracy.

Madeleine L'Engle's book The Young Unicorns is about a family, mostly focused on the children. The youngest child is discussing the character Canon Tallis with his friend, a Rabbi. At one point he asks the Rabbi whether his grandfather, a minister, would think that Canon Tallis is all right. The Rabbi says, "He and your grandfather represent very different disciplines, as your grandfather and I do, and as Canon Tallis and I do. And yet we are very close, very close."

I've found that she's right. Among those who seek truth, the differences often are a matter of tools and symbol, not substance. Very different in working. Not so different in the work. And so, very close.

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