Monthly Archives: May 2011

Hear one another well

Hear one another well. :- Doug.

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Where’s the needle, where’s the thread?

When Mom’s mind begins to crack and shrivel We want to go retrieve the pieces From our remembered store Even though we know There’s no thread to stitch Memory to flesh :- Doug.

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Aswim

Aswim in the ocean of Galaxies & universes is Our particular world of Little paychecks & big super stores & Momma’s in the nursing home :- Doug.

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Your grief-cursor

What would you write With your grief-cursor? What is the rhythm What the rhyme Of your father’s shrinking mind And future? Where the wholeness Can you help—or allow—the Circle to close This breach that feels so heavy, today? :- Doug.

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VA offering caregiver support services

The Veteran’s Administration has just begun promoting its newly enhanced caregiver support services, and are especially targeting their information campaign at post 9-11 vets. But the program is for veterans of all eras. Some of the services offered to people … Continue reading

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Gaining a bigger picture, greater depth

Longer conversations give us all a bigger picture and greater depth. :- Doug.

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take time to make conversation

Let us take time to make conversation that just might make wholeness. :- Doug.

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I met a man yesterday….

I met a man yesterday who in the twentieth year of his retirement, despite, maybe because of, physical disabilities, reads a book a day. His mind is sharp, his handshake firm, and he smiles a lot at a world he … Continue reading

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What is right for Bob?

What is right for Bob? What would make his moments and hours better, relieve his pains of whatever nature? From his point of view? What if you were someone else’s child visiting him while you were visiting theirs? Does it … Continue reading

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What would family wholeness look like for your family?

What would family wholeness look like for your family? :- Doug. What would family wholeness look like for your family?

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How do we make this a better place for our elders? Converse! Engage.

How do we make this a better place for our elders? Converse! Engage. :- Doug.

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