Monthly Archives: April 2012

elder warehousing

Let’s decry elder warehousing but daily the invitation let’s celebrate! :- Doug.

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Summons or invitations?

For a business to provide care for a senior runs the risk of warehousing—providing a place for waiting for the final summons. Yet…what if we were elders…and had a calling…and were looking for invitations? :- Doug.

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The art of living together well

Law is the art of living together; Elder Caring Law is the art of living together well. :- Doug.

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eldering is an infinite game

Because eldering is an infinite game, we can… :- Doug.

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To be vulnerable

To be vulnerable exposed growing surprised surprising is our work of eldering! :- Doug.

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Life is tennis

In tennis, we need see only the last exchange to know the outcome. Hope exists because life is tennis. :- Doug.

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Playing with the boundaries

The government in Medicaid and similar programs must play within boundaries; families may play with boundaries. :- Doug.

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Changing the rules as we age….

The effect of Elder Caring Law is to eliminate boundaries to life and finance and health: to open new horizons of time, connection, and wholeness. :- Doug.

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Elminate boundaries, open horizons

The effect of Elder Caring Law is to eliminate boundaries to life and finance and health: to open new horizons of time, connection, and wholeness. :- Doug.

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Keeping life and family in play

It is the purpose of Elder Caring Law to keep life and family in play. :- Doug.

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You’re in the elder caring woods….

You’re on a path through the elder caring woods: seek out a guide, notice the stars above, and hold hands. :- Doug.

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Will us eyes

Will us eyes eyes you have loved ones with crinkles in the corner ones which pull on dimples ones with tears and ones which see into your deeps :- Doug.

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