Monthly Archives: December 2012

Is there anybody alive in dying?

Is there anybody alive in dying? :- Doug.

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Will you be alive in your dying?

Will you be alive in your dying? :- Doug.

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“There will be time later”

“There will be time later” we thoughtlessly believe to live our out higher intentions to love, to dream, to act & then the car spins on an icy patch :- Doug.

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Something to give us

People in need have something to give us. All people have something for others. :- Doug.

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it will take all of us together

The world is complex and to live well within it will take all of us together. :- Doug.

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Wills are snowflakes

You want a commodity Will: That is not the kind of Will I do, and no one does well for you who does that. Every Will is for a particular person. The Wills of Husbands and Wives always mean different … Continue reading

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What do we want to create together?

What do we want to create together? In this community, and around the question of end of life caring conversations? :- Doug.

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The fullness of living

The fullness of living the mystery of meeting the embrace of breath taken away tears & toil & dancing: these are the essence, yes? :- Doug.

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Be practical: sing

Be practical by all means but make time to sing :- Doug.

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What names us as human

What names us as human is not always practical :- Doug.

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On not selling my time

Not so much my time I sell but offer you a companion walking alongside with :- Doug.

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O Sandy Hook

O Sandy Hook I am on the rim of an endless sea of tears! each time I recall your twenty young beautiful lively children lying in their own blood laughter & learning & ricochets mingled now, echoing away Mourn, America! … Continue reading

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pouring out

In the work we do each day, To the people around us, We each pour out our lives :- Doug.

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Uncertainty

Uncertainty is all we have :- Doug.

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The only thing necessary:

Sitting with you. That is all that seems necessary at this moment. :- Doug.

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As explorers and discoverers

As explorers and discoverers let us engage each other What is possible? What do we not know if…? :- Doug.

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Capable of great depth

Even your family is capable of great depth. :- Doug.

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