Monthly Archives: July 2013

Not yours, not hers

Not yours, not hers let me die my death Not hers, not yours let me do my work :- Doug.

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When I water my garden

When I water my garden, I am moving water around: from too deep for the plants to benefit, to the top where it percolates through their roots and back again. Flowing and returning like love. :- Doug.

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Gather our human family

We gather our human family to care for one another. :- Doug.

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What is the meaning of person as person?

What is the meaning of person as person? If we are an onion, when we peel down, who are we? Maybe we are the intersection of all others in our life. A meeting of fields. Einstein: All there is is … Continue reading

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Some say death

Some say death is an individual thing. I think otherwise—we cannot extirpate person from his or her ground. Family is a flexible idea, including all who profoundly touch and are touched by the person. :- Doug.

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Death we d not know;

Death we do not know; about dying there is much to know. :- Doug.

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A profound opportunity in death

A profound reason I invite folks to hear each other about approaching death is the opportunity that death gives us all to grow. I don’t want people robbed of their completion. :- Doug.

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The day comes & the day goes

The day comes & the day goes Is it a conduit for my life Or am I conduit for the day? :- Doug.

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Are you yet growing?

Dying can have vim—value, importance, and meaning. :- Doug.

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Dying can have vim

Dying can have vim—value, importance, and meaning. :- Doug.

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Burden is a way of saying

Burden is a way of saying “Poor, poor me,” of asking for help to see one’s worth now. A person who seeks help still has worth, is still a person. :- Doug.

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I don’t understand “being a burden”

I don’t understand what “being a burden” means. Please tell me what you imagine it means. What you have seen, felt, and heard? :- Doug.

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Dying is never entirely personal

Dying and suffering are never Entirely personal Those who love also suffer and die :- Doug.

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There is only one

Share the heart There is only one We know, we know :- Doug.

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about justice but more than that

It’s about justice but more than that It’s so no one will be made to suffer That we must converse about end of life :- Doug.

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Can we better help those approaching death?

Can we better help those approaching death? Can we do death better? Let’s get very specific, speak of your job—we each have a role, from nurse to banker. :- Doug.

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Traces of the whole

Traces of the whole in each part Too the other way round Work to see & skill In you & me & today our traces :- Doug.

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