Monthly Archives: August 2013

How many leaves?

Posted on August 31, 2013 by dgermann

How many leaves on you, maple tree? Will you green before turning brown? :- Doug.

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In elder caring, things move quickly

Posted on August 30, 2013 by dgermann

In elder caring, things move quickly. More quickly than you would expect. Client is in the nursing home, and the nursing home is saying he is “plateauing:” they need to stop therapy and make the family private pay. Medicare will … Continue reading →

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Where you stand affects what you see

Posted on August 29, 2013 by dgermann

Where you stand affects what you see. :- Doug.

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Cars! We love ’em!

Posted on August 28, 2013 by dgermann

Cars! We love ’em! Why do we drive so fast We spend so little time in ’em? :- Doug.

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My sweet desserts

Posted on August 25, 2013 by dgermann

When I am ready to go on to my sweet desserts Please dip me in chocolate :- Doug.

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Converse now

Posted on August 24, 2013 by dgermann

Converse Now. :- Doug.

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more ways

Posted on August 23, 2013 by dgermann

Here there is nothing wrong Every here There are always more ways :- Doug.

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Invent possibility

Posted on August 22, 2013 by dgermann

Invent possibility. :- Doug.

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The arc of our lives is long

Posted on August 21, 2013 by dgermann

The arc of our lives is long. At both ends it bends toward earthy rhythms. At these ends others fulfill themselves caring for us. Our loving can be found in letting them. It’s not If but When we will slow … Continue reading →

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Have people to love,

Posted on August 20, 2013 by dgermann

Have people to love, things to do, today and early. :- Doug.

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List 10 things good if you were to die today

Posted on August 19, 2013 by dgermann

List 10 things good if you were to die today. :- Doug.

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Sidestep argument

Posted on August 18, 2013 by dgermann

Sidestep argument change the terms, the words, the actions —embrace the other (the other you)! :- Doug.

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worth doing cheaply

Posted on August 17, 2013 by dgermann

The trust mills are staffed by people who believe anything worth doing is worth doing cheaply. :- Doug.

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Let’s invite some conversation!

Posted on August 16, 2013 by dgermann

Let’s invite some conversation! :- Doug.

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Winds, winds: blow

Posted on August 15, 2013 by dgermann

Winds, winds: blow winds, wind around my heart from where and to where unknown to us, calling to us to go to where, to find from where we may: ever unknown yet ever we are given to make up for … Continue reading →

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Today’s a just-so setting

Posted on August 14, 2013 by dgermann

Today’s a just-so setting For what will happen in it :- Doug.

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Labyrinths stand for elder caring work

Posted on August 13, 2013 by dgermann

Labyrinths stand for elder caring work, and for conversation within that work. You are in a place dark and foreboding, with directions and bits and pieces of information scattered, now a straight line, now a fork in the road. When … Continue reading →

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