Monthly Archives: January 2014

It’s the challenge

It’s the challenge which makes family difficult & games & life & love fun :- Doug.

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Fade into all your playmates

Give your self Every day To those with whom you play To those you’d invite to play To the playing Then when you’re having most fun Some day You’ll be lucky enough To fade into all your playmates :- Doug.

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Repairing our family?

Aren’t we about making whole, repairing the world, at least of our family, bringing parent and child together? And isn’t that difficult, dangerous work? :- Doug.

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When I die

When I die To myself Free, I fly Dying before I die Flying before I fly Into the wind, leap! :- Doug.

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We

We Play together Learn each other Frustrate Make demands Get angry Want to pull away Stay together Reopen Respond Play gently Let go expectations Embrace Take time out Take turns Change sides Change rules Become new again Vivid Fun Unanticipated … Continue reading

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the root of all challenges

O save us from conflict Battles and wars Competitors, rivals, enemies everywhere But the root of all challenges Is with one another: our connection :- Doug.

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Rediscover, redefine

Rediscover, redefine Your living, playful path But larger than that, remember Your birth is your terminal condition So rediscover, redefine Your dying path Fill it, empty it Paint it with colors subtle Dance it with steps nuanced :- Doug.

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We become more creative when

We become more creative when our heads are open. And hearts. :- Doug.

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On the trail

I’m on the trail of parent and child finding new ways to care for one another. :- Doug.

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Telemedicine to keep you at home

Friends– Here’s an article from CNBC about a non-profit in Pennsylvania trying out telemedicine: essentially it looks to be a monitoring device that allows nurses and doctors to be alerted if you fall or have other needs. Thus, for some … Continue reading

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Papa has “a touch the dementia”

Papa has “a touch the dementia” Mama knows better than the doctors, The financial planners and the lawyers, all Daughter’s emotions have static electricity Social Security says son’s intellect disables him The other daughter is overwhelmed By the financial numbers, … Continue reading

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Questions we can ask our children to start the conversation

Questions we can ask our children to start the conversation: Do you remember when X died? What did you think of the decisions made? How would you like to be treated then? To what age would you like to live? … Continue reading

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A palliative care lawyer?

Am I a palliative care lawyer? Alleviate pain, find wholeness where the old paths are no longer open…. :- Doug.

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11 business startups to help with aging

Friends– Maybe business will figure out that we Boomers might be a good market. Here are 11 startups Aging 2.0 thinks might be good: http://www.geripal.org/2013/11/innovation-and-aging-11-generator-startups.html :- Doug.

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How shall doctors learn the EOL conversation?

A study from the University of Washington and the Medical University of South Carolina revealed that when interns talked to patients about end of life matters found: 1. There was no difference in end of life care; and 2. Patients … Continue reading

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Finding the bridges between persons

If you are trying to find the bridges between persons, you are the one who first has to lay aside assumptions and exercise curiosity. :- Doug.

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My grandmother plaited her hair

My grandmother plaited her hair Never the same, always beauty Now I live among complex adaptive structures :- Doug.

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