Monthly Archives: February 2014

What is white

Posted on February 12, 2014 by dgermann

What is white Must come down :- Doug.

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Years spent caring for an older person: rewarding?

Posted on February 11, 2014 by dgermann

Have you spent months or years caring for a parent or person older than you? Despite the difficulties, was it rewarding? Please share examples…. :- Doug.

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The skirt of the evergreen is lovely in white and green and black the old lady will add to her skirt in spring and I seldom notice save on snowy days like today do I see when she dances with … Continue reading →

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the longer it takes to retrieve

Posted on February 9, 2014 by dgermann

The more you know the longer it takes to retrieve it with computers we off-load some of this to archive perhaps we try to expand our memory by off-loading to our spouses! :- Doug.

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May you Whee!

Posted on February 8, 2014 by dgermann

May you Whee! Whee! seems to fill Heart and mind, you and friend, Spaces between, O, spaces between, Rhythm in, rhythm all about Sometimes we are not here Someplace else we are…or not at all Smaller than Whee! could be … Continue reading →

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strength in vulnerability

Posted on February 7, 2014 by dgermann

There is strength in vulnerability, just as there is vulnerability in strength. :- Doug.

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This baby giggles

Posted on February 6, 2014 by dgermann

This baby giggles in your arms: sacred moment that cherishes you :- Doug.

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Not much more to be said

Posted on February 5, 2014 by dgermann

Not much more to be said. Not much value in saying it. :- Doug.

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Why do we want our family around when we’re dying?

Posted on February 4, 2014 by dgermann

Why do those of us who want this Want our family around when we’re dying? Could it be because we want One last chance To find our strength in our vulnerable intimacy? To share our highest selves in our deepest … Continue reading →

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The game, the fun, can take us deeper

Posted on February 3, 2014 by dgermann

The game, the fun, can take us deeper. It is not surface, can be seen by all of us as deeper once we reflect. Deeper partially because of the pause to reflect, partially because of looking at things from a … Continue reading →

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Why a game?

Posted on February 2, 2014 by dgermann

Why a game? To get us to open up; get us thinking about dying; keep fun in it all; get us thinking more deeply about conversing with our families. :- Doug.

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A brilliant cardinal drops

Posted on February 1, 2014 by dgermann

A brilliant cardinal drops out of the tree flies straight away from me to light a hundred yards away and we our brightness carry to distant needs and close :- Doug.

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