Monthly Archives: December 2014

All the wind–

Posted on December 23, 2014 by dgermann

All the wind— It’s a great ventilating day All the clouds— The day is working us All the sun— The living day is generating, generating :- Doug.

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Work

Posted on December 23, 2014 by dgermann

Conversation is work. :- Doug.

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I am worried. Words that fit for a client for whom I have had a call this morning. I am worried she is in extremis. These words both fit and are fit for our conference. I think from what I … Continue reading →

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Choice of what kind of death

Posted on December 23, 2014 by dgermann

We now have the choice of what kind of death we want, although we haven’t yet realized it. This fact that there are few acute diseases anymore, that the trajectory is a long tail, gives us these choices. But we … Continue reading →

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We grow weary

Posted on December 22, 2014 by dgermann

A new picture this morning about the dying process: not so much downhill as uphill: the road grows steeper as we go, and requires more energy, more traction, and we cannot. This seems more hopeful for some reason, more gentle, … Continue reading →

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nuances

Posted on December 22, 2014 by dgermann

Conversation is not in the Yeses and Noes, but also in the nuances of colors. :- Doug.

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Rhymes not needed, verse not needed:

Posted on December 22, 2014 by dgermann

Poetry means expressing the person, and the person is always in community, always a community. Poetry means the something more, the something larger. Poetry includes a rolling up of sleeves and setting to work. It means beauty, truth, goodness. It … Continue reading →

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How will we know?

Posted on December 21, 2014 by dgermann

How will we know when to stop fighting for time and start meaningful living? :- Doug.

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What would it be OK to endure?

Posted on December 21, 2014 by dgermann

What would it be OK to endure: pain, living in bed, being done for? :- Doug.

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What level of being alive?

Posted on December 20, 2014 by dgermann

What level of being alive is tolerable to you? What is being alive? :- Doug.

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How do you want to spend your time?

Posted on December 20, 2014 by dgermann

How do you want to spend your time if your health worsens? If there were only a 50% chance of getting out of bed? 25%? 10%? :- Doug.

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Talking heals

Posted on December 19, 2014 by dgermann

Talking heals. :- Doug.

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How do we know when to get out the 17 Things?

Posted on December 19, 2014 by dgermann

How do we know when to get out the 17 Things (that is, how do we know when we might be dying)? The progress of the disease (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or end stage)? When the chance of cure is … Continue reading →

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