Monthly Archives: January 2015

Work to do

Posted on January 15, 2015 by dgermann

The loving have work to do right up to the last minute. :- Doug.

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Even though she has dementia, she still has her capacity to want, to like, to choose, to love, to express, to be needed, to be a part of family and friends, to be hurt and impinged upon. Our job is … Continue reading →

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These days we die so gradually we barely notice

Posted on January 14, 2015 by dgermann

These days we die so gradually we barely notice. Then comes the crisis—and we’re unprepared. So let’s work out how we can notice, perhaps prepare. We get weaker. There are ups and downs. People offer to help. We can resolve … Continue reading →

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Forgetting is a reminder

Posted on January 14, 2015 by dgermann

Forgetting is a reminder For me to be present Just now To larger To particular :- Doug.

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Conscription of our elders

Posted on January 13, 2015 by dgermann

Where in our culture is the person who speaks out about the ethics of the organization? Who speaks to corporate actions, say greed and bribery, to governmental decisions, say war and conscription of our elders into homes of endless hours … Continue reading →

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Medicine extending our days

Posted on January 13, 2015 by dgermann

Medicine can extend our days. In so doing, extend our suffering. :- Doug.

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History rewritten

Posted on January 13, 2015 by dgermann

History can be rewritten the next chapter. :- Doug.

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Future can rewrite past, soft brush

Posted on January 12, 2015 by dgermann

Healing reframes whole lives. Future can rewrite past, we can use a soft brush, a new color. :- Doug.

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Attention the lens

Posted on January 12, 2015 by dgermann

Attention may be the lens that shows us grief, pain, hate, and love, wholeness, inclusion. :- Doug.

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If I can’t remember the word

Posted on January 12, 2015 by dgermann

If I can’t remember the word, I will be still. Not for the word to come, but for what is more profound. :- Doug.

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What we lack in a cared-for world:

Posted on January 11, 2015 by dgermann

What we lack in a cared-for world is creativity: our need to give, to be needed or at least of worth, to love. :- Doug.

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Gaps in our speech

Posted on January 11, 2015 by dgermann

The gaps in our speech—even aphasias—can be invitations to come rest in silence…. What if precisely then we stopped to listen? Both of us? There is a rhythm to weather, the low pressure drawing wind out of the high pressure, … Continue reading →

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