Monthly Archives: May 2016

Think of a day when

Think of a day when You had nothing to do Other than breathe :- Doug.

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Washing machines, tangled brush piles, atoms

Washing machines, tangled brush piles, atoms—physical things—are easy to manipulate in our minds. Other things, especially actions—like conversations, relationships, movement—have many more possible interactions, and so are more difficult to grasp. :- Doug.

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Typos and detours

Typos and detours may be the main road. :- Doug.

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Soul caregiver?

Are you someone’s soul caregiver? :- Doug.

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Silence opens

Silence opens. :- Doug.

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Go further, sons and daughters

Go further, sons and daughters of my sons, than I have gone: release the skies, release the stars, release the divinity only you can. Now: before you are ready. Then invite the daughters and sons of your daughters and sons … Continue reading

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Gracefully now

Gracefully now, gracefully older. :- Doug.

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Bring me toys

Bring me toys if I get to experience dementia. As I progress backwards through my decades, bring me things to occupy my happy moments: travel brochures when I am again in my 50s, tax return forms and calculators when I … Continue reading

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Elders say the darnedest things

Elders say the darnedest things. :- Doug.

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How old live?

How old do you want to live to be? :- Doug.

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Curious about this road?

Do we dare wish to travel the road to death? Can we be curious—even supremely curious—about it? :- Doug.

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Your most essential thing?

What is your most essential thing? About dying? :- Doug.

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too much treatment?

Is the worry that you will get too much treatment, or too little? :- Doug.

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A quiet little elder caring law practice

We have a quiet little elder caring law practice caring for people caring for their family. For instance, we help these ways: —Powers of assistance, if it’s soon enough —If it is later, Judge signed licenses to care for (They … Continue reading

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Can we ever say?

Can we ever Say all we wanted to say? Hear well enough? :- Doug.

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Demented lives matter

Demented lives matter The voices which have no sense Need hearing by us, somehow If we embrace these Can we live in peace? :- Doug.

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marking time?

Is old age simply marking time Until you die? Or is it making of your life A work of art? Is any day the same? Whatever age? :- Doug.

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