“Feeling rushed” is an example of how one person’s time thoughts are imposed upon another; often the two persons do not translate the same, which might have been intended by the imposer. :- Doug.

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When you stir a pot

Posted on June 26, 2016 by dgermann

When you stir a pot new emerges: aromas, flavors, a cook’s heart :- Doug.

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someone’s grandchild?

Posted on June 25, 2016 by dgermann

Of what use are you, as someone’s grandchild? :- Doug.

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New elder?

Posted on June 24, 2016 by dgermann

What is the new evolving in our elder? How is creation unfolding through her or him? :- Doug.

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Crystal figurines we put on a shelf

Posted on June 23, 2016 by dgermann

We seek safety first for our elders as if they were crystal figurines we put on a shelf behind a glass door: pretty to look at but not to touch! Nonsense! Are they still living? Then they are still creating. … Continue reading →

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Computers are the greatest time stealers

Posted on June 22, 2016 by dgermann

Computers are the greatest time stealers Words are the greatest conversation stoppers :- Doug.

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As much as they help

Posted on June 21, 2016 by dgermann

As much as they help words get in the way of our conversation :- Doug.

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business as unusual

Posted on June 20, 2016 by dgermann

Let’s move toward business as unusual business oriented toward life :- Doug.

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Too many words!

Posted on June 19, 2016 by dgermann

Too many words! More conversation please. :- Doug.

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Reversing Alzheimer’s

Posted on June 18, 2016 by dgermann

Here is a report of a small study showing personalized programs have reversed the effects of Alzheimer’s: http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2016/06/16/Personalized-treatment-may-reverse-Alzheimers-memory-loss/6921466083695/ “[T]he researchers designed a personalized 36-point program involving changes to diet, brain stimulation, exercise, optimization of sleep, specific pharmaceuticals and vitamins and … Continue reading →

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Show your love

Posted on June 18, 2016 by dgermann

Show your love—converse with us! :- Doug.

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Goes round

Posted on June 17, 2016 by dgermann

Life is love is conversation is life… :- Doug.

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Even our caring heart could not escape

Posted on June 16, 2016 by dgermann

Could we get pulled into a black hole of constricted conversation where even our caring heart could not escape? :- Doug.

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Time can be interleaved

Posted on June 15, 2016 by dgermann

Time can be interleaved—or activities and conversations can be interleaved with respect to time. I email you, you email me at another “time”—one conversation. Asynchronously. Polysynchronously. What if their brains do not allow them to respond while we are still … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: June 2016

Safety is not the main thing in elder caring:

Foreclosing your life’s course

Quite narrow

“Feeling rushed”