Category Archives: Family

Loving is hard work

Posted on February 8, 2016 by dgermann

Loving is hard work. :- Doug.

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If we could know Alzheimer’s were in our future we would respond as we respond to life accept, fight, despair, proceed in the face we cannot so far protect people from disease nor predict their response nor what possibilities their … Continue reading →

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Fruitful is our purpose

Posted on February 6, 2016 by dgermann

Fruitful is our purpose in common. :- Doug.

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enough

Posted on January 30, 2016 by dgermann

Hear. That’s enough. :- Doug.

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Visions!

Posted on January 30, 2016 by dgermann

Visions! Most have them We all wander among them We should… Why don’t they… Insights, glimpses, wonderings Panoramic sightings How dare you withhold your Visions from our grandchildren Who could live off one For a thousand generations? Shout them, whisper … Continue reading →

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crinkle in the eye

Posted on January 29, 2016 by dgermann

My dream is to invite you out to play All of you and all of me Especially the parts with crinkle in the eye Questions alive! That might take us to new :- Doug.

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We are people sensors

Posted on January 23, 2016 by dgermann

We are people sensors Put one of us near We pick up invisible signals How do we feel In this one’s presence? :- Doug.

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a good day!

Posted on January 21, 2016 by dgermann

This is going to be a good day! :- Doug.

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a valuable moment

Posted on January 19, 2016 by dgermann

How might we act in this moment the might create a more valuable moment? :- Doug.

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Together is a form of love

Posted on January 18, 2016 by dgermann

Together is a form of love :- Doug.

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Develop hearing skills

Posted on January 15, 2016 by dgermann

Develop hearing skills. :- Doug.

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Remembering?

Posted on January 13, 2016 by dgermann

Do you find yourself remembering? :- Doug.

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life bumps and so it bruises

Posted on January 13, 2016 by dgermann

It’s maybe not so much this is the life we are “supposed” to be living; life bumps so it gives bruises; with our minds we can make living (whether outwardly “good” or “bad”) purposeful, whole, and loving. :- Doug.

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How to live a long healthy happy life

Posted on January 6, 2016 by dgermann

Here is a good Tedx video about a 75 year study: http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness#t-6827 Worth looking into! :- Doug.

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Reflect?

Posted on January 4, 2016 by dgermann

When do you reflect on your life experiences? :- Doug.

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Going well?

Posted on January 3, 2016 by dgermann

What’s going well? :- Doug.

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Fritz?

Posted on December 31, 2015 by dgermann

How to nudge someone whose memory is on the fritz? :- Doug.

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