I cannot promise that revenues will go up, nor that turnover will go down. This is specifically outside the realm of numbers and measurement. This is human and therefore qualitative stuff. What is the value of a good moment in … Continue reading →

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Start conversations

Posted on March 27, 2016 by dgermann

Get conversations started. Conversations of eyes, gestures, stories, songs, movement. Do we really need words to connect with someone? What is conversation about but loving humanity, helping someone matter? :- Doug.

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The sources of meaning in your life?

Posted on March 26, 2016 by dgermann

What are the sources of meaning in your life? love, work, history, family, friends, pain, joy, creativity, responsibility, beauty, truth, goodness, humor, hugs, food, smells, music, lessons to give, stories to tell, people you need to forgive, be forgiven by, … Continue reading →

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Pro-found moment

Posted on March 26, 2016 by dgermann

Kairos time can also be the pro-found moment. The professional can find the moment, and in that, the profound. :- Doug.

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Let’s talk about how to get our choice

Posted on March 26, 2016 by dgermann

These stories are how people die in our times. We have more choice than we realize. Let’s talk about how to get our choice. :- Doug.

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Old is a definite developmental

Posted on March 25, 2016 by dgermann

Old is a definite developmental stage some folks are privileged to go through. :- Doug.

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What is the work?

Posted on March 24, 2016 by dgermann

What is the work people—even people with dementia—are doing in old age? :- Doug.

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Deeper if I let them

Posted on March 24, 2016 by dgermann

People will go deeper if I let them, if for instance I do not step on their lines. :- Doug.

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How old?

Posted on March 23, 2016 by dgermann

How old do you want to be when you die? Young-old? Old-old? :- Doug.

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POST is for after

Posted on March 23, 2016 by dgermann

Living Wills, Durable Health Care Powers of Attorney, and the like are for before I get a diagnosis. POST is for after. :- Doug.

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Don’t be afraid

Posted on March 22, 2016 by dgermann

Don’t be afraid. Other people are not apart from you. They are a part of you. We are in profound territory. :- Doug.

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the further we advance

Posted on March 21, 2016 by dgermann

The further we advance into persons the more activity (conversation) among them we discover. The closer we look the more restless and dynamic the picture. People cannot be separated from their correlations. The more we confine them (such as in … Continue reading →

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must happen in the family

Posted on March 20, 2016 by dgermann

The main conversation has to happen in the family. If the doctor has had a conversation with the patient, and then the family are the only ones conscious, things can get turned around. So doctors should be encouraging the conversation … Continue reading →

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