Category Archives: Wills

Dregs of life

If in our Wills we leave the gift of money we leave only dregs of life. Ought we leave what is real? :- Doug.

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Writing the Will is easy part

Writing the Will is the easy part, even if work. The fulcrum for the heavy lifting is in finding your mind and heart. :- Doug.

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No two clients

No two clients are ever the same; no two clients’ projects are ever the same: so we have no standard fees. :- Doug.

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Beyond the money side:

Let’s get beyond the money side: What is a Will worth to you and your family? What are the non monetary values you attach to getting this job done? :- Doug.

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People we like

We work with people we like. :- Doug.

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Decisions must be made

People get older. Life changes. Decisions must be made. :- Doug.

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Our Why

People making life-changing decisions are our Why. :- Doug.

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Hardest there is

This requires thinking—the hardest work there is. :- Doug.

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No, I don’t do Wills

No, I don’t do Wills. Unless you mean counseling with people on how they might best help their family and community with what they leave behind—and especially how. :- Doug.

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Beyond legacy

Beyond Leaving a Legacy :- Doug.

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You have inherited a million Dollars

You have inherited a million Dollars. It is now your responsibility to do good with it. The least you can do is make it grow. Get imaginative. Grow people. Beyond yourself. Grow worlds. :- Doug.

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Your Will is not done

Your Will is not done until you have conversed with your beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries about it. A Will is a conversation; most folks forgo the conversation and make it one directional. What might they be losing? :- Doug.

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leave us a good question

Researches begun last century legacies to produce fruit this or next leave us a good question :- Doug.

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Build a wall with wallboard

One might build a wall with wallboard—it works, it is good for most settings and most people. It is a modern way of doing things. It is not like were built 100 years ago or 1,000. It meets the needs. … Continue reading

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Opportunities in making a Will

What are your opportunities in making a Will and testament? To get rid of, to pass along wisdom, to connect generations, to proselytize? What are the profane uses, the sacred? :- Doug.

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leaving for the grandkids

Some things we are leaving for the grandkids to discover after we have died! :- Doug.

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in-betweens

What I want to say is close to this: We don’t hear each other. Maybe never much have. We don’t hear ourselves. And we certainly don’t hear the in-betweens. My work is the in-betweens. A Will for instance is an … Continue reading

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