Monthly Archives: July 2011

New taxes on the fragile elderly?

No new taxes—on whom? You say we are taxed enough already; you will stand for no new taxes. But the reduction of help to the fragile elderly, or the helpless infant, or others like them who have no where else … Continue reading

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We don’t have all the questions….

We don’t have all the answers. Not even all the questions! So with the constellation of this elder, their family, the laws, and other elder caring lawyers we can call upon, we work to find <strong>this</strong> elder’s most important questions … Continue reading

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I plan to keep at my work

I plan to keep at my work, not that it’s fun, and it is, but that there is an important work to do, an important message to share widely—for the good of the whole. :- Doug.

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Lowest bidder is not a virtue in….

Lowest bidder is not a virtue in Love of babies Care of elders Nor in Wills to nurture your tribe :- Doug.

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Walking with you

My work is walking with you around in your mind, finding our way. :- Doug.

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For each of your grandchildren….

For each of your grandchildren, complete this sentence: If I could give you anything, I’d give you…. :- Doug.

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Happy, whole, complete?

What would help you feel happy, whole, complete? What would help your daughter feel so? Your mother? :- Doug.

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Cultivate your tribe or a plan?

Where do I want to go? I want to go to what is rock bottom, what connects tribes so that things flow among them, ultimately I want them to touch spirit, not to touch it, but to do the work. … Continue reading

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Report: eye test for Alzheimer’s?

Here is a recent report on a possible eye test be developed to determine the chances someone is developing Alzheimer’s Disease. :- Doug.

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Study: Cost of Family Caregiving

AARP has issued a report on the cost of family caregiving across the US, with breakdowns by state. The full report is here: http://assets.aarp.org/rgcenter/ppi/ltc/i51-caregiving.pdf It confirms what we all knew: about 2/3 of all such care is provided by females, … Continue reading

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Do what they love….

Do what they love for whom you love: an Estate Planning credo. :- Doug. Do what they love for whom you love: an Estate Planning credo.

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You elders: What wisdom?

You elders: What wisdom do you have for this time in our history? :- Doug.

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Every river flows to the sea

Every river flows to the sea Whole-work is opening ever Opening even who’s open already The ocean flows to larger When you are born you opened another When we die we have opportunity to open ourselves Even before we were … Continue reading

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from the heart

Care is at least in part Of the cash register Caring is from the heart :- Doug.

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When your sister is in the hospital

When your sister is in the hospital, instead of absently turning magazine pages, you could open a notebook and explore her lifetime of clues to you. :- Doug.

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Eldering’s richer conversation

What if eldering led us into a richer conversation? Eldering is whole-making. Life is conversing. :- Doug. What if eldering led us into a richer conversation? Eldering is whole-making. Life is conversing.

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Caring’s heart is with elders

Caring, my heart is with elders Care can be only a financial transaction My heart is with the elders Because they have found the way of wisdom Some of them :- Doug.

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