Author Archives: dgermann
Gift of calm
Give the gift of calm. :- Doug.
Posted in Caring, Professional Caregivers
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Another harmony
What if the grandchildren have to find another way to live in harmony? They do, you know. What then is your role? :- Doug.
Posted in Eldering, Family
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Our end of life
Our end of life is a culmination, a rounding out, of a life. :- Doug.
Posted in Aging, Eldering, Healing and Wholeness
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Specialness
Elders are finding and playing with each others’ specialness. :- Doug.
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open the moment
Elderlings sometimes open the moment for spirit to spark :- Doug.
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Changes memory
As much as the other way around the course of events changes memory :- Doug.
Posted in Aging, Alzheimer's and other dementias, Eldering, Poetry
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Invite hidden qualities
Look for, invite out to play, the hidden qualities of other elderlings—hear as they sometimes point out yours. :- Doug.
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Swirlingly
Let us speak plainly and swirlingly. Plainly, that there is more than the surface, more than science and our left brains can know. Swirlingly in that we can embrace the mystery, dancing, not knowing where we are going. :- Doug.
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Better not have it all figured
Those best at eldering better not have it all figured out, better be examples of folks who work on their relationships openly. :- Doug.
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Grandparent chaos
Grandparent chaos it too is a grandchild :- Doug.
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Maybe not one elder
Maybe not one elder but all the elders constitute the spiritual warrior our culture needs to enter conflict and fight for good change. :- Doug.
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Meaning of client
One of my roles is to protect my people—that is the meaning of client. :- Doug.
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