Author Archives: dgermann
She gets the better of me
She gets the better of me My wife in our spats “You said” —and instantly I cannot remember What either of us said Truly I was not there In the words Only in the emotions or In the between of … Continue reading
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Giving yourself to the meeting
Eldering, loving, means to give yourself to the meeting. Meeting person, community, world. No reserve. Totally. :- Doug.
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Wants them not
Elders are about bringing meeting and relation to a world which wants them not. :- Doug.
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real opening
Eldering is about real living: opening the world of experiencing and using to the world of meeting and relation. :- Doug.
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Sufficiently
We cannot as elder fill to the brim those we are eldering, but can hope sufficiently for the day. :- Doug.
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Wandering on purpose
We could do a mind map about What is eldering, How one wanders into it. Wandering on purpose, on purpose of eldering. :- Doug.
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Gently
This is eldering: asking an adult child about the trajectory of his or her life: gently pointing to possible reflections. :- Doug.
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With the whole
The key to eldering is to relate, to meet, with the whole being. :- Doug.
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Lifetime practice
Eldering takes a lifetime of practice. :- Doug.
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Some are tired
Some with dementia are tired and may just want to get away. :- Doug.
Meeting Daddy
Having a true conversation in the nursing home can mean meeting Daddy again for the first time. :- Doug.
Even if the other cannot
Even if the other cannot, conversing can make you more whole. :- Doug.
dementia-land
To converse with someone in dementia-land, get past your frustration. Be with this one, now, here—affirm them. Be here. Be kind. Hear. :- Doug.