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Saying nothing

Posted on November 8, 2016 by dgermann

How put wisdom to use? Perhaps not saying anything. Praying about it. Letters to the editor. Speaking up individually or in groups or meetings. Asking. Encouraging others to think things through, to make their own choices, without being attached to … Continue reading →

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Pause before

Posted on November 8, 2016 by dgermann

How do we draw out others’ wisdom? Pause before responding. Ponder what folks say and do, the headlines, the advertising signs, the little habits and foibles we all exhibit. Slow down. Look. Ponder on the page or on a sketch … Continue reading →

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Drawing out others’ wisdom

Posted on November 8, 2016 by dgermann

How do we draw out others’ wisdom, and how do we put ours to use? :- Doug.

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You are wise

Posted on November 7, 2016 by dgermann

You are wise. You ought express that wisdom. You have a responsibility to help others draw out and express theirs. And maybe to put it to use. :- Doug.

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If wisdom were a verb

Posted on November 7, 2016 by dgermann

If wisdom were a verb, what is its work? :- Doug.

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O what missing words!

Posted on November 7, 2016 by dgermann

O what missing words! All the better to converse with you! :- Doug.

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What is the truth

Posted on November 6, 2016 by dgermann

What is the truth you want to speak to us? :- Doug.

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Where are all the elders going

Posted on November 6, 2016 by dgermann

Where are all the elders going long ages running? :- Doug.

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At 70:

Posted on November 6, 2016 by dgermann

At 70: It’s costing more and more to be this sharp! :- Doug.

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pulling us out

Posted on November 5, 2016 by dgermann

Wisdom is about pulling us out of ourselves and into a larger now. :- Doug.

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Song writer with an eraser?

Posted on November 5, 2016 by dgermann

What’s a song writer doing with an eraser? Decomposing. :- Doug.

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Only meet

Posted on November 5, 2016 by dgermann

Only meet. :- Doug.

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Respect for all end of life preferences

Posted on November 4, 2016 by dgermann

Respect for all end of life preferences for me seems to have its basis in human rights. Now I see human rights in turn are grounded in reverence for life—the whole life cycle wholly lived. :- Doug.

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The year 2213

Posted on November 4, 2016 by dgermann

What’s a child for seven generations from now? (Think of the year 2213). :- Doug.

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you is you

Posted on November 4, 2016 by dgermann

What I as a caring person have to offer you is you. :- Doug.

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get to know you?

Posted on November 3, 2016 by dgermann

How well did that attorney get to know you? Did you just buy a prepackaged product? How much care did he or she take to get to know your true head and heart? Did he or she engage you in … Continue reading →