Another Country is telling me I am more a product of my times than I had realized. My desire to open up is in the time zone of the 60s, not of the 40s. So when clients tell me all … Continue reading →

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The living have work to do

Posted on February 25, 2016 by dgermann

The living have work to do What we can see Might not be all they are doing :- Doug.

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The distance between

Posted on February 25, 2016 by dgermann

The distance is great between being elder and being elderly. :- Doug.

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Are special gifts?

Posted on February 24, 2016 by dgermann

Who are the elders you know who are special gifts? :- Doug.

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elder with elder?

Posted on February 24, 2016 by dgermann

Can we connect elder with elder? :- Doug.

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another human gift

Posted on February 24, 2016 by dgermann

Every human however old is home to another human gift :- Doug.

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My bottom line

Posted on February 23, 2016 by dgermann

My bottom line is not in gathering money It’s gathering with people well enough To be truly caring :- Doug.

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South Bend: a Community Caring for Our Elders

Posted on February 23, 2016 by dgermann

South Bend: a Community Caring for Our Elders :- Doug.

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Courage often goes with disability

Posted on February 23, 2016 by dgermann

Courage so often goes with disability Long deep fully conscious good-byes Aging requires of us more than all we’ve got :- Doug.

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What did they expect?

Posted on February 22, 2016 by dgermann

What did they expect? Ask them. Get clear. For instance, getting sick and not having to call upon their purse or family for help? First, seek the best quality of life. Maybe we can conserve or regroup resources and income. … Continue reading →

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Your Why

Posted on February 22, 2016 by dgermann

Your Why is more important to me than my How. :- Doug.

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Momentarily caring:

Posted on February 22, 2016 by dgermann

Momentarily Caring: Little ways when you’re pressed for time :- Doug.

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Deeper mysteries await

Posted on February 21, 2016 by dgermann

Deeper mysteries await; no, pull at us In age they beckon us daily Fog to ignore or explore, either unknowing The end of all our spiraling Brings our true selves, home, relatives: Maybe; or simply life as it grows on … Continue reading →

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I might be doing powers of attorney so

Posted on February 21, 2016 by dgermann

I might be doing powers of attorney so Don can handle Mary’s banking and doctoring; I might be working with them through rearranging assets and gathering proofs so Mary can get relief from that six-times-their-income nursing home bill; I might … Continue reading →

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