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Elder Caring Lawyer

crinkle in the eye

My dream is to invite you out to play All of you and all of me Especially the parts with crinkle in the eye Questions alive! That might take us to new :- Doug.

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aging possibility

I’m in the aging possibility work. :- Doug.

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no poor house

People who need the nursing home do not need to go to the poor house. :- Doug.

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counsel with people facing

I counsel with people facing long-term care and end of life. :-Doug.

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These culminating years

In these culminating years we get to come back round and see big chunks of our lives for the first time larger. :- Doug.

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Make every encounter matter

Make every encounter matter. :- Doug.

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Keep it

It is a pleasant day. Keep to that way. :- Doug.

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Always busy the skies

Always busy the skies Clouded now blue Unmoved ever new Thundering now pouring Seldom calling attention Moving ever moving Their ways silent silent :- Doug.

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I befriend people

A very light nearly imperceptible shimmering of the pond’s surface: a breath moves it silences me :- Doug.

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work is not done till

The work is not done Till we make it fun :- Doug.

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A very light nearly

A very light nearly imperceptible shimmering of the pond’s surface: a breath moves it silences me :- Doug.

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in-betweens

What I want to say is close to this: We don’t hear each other. Maybe never much have. We don’t hear ourselves. And we certainly don’t hear the in-betweens. My work is the in-betweens. A Will for instance is an … Continue reading

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Many voices within:

Many voices within: it seems important to hear my divers voices. Not sure what they are, but it gives a new view on why my thoughts fly hither and yon every nanosecond. :- Doug.

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Someone with mileage on them

I prefer to get my advice From someone with mileage on them— This is a much better criterion— If less easy to gauge— Than years Some people don’t cover many Miles per year Others, early on, make great time Wisdom … Continue reading

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there is for that

Have an idea to cut down on the number of tax forms? There’s a form for that…. :- Doug.

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sometimes through our ears

Sometimes we learn more through our ears than through our mouth. :- Doug.

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Splashes among the grey

Splashes among the grey When we sit Watching :- Doug.

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