Author Archives: dgermann
Slowly now.
Slowly now. See more. There is always more to touch, to hear, to be heard by, to be touched by. :- Doug.
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turning around things and words
I turn around words and things to see other, to see more deeply. There is more here to see, to be loved by. :- Doug.
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soul adventures
Tell me about your recent soul adventures…. :- Doug.
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100 years from now?
How would you be part of the conversation 100 years from now? :- Doug.
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Remembering about yourself
What do you most remember about your life so far, yourself? :- Doug.
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A young man hired to clean
I am a young man hired to keep clean the workshop of one Thomas A Edison. What a man. So out of touch with the world around him, like all the men he employs in his workshop. Fiddling forever with … Continue reading
Nursing homes as laboratories of discovery
People with Alzheimer’s may be more than we in touch with what it means to be alive, to be spiritual. They may be taking us to break-through. Nursing homes may be laboratories of discovery. :- Doug.
People who are demented need to converse
People who are demented need to converse with us. How do we do that? First, get over our fear of them. Second, get beyond conversing as words. Meet in the more essential—the human. :- Doug.
growing a relationship
Conversing is about growing a relationship, as well. :- Doug.
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How to live a long healthy happy life
Here is a good Tedx video about a 75 year study: http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_waldinger_what_makes_a_good_life_lessons_from_the_longest_study_on_happiness#t-6827 Worth looking into! :- Doug.
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Caring is about
Caring is about growing a relationship. So is caregiving. :- Doug.
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Introspection is a job
Introspection is a job of our accumulating years. :- Doug.
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Alzheimer’s freed
To have Alzheimer’s is to be freed from the ravages of memory. :- Doug.
brain plasticity?
What if Alzheimer’s is brain plasticity? :- Doug.
Fritz?
How to nudge someone whose memory is on the fritz? :- Doug.