What would be a satisfactory, satisfying death? Since the past can be changed by finding a different context what picture could use reframing? :- Doug.

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Conflict: control and give forward

Posted on November 22, 2015 by dgermann

Maybe the conflict is between the need to control and the need to give forward. The resolution might be in choosing when and what to give. We are too quick to move to resolution: let us stay in this tension … Continue reading →

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Paddling a canoe

Posted on November 21, 2015 by dgermann

When paddling a canoe, a steady straight stroke is key for power and speed. A J stroke—changing paddle’s direction and even going backwards—is often more important: for steering, slowing, stopping, maybe a chance to pause and assess before shooting the … Continue reading →

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Of one weave with our life’s cloth

Posted on November 20, 2015 by dgermann

Of one weave with our life’s cloth can we make our dying? pass to family, community, and world the worth of our life? :- Doug.

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Voices

Posted on November 19, 2015 by dgermann

Voices of Worth :- Doug.

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Our elders deserve our respect

Posted on November 18, 2015 by dgermann

Our elders deserve our respect. Notice that when we age we deal with Loss and Worth, and these tightly bound in tuggle and huggle with one another. :- Doug.

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Were you worth?

Posted on November 17, 2015 by dgermann

Were you worth your life? :- Doug.

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Trust forms from the Internet seem simple

Posted on November 16, 2015 by dgermann

Trust forms from the Internet seem like just words on paper; moving them around seems like a thing anybody can do. They are as dangerous financially as it would be to download a set of instructions for do it yourself … Continue reading →

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Why do I like/not like trusts?

Posted on November 15, 2015 by dgermann

Trust documents are labyrinthine: hard to understand. Wills say give this. In a trust, the house takes two deeds; in probate only one, and sometimes none. In a trust, it takes opening two bank accounts; in probate often two, but … Continue reading →

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