Author Archives: dgermann
The larger is in
The larger is in The small of life too Sitting, waiting, engaged :- Doug.
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Know
If you’re in it You know :- Doug.
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Evidence based
Evidence based is a term of endearment in the medical and academic communities. It is otherwise for me. I see it as a way we avoid coming to grips with real people. It converts everyone and every story into a … Continue reading
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Invitation
I tend toward anger when my heart is not received. Strange! I should tend toward compassion. Compassion for the other. Compassion for my own soul wanting to feel and express anger over the hurt. It is OK to fight, I … Continue reading
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compare
Do not compare yourself with another. :- Doug.
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favorite courting music?
What was your favorite kind of music when you were courting? :- Doug.
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My long suit
My long suit is long, deepening conversation. :- Doug.
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share hearts
This is a work that lets me share my heart. :- Doug.
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Alive inside Alzheimer’s
Started watching a video last night called “Alive Inside.” It is about music and memory, using music on ipods to awaken folks who have turned inside with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Some top people are interviewed and some science is shared, … Continue reading
dogs and horses chasing each other
The dogs and horses are chasing each other around next door. Perhaps to get warm, perhaps just in joy. :- Doug.
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Patience too is action
Patience too is action Emptying goes beyond patient waiting Emptying too is action :- Doug.
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As I grow older
As I grow older some things are slowing others speeding :- Doug.
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Grandpa in a pile of kids
This Grandpa loves to get on the floor in a pile with kids and tickle, wrestle, hug. Unknown to any of us—certainly to me for many years—there is here a message. We are one. We are. There is joy here. … Continue reading
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A commodity Will
You want a commodity Will: That is not the kind of Will I do, and no one does well for you who does that. Every Will is for a particular person. The Wills of Husbands and Wives always mean different … Continue reading
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