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Elder Caring Lawyer

coming to rest

coming to rest lazily spinning light snow :- Doug.

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Narrowing circles

Narrowing circles Community to family to nuclear family Might be clues to approaching death :- Doug.

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The dream converses

The dream converses. :- Doug.

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Whatever you leave

Whatever you leave others will sort out. Escape with your life. Leave the furniture. What do you care if others use it for firewood? :- Doug.

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Whatever you have

Whatever you have has you. :- Doug.

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Thousands of fingers

Thousands of fingers tapping the water crystalline flashes rise up to welcome nourishing rains :- Doug.

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Remain silent

Remain silent Remain close Remain :- Doug.

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Will good!

Will good! :- Doug.

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You can have a great heart

You can have a great heart here. :- Doug.

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can we trust

can we trust one another to meet all our needs? :- Doug.

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You can’t know what you need to know

You can’t know what you need to know you’ll learn along the way or you’ll have to make it up :- Doug.

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get very very still and see what happens

Let’s get very very still and see what happens. In our family, our circle, our our. :- Doug.

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when we must cry

Let us teach each other how to live when we must cry :- Doug.

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a new dance step

The world is a mystery Just when you have it figured out It introduces a new dance step :- Doug.

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On a cloudy day

On a cloudy day It is good to remember Also through blue skies We cannot see the stars Though they are there :- Doug.

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Only to hug

Only grab on to others to hug. :- Doug.

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the only ones

We are the only ones who can make this family function :- Doug.

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