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Do birds ever fly just for fun?

Do birds ever fly just for fun? To feel the air through their feathers? Do puppies ever tumble over each other? Do humans ever play? What’s the worth and need of it? :- Doug.

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its own streams

Life seeks its own streams. :- Doug.

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Loss

All change requires loss Great change requires great loss What cost will we consciously pay? Firm ground vanishes We step into the void The price demands something we clutch Or we see nothing more precious :- Doug.

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We are not rapidly approaching…

We are not rapidly approaching the limits of what I know. We crossed that frontier long ago! :- Doug.

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peace of mind. sooner.

Long-term care: peace of mind. Sooner. :- Doug.

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Observe, observe, observe

Observe, observe, observe as lawyer I see the invisible infrastructure of laws and regs that you see dimly if at all as outsider I see something of how your family works—so then let us reflect together then you choose and … Continue reading

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Not one of us completes life

Not one of us completes life Life lives for ever new starts In new shoots and old stalks :- Doug.

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This is the hiding place

Create your own experiences This the hiding place of life The the pouring out of love :- Doug.

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for our age

Courage offers heart for our age ;- Doug.

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This poem is not finished

This poem is not finished It is for you to Not finish :- Doug.

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5 easy ways to spot IRS scams

The IRS has just issued an information release to give 5 ways to spot the telephone tax scams sweeping the nation just now. You don’t have to be a victim: “The IRS will never: “1. Call you about taxes you … Continue reading

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Every leaf

Every leaf its sunshine finds. :- Doug.

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“Sickness and in health:”

“Sickness and in health:” in those days sickness left in a few days or weeks. We had no inkling that sickness could be the balance of someone’s life. :- Doug.

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A x B

A x B A is the number of hours I do for you B is the multiplier: pointing out resourcefulness you had forgotten; knowing the Medicaid and VA law; bringing in other good folks to help out x is the … Continue reading

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Hospitalization upside down

My world has gotten so turned upside down by this hospitalization, I have found it hard to think about meetings and wholes—my thoughts have contracted to the size of my medical issues. :- Doug.

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To see who sees

Paint a vision to see who sees :- Doug.

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Diverticulitis

Diverticulitis—one of the perquisites of getting older. :- Doug.

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