Author Archives: dgermann
More folded?
How can we be more folded into one another’s lives? :- Doug.
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choose to not ever be elderly
Each can choose to not ever be elderly; better, each can choose to be an Elder of the Tribe. :- Doug.
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Helping families coalesce
We are helping families coalesce. :- Doug.
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My job is to shake up
My job is to shake up a bit those folks under my care to get them to do good for their family, their community, and themselves. :- Doug.
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We cannot plan for the future
We cannot plan for the future —Unknowable as it is— We can notice its aroma Scan into the morning mist Dress for the weather :- Doug.
Posted in Aging, Family, Long-Term Care and nursing homes, Poetry
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Stand in for theirs
Contribute also your curiosity and courage—your wings and heart to stand in for theirs when necessary. :- Doug.
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The gift of one another
Open hand The gift of one another Open heart The gift of one another Lean into our circle As human as you can Offer and accept our highest The gift of one another :- Doug.
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What is the pattern of our family?
What is the pattern of our family? :- Doug.
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A precious resource
In our society we have equated elderly with infirmity, in-valid-ity. Yet other times and cultures have learned this is a time of rich harvest and that elders are a precious resource. :- Doug.
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The velocity of our lives
We can know velocity of our lives and our financial position and our direction, but at most two at a given time: the third will be undefinable. :- Doug.