Author Archives: dgermann
I help people do the work of aging
I help people do the work of aging. :- Doug.
What is the work of aging?
What is the work of aging? Perhaps it is harvesting our wisdom, finding meaningful ways to pass it on, fulfilling our lives by emptying out to others all our good. What is the work of aging, and what can it … Continue reading
Finding wholes in people
I want very much to find wholes in people, to help them find their wholenesses, to do their work of aging. :- Doug.
stopped selling Wills
I have stopped selling Wills—it is conversing around them that is most telling—& that’s where I concentrate. Wills then flow from conversations. :- Doug.
lawyer as healer
A lawyer can be a technician A lawyer can be a healer If I must choose, I choose whole-tracking :- Doug.
wisdom love & conversation
I am working to bring wisdom, love & conversation to law —which is the practice of healing community— emphasis not on what is dis-eased but on what can be better now :- Doug.
Healer of community
A lawyer is a healer of community. :- Doug.
What dad leave is family work
Settlement of what Dad leaves is a family work. :- Doug.
Is it right for a lawyer to ask…?
Is it right for a lawyer to ask questions about death and medical wishes? There is no one else out there inviting us to these conversations. :- Doug.
Caregivers’ and Seniors’ Financial Realities
Check out this study from Volunteers of America: Boomer Bust :- Doug.
invest in you
We invest in you pieces of our lives :- Doug.
This red ribbon
This red ribbon is not the gift nor are pretty pieces of paper —it’s in shared glimmerings of life The gift is the heart of the giver :- Doug.
family & life & dreams
At this market we are selling completeness and wholeness of family & life & dreams :- Doug.
Why a dump truck Will?
Why do you want a dump truck Will? If all you want is to rid yourself of stuff then Who gets it and How should matter little. If it is important who and how, then you owe them to think … Continue reading
Nurturing dreams
A Will is a way of nurturing dreams—those of your tribe as a whole, particular ones of your children and other beneficiaries. What do they dream? How can you help? What do you have—especially besides things? :- Doug.
finally finding a way
I am finally finding a way to bring together my law work and my poetry work. :- Doug.