Category Archives: Aging
our comfort
Disorientation may be our comfort. :- Doug.
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the person she or he was
She or he might not be the person she or he was, but she or he is not less than a person. :- Doug.
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From my tree stand
From my tree stand I photograph what goes on just below how you—we—enculturated enculturating treat those a few years ahead of us in line :- Doug.
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Now I don’t matter
Now I don’t matter I don’t care I don’t know the difference Your actions speak Even in Now My individuality matters I am not a thing Grist for your mill A task in your list I am A person Who … Continue reading
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Elderly is a dismissal;
Elderly is a dismissal; Elder is a term of respect, reverence, veneration :- Doug.
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At what age?
At what age do we become ineligible to be seen and treated as a person? :- Doug.
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Life will inevitably advance
Life will inevitably advance How to you want to live Then? :- Doug.
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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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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