Category Archives: Aging
As I grow older
As I grow older some things are slowing others speeding :- Doug.
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Grandpa in a pile of kids
This Grandpa loves to get on the floor in a pile with kids and tickle, wrestle, hug. Unknown to any of us—certainly to me for many years—there is here a message. We are one. We are. There is joy here. … Continue reading
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mystery is revealed
As we age mystery is revealed for ever mystery :- Doug.
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Can I accept compassion?
Can I accept compassion? :- Doug.
Even though she has dementia
Even though she has dementia, she still has her capacity to want, to like, to choose, to love, to express, to be needed, to be a part of family and friends, to be hurt and impinged upon. Our job is … Continue reading
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Forgetting is a reminder
Forgetting is a reminder For me to be present Just now To larger To particular :- Doug.
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Conscription of our elders
Where in our culture is the person who speaks out about the ethics of the organization? Who speaks to corporate actions, say greed and bribery, to governmental decisions, say war and conscription of our elders into homes of endless hours … Continue reading
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If I can’t remember the word
If I can’t remember the word, I will be still. Not for the word to come, but for what is more profound. :- Doug.
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Gaps in our speech
The gaps in our speech—even aphasias—can be invitations to come rest in silence…. What if precisely then we stopped to listen? Both of us? There is a rhythm to weather, the low pressure drawing wind out of the high pressure, … Continue reading
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Alzheimer’s is not a solitary disease
Alzheimer’s is not a solitary disease It is the dis-ease of being made solitary :- Doug.
The words we lose
The words we lose The beauty we find The beauty takes away our breath :- Doug.
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Memory may be stored between the cells
Memory may be stored in the betweens of cells, the neighborhoods of the cells, the dendrites. There are more than a few connections made by each cell. If one cell dies, then do our memories run up a road ending … Continue reading
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might not get better. But we can
People in nursing homes might not get better. But we can. We can treat them better. More importantly, they can live meaningfully. They can have light in their eyes. :- Doug.
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If you want to grow happier, grow older
If you want to grow happier, grow older. Or at least have a near-life experience. :- Doug.
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Lamenting the younger generation
A friend was lamenting the younger generation not accepting our wisdom. No, and they won’t get our wisdom (neither receive nor comprehend nor apprehend). They will have to make up their own as they go along. It is the way … Continue reading
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