Category Archives: Caring
We only have us
We have only us We have as much as us :- Doug.
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Thoreau could liver for a year on one
Thoreau could live for a year on one opportunity to be heard; so we. :- Doug.
What is the problem of aging?
What is the problem of aging? Older helps babies, they grow and help the elder in turn. It is a circle. Must we be paid to help or might we do it out of love, or larger still, from our … Continue reading
Round the clock goes
Round the clock goes first toward word maturity then back again toward images and touch becoming master of one’s soul boat then first mate :- Doug.
waves in the same pool
When we treat one person and not ourselves and that person as part of the fabric, we are pulling apart from the person, we are ripping the fabric, we are working against helping the person. If memory and thinking and … Continue reading
To do profound things
The move into elder caring has afforded me opportunities to do profound things: for instance, be present to life and death questions. Also to be my real self: I can be caring and pause to let others sink in. :- … Continue reading
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Is my heart at war?
Is my heart at war? A longer view could release The butterfly’s wings :- Doug.
A quiet little
We have a quiet little law practice in elder caring: we provide powers of assistance, get court permission for you to act for your loved one, and find you help to pay for home and nursing care. :- Doug.
Safety is not the main thing in elder caring:
Safety is not the main thing in elder caring: love is. :- Doug.
Foreclosing your life’s course
Does service to others foreclose your own optimized life course? Or, is it your optimized life course? :- Doug.
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Show your love
Show your love—converse with us! :- Doug.
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Even our caring heart could not escape
Could we get pulled into a black hole of constricted conversation where even our caring heart could not escape? :- Doug.
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Time can be interleaved
Time can be interleaved—or activities and conversations can be interleaved with respect to time. I email you, you email me at another “time”—one conversation. Asynchronously. Polysynchronously. What if their brains do not allow them to respond while we are still … Continue reading
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Think of a day when
Think of a day when You had nothing to do Other than breathe :- Doug.
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Soul caregiver?
Are you someone’s soul caregiver? :- Doug.
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