Category Archives: Caring

Death is a developmental stage

Death is a developmental stage for everyone involved embracing each and all beyond the dying one alone all owe all to have all voices heard :- Doug.

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When our humannesses meet

There are moments when our eyes meet, when our humannesses meet, and our meeting comes alive. What it takes is willingness. Noticing. Heart. :- Doug.

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For people

Kairos: time for people. :- Doug.

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Caring we want to give

Kairos: time for the caring we want to give. :- Doug.

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When there is no time

Kairos: time when there is no time. :- Doug.

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The ripe moment

It is possible to find the ripe moment in a hurried, harried professional day. :- Doug.

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time for people

Kairos: time for caring, time for people. :- Doug.

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The soul is not essential to life

The soul is not essential to life only to living :- Doug.

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You can’t save your parents from death

You can’t save your parents from death. As your parents find there are things they can no longer do, you are also losing something—your adequacy. You have not the money, the time, the energy, the wits to do everything for … Continue reading

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Doing good, getting hugs

As long as I am still doing good and getting hugs, I will keep at it. Besides, it gives me two sets of opportunities to do good: lawyering and facilitating. :- Doug.

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Truly beautiful caring of our elders

The only way we can get to truly good truly beautiful caring of our elders is to make it here and now—a pervasive community thing—in our moments and places of work. It cannot be off in the future, some wonderful … Continue reading

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Even old-old have ability

Even old-old have ability to be whole to do everything for them is to steal from them give less help than he or she needs :- Doug.

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In no time

Look me in the eyes Feel my breath In no time :- Doug.

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Time to be caring:

Time to be caring: Kairos :- Doug.

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My bottom line

My bottom line is not in gathering money It’s gathering with people well enough To be truly caring :- Doug.

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South Bend: a Community Caring for Our Elders

South Bend: a Community Caring for Our Elders :- Doug.

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What did they expect?

What did they expect? Ask them. Get clear. For instance, getting sick and not having to call upon their purse or family for help? First, seek the best quality of life. Maybe we can conserve or regroup resources and income. … Continue reading

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