The baby coos and gurgles We smile The old man coos and gurgles We cringe For one we have been there And know what joys lie ahead For the other we fear we may know Something else that is ahead … Continue reading →

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long suit

Posted on July 24, 2015 by dgermann

My long suit is the long meeting, so that people can come out with a direction and be comfortable with it. :- Doug.

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always larger

Posted on July 23, 2015 by dgermann

There is a larger way of looking at this. :- Doug.

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All we can for our elders?

Posted on July 16, 2015 by dgermann

Are we doing all we can for our elders? Do our eyes see all they can see? :- Doug.

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Soft

Posted on July 13, 2015 by dgermann

Soft. This is what I want and want to be. Friendly. Part of the family. Hatred and its weaker sister competition send me away. I want to embrace. I want to find our tunnels between. :- Doug.

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I’m not sure I believe in hope

Posted on July 13, 2015 by dgermann

I’m not sure I believe in hope. I believe in working hard. I believe in helping others. I believe in whatever presents. :- Doug.

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So too their caregivers?

Posted on July 13, 2015 by dgermann

If the residents of the nursing home need something beyond mere existence, so too do their caregivers? :- Doug.

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slowing-down time

Posted on July 7, 2015 by dgermann

We can concentrate on the pain, or we can move along to something else. We can realize that we are all in the nursing home with Mom, or deny it. We can realize that this is life and look for … Continue reading →

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Significance is found in the eye

Posted on July 6, 2015 by dgermann

Significance is found in the eye, not in the thing itself. So it is that ordinary touches and motions can have more than ordinary significance. Changing Mom’s diaper, cleaning her, can be ordinary or an act of love. :- Doug.

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Is this courage little?

Posted on July 5, 2015 by dgermann

In ignorant space The open space of not knowing Of not knowing being Can we courageously here attend? Is this courage little? :- Doug.

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