Category Archives: Caring
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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Come, be heard
Come, be heard :- Doug.
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the best that should happen now?
What is the best that should happen now? Why don’t you see to it? :- Doug.
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Paddle in the direction the river is going
If we concentrate on what people with Alzheimer’s are missing, on how their “condition” is affecting both of us, we stir up things for them, cause consternation, guilt, inferiority feelings and feelings of things not going rightly. But if we … Continue reading
Is there life after nursing home?
Is there life after nursing home? We can make that life, if we have the gumption. We can get out all the books and articles about helping children learn to read and to become independent, and see what makes sense. … Continue reading
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Promise to hear
True invitation is a promise to hear. :- Doug.
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Be the love
Be the love you once thought ought belong here. :- Doug.
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three classical professions
Lawyer is one of the three classical between professions: this person goes between human and humanity. :- Doug.
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Lawyer: person to person practitioner
Lawyer: person to person practitioner :- Doug.
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presence
A lawyer’s stock in trade is presence. :- Doug.
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Ear I have found
Ear I have found the heart of law. :- Doug.
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to converse deeply
I only have enough time to converse deeply. :- Doug.
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only enough time for
I only have enough time for long conversation. :- Doug.
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I have no time for short conversation
Remember to live while you’re dying. Memento vivere dum mori. :- Doug.
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