Category Archives: Caring

Paper chasing whole

Posted on May 7, 2020 by dgermann

Does law have to be only paper chasing? How can we help people reach toward whole? Reach toward where they are and being whole here? :- Doug.

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Remind of humanity

Posted on May 7, 2020 by dgermann

We lawyers can remind people in crises of their humanity, from putting one foot in front of another, to asking what matters. :- Doug.

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Poetry in law practice?

Posted on May 6, 2020 by dgermann

What is the role of poetry in law practice but to take us larger? :- Doug.

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Anything less?

Posted on May 4, 2020 by dgermann

Is there anything less I can do for you? :- Doug.

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Major lawyering

Posted on April 17, 2020 by dgermann

Major poetry is a felt change in consciousness Major lawyering is a felt change in consciousness :- Doug.

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Not as some doctors seem to see people as mechanical or chemical machines to be sliced and pilled into shape, elder caring attorneys get to see people as people, to meet them as they live their lives. :- Doug.

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A good long while

Posted on March 25, 2020 by dgermann

If it’s going to do us any good, this pandemic will have to last a good long while. :- Doug.

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I’m going to do

Posted on March 23, 2020 by dgermann

I’m going to do what I can to keep this part of the world turning. More I cannot, less I ought not. :- Doug.

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Shape of money

Posted on March 18, 2020 by dgermann

This lady needs our help. Together. And help is not always in the shape of money. :- Doug.

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Law not about?

Posted on March 12, 2020 by dgermann

What is law practice not about? :- Doug.

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Won’t read when I retire?

Posted on February 21, 2020 by dgermann

If I say I won’t read my work subjects when I retire, what does that say about the quality of the work I am doing? :- Doug.

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Hung up on results

Posted on February 19, 2020 by dgermann

Don’t get hung up on results Care mightily about reaching across :- Doug.

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Florence Nightingale difference

Posted on February 11, 2020 by dgermann

The difference between care and caring is akin to the difference between healthcare and Florence Nightingale. :- Doug.

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Demented or augmented?

Posted on January 30, 2020 by dgermann

I’m not demented—I’m augmented! :- Doug.

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Attorney-client relationship

Posted on January 21, 2020 by dgermann

Attorney-client is a relationship; could we get intentional about growing the relation part? :- Doug.

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Fat and friendly?

Posted on January 20, 2020 by dgermann

Don’t want my law practice to be lean and mean. Maybe fat and friendly? :- Doug.