Category Archives: Conversation
When we are so busy?
How do we converse with Elders, when we are so busy? :- Doug.
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elders conversing
Look for people who want to get the elders conversing with each other and others. :- Doug.
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We fear we will not be heard
We fear we will not be heard Even more We fear we will :- Doug.
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Midwestern sensibilities?
What are our Midwestern sensibilities about how we ought to treat our elders? About what respect is due them? We are not just a conduit for the corporate flavor of the month, but we can be a conduit to affect … Continue reading
Why is this conversation necessary?
Why is this conversation necessary? Because this is where the rubber meets the road, because Indiana has a low rating for caring for our elders, because these people know how to give a higher level of caring to our elders, … Continue reading
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Fruitful is our purpose
Fruitful is our purpose in common. :- Doug.
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My Work is conversation
My Work is conversation. :- Doug.
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Can we learn to converse?
Can we learn to converse? Doubtful. I can only watch how I converse then respond. You can do the same. Work it is, painful, sweaty, rewarding now, a punch in the gut mostly. :- Doug.
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and sometimes mouth
There is no how to meeting, there is only meeting, truly meeting, letting down one’s shields, picking up the hem of one’s courage, opening self and sometimes mouth. :- Doug.
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Older folks need space to envision
Older folks need space to envision their lives past and future their meaning and legacy are we facilitating and validating their work? :- Doug.
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enough
Hear. That’s enough. :- Doug.
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Make every encounter matter
Make every encounter matter. :- Doug.
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in-betweens
What I want to say is close to this: We don’t hear each other. Maybe never much have. We don’t hear ourselves. And we certainly don’t hear the in-betweens. My work is the in-betweens. A Will for instance is an … Continue reading
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a valuable moment
How might we act in this moment the might create a more valuable moment? :- Doug.
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A new direction of thought:
A new direction of thought for me: Are folks with dementia exploring for us, pointing us to, a reality that is where we come from and to where we are headed? (I don’t like the feeling of that: I feel … Continue reading