Why do we have battles with cancer or whatever is going to take us? Why do we insist on fighting our bodies what remains of our living? Did we ever own que sera, sera? :- Doug.

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Why do you want to live?

Posted on February 15, 2014 by dgermann

Why do you want to live? Meaning: For what purpose? With whom? What gives those few days meaning? Their mere number? The people and doings in them? :- Doug.

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the longer it takes to retrieve

Posted on February 9, 2014 by dgermann

The more you know the longer it takes to retrieve it with computers we off-load some of this to archive perhaps we try to expand our memory by off-loading to our spouses! :- Doug.

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strength in vulnerability

Posted on February 7, 2014 by dgermann

There is strength in vulnerability, just as there is vulnerability in strength. :- Doug.

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Not much more to be said

Posted on February 5, 2014 by dgermann

Not much more to be said. Not much value in saying it. :- Doug.

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A brilliant cardinal drops

Posted on February 1, 2014 by dgermann

A brilliant cardinal drops out of the tree flies straight away from me to light a hundred yards away and we our brightness carry to distant needs and close :- Doug.

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Rediscover, redefine Your living, playful path But larger than that, remember Your birth is your terminal condition So rediscover, redefine Your dying path Fill it, empty it Paint it with colors subtle Dance it with steps nuanced :- Doug.

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We become more creative when

Posted on January 24, 2014 by dgermann

We become more creative when our heads are open. And hearts. :- Doug.

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A palliative care lawyer?

Posted on January 19, 2014 by dgermann

Am I a palliative care lawyer? Alleviate pain, find wholeness where the old paths are no longer open…. :- Doug.

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Finding the bridges between persons

Posted on January 16, 2014 by dgermann

If you are trying to find the bridges between persons, you are the one who first has to lay aside assumptions and exercise curiosity. :- Doug.

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My grandmother plaited her hair

Posted on January 15, 2014 by dgermann

My grandmother plaited her hair Never the same, always beauty Now I live among complex adaptive structures :- Doug.

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“Rodeo chicken”

Posted on January 13, 2014 by dgermann

“Rodeo chicken” the sign read Don’t this just get your mind workin’? “If you can get the saddle on ’em —nothin’ fer greenhorns to try— yer in fer a ride!” “Git along, little chickie” “Barrel race on a chicken— now … Continue reading →

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The ratio of what we didn’t

Posted on January 12, 2014 by dgermann

We assess our life’s value by the ratio of what we attempt to what we didn’t It is infinitely less important what we achieve :- Doug.

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I cannot answer your questions

Posted on January 11, 2014 by dgermann

I cannot answer your questions. I can only address them. Only you can answer your questions. You take in what I give you, adjust its fit and assimilate into yourself only what fits for you. :- Doug.

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