Category Archives: Family

Radical conversing heals

Posted on June 19, 2013 by dgermann

End of life conversing is vitally important to me because radical conversing heals. Because radical hearing heals. :- Doug.

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Let us be gentle with one another

Posted on June 16, 2013 by dgermann

We’re all in this life together—let us be gentle with one another. :- Doug.

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The profession of people meeting well:

Posted on June 14, 2013 by dgermann

In the profession of people meeting well: I am exactly where I need to be. :- Doug.

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Completing our living is peeling an onion:

Posted on June 13, 2013 by dgermann

Completing our living is peeling an onion: First we complete our work in the world, then our relationships with community, then with friends. The final layer is our relation with closest of family and here we seek to complete intimacy. … Continue reading →

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a warp and woof you cannot unweave

Posted on June 12, 2013 by dgermann

We cannot center solely on autonomy. Autonomy with family makes sense: both are true to life, at least in this day and age. It comes down to this: love flows in many directions. What you want is mediated by the … Continue reading →

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The classical guides in dying

Posted on June 11, 2013 by dgermann

Beauty—to round out one’s life Truth—to receive justice, the care one wants Goodness—to receive and give kindness with others The classical guides can serve us in dying :- Doug.

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Why does it matter?

Posted on June 10, 2013 by dgermann

Why does it matter? Because it’s a way of being kind to one another. :- Doug.

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The end of life conversation is about justice–

Posted on June 9, 2013 by dgermann

The end of life conversation is about justice—giving each one what he or she wants—about love—caring for each other—about wholeness—allowing and helping one another have the wholeness we choose. :- Doug.

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When settling in to tell a story to children

Posted on June 8, 2013 by dgermann

When settling in to tell a story to children, ask them to give you a locale, or a symbol: circle, river, hole, woods, cave, hut, maze, spiral, village, web. :- Doug.

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Parents and children take care for one another

Posted on May 31, 2013 by dgermann

We all help parents and children take care for one another. :- Doug.

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Do you know what’s better than planning?

Posted on May 30, 2013 by dgermann

Do you know what’s better than planning? Dialogue. :- Doug.

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A secret about getting what you want

Posted on May 27, 2013 by dgermann

The absolute most important thing you can do if you want to get what you want to get when you’re approaching death is to approach someone who will be there and tell ’em what you want to get. Converse. The … Continue reading →

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10 ways we can be kind to people dying

Posted on May 26, 2013 by dgermann

What are 10 ways we can be kind to people who are dying? :- Doug.

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10 ways people want to be treated approaching death

Posted on May 25, 2013 by dgermann

List at least 10 ways people want to be treated when they are approaching death. Are there any of these with which you strongly disagree? If your mother or father wanted that could you do it for them if you … Continue reading →

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Still living?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by dgermann

Do you do anything for enjoyment? Anything to say you’re still living? :- Doug.

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What are the vignettes of your life?

Posted on May 19, 2013 by dgermann

What are the vignettes of your life? What are the vines that run through them? :- Doug.

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You may be listening, but did you hear?

Posted on May 16, 2013 by dgermann

You may be listening, but did you hear? :- Doug.

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