Category Archives: Grieving

All is found

Posted on April 19, 2014 by dgermann

All All is found In one tear :- Doug.

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Tears, sadness, loss Tell me, oh tell me: What do they do to you? How do they bring us close To our elemental togetherness? I cajole, I plead with you What is the elusive Fundamental Joy to which they open, … Continue reading →

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maps of the territory

Posted on April 13, 2014 by dgermann

I have maps of the territory and can act as your guide. :- Doug.

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Getting through

Posted on March 25, 2014 by dgermann

For the doctor the purpose is getting through the difficult conversation. For the healer, the purpose is in the getting through. :- Doug.

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Tear times

Posted on March 13, 2014 by dgermann

Tear times, good times. :- Doug.

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Parted:

Posted on February 21, 2014 by dgermann

Parted: Learning there is, Growing, Becoming conscious, In parting :- Doug.

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Given a clear path….

Posted on September 11, 2013 by dgermann

Given a clear path (and that does not mean laying out a map; rather getting obstacles out of the way) a person dying can do the things he or she must do, for example, Byock’s tasks of dying persons. :- … Continue reading →

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Invent possibility

Posted on August 22, 2013 by dgermann

Invent possibility. :- Doug.

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What is the meaning of person as person?

Posted on July 29, 2013 by dgermann

What is the meaning of person as person? If we are an onion, when we peel down, who are we? Maybe we are the intersection of all others in our life. A meeting of fields. Einstein: All there is is … Continue reading →

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There is only one

Posted on July 17, 2013 by dgermann

Share the heart There is only one We know, we know :- Doug.

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All is working as it should

Posted on July 2, 2013 by dgermann

All is working as it should. :- Doug.

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People around us stand to have pain, remorse….

Posted on April 26, 2013 by dgermann

People around us stand to have a great deal of pain, remorse, guilt, anger and more around our deaths. We can do something about that now while we are healthy and later nearing our deaths. We must open space for … Continue reading →

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Three stages of health in our later years

Posted on March 3, 2013 by dgermann

There are three stages of our health in later years: Healthful years with few big issues; Years when bigger things start narrowing our possible issues; Frail times when we are in decline. Lawyers can help folks think generally and without … Continue reading →

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We lawyers need to think about:

Posted on February 21, 2013 by dgermann

As lawyers, and especially together as lawyers, we need to think about what matters to our clients and their families. We cannot heal an individual in isolation: and make no mistake—we are healers: whole-makers. Our clients are pulling together the … Continue reading →

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A good way to die: When is love appropriate?

Posted on February 14, 2013 by dgermann

There is a big difference between working to end life and allowing life and death to take its course without fighting it interminably and pigheadedly. People must be allowed to die their own ways, whether violently and with invasive and … Continue reading →

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Death is not a failure

Posted on January 24, 2013 by dgermann

Death is not a failure. Death can be a coming home, or a relief, or an end of suffering. Death can be a culmination, a whole-making, a healing. Death can be a fulfilling. Death can be welcoming, friendly. Death is … Continue reading →

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We should all give up

Posted on January 23, 2013 by dgermann

If we think death is a failure we should all give up. :- Doug.

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