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The difficult complex things in families are not how we write a Will or a Trust or a deed. Rather they are in getting conversations going, deciding directions, making life choices. People keep these to themselves often out of avoiding the difficult questions, or perhaps out of fear of questioning their long-held assumptions.

:- Doug.

Greed is taking to your bosom things. Love is taking to your bosom people.

So when we say we can have both a big bank account and serve people, look for which we put first.

Maybe all the money will be added to us, maybe not, but if that is why we do something, sad for us. The other is dying: Get to where we see only love, and then live.

:- Doug.

Life offers this choice: seek to stuff your bank account or to love others. You can have only one primary. The first shrivels the second expands you.

:- Doug.

Greed is stealing that cannot be justified based on need. Some stealing is out of need. Which of these two is more guilty? In our times, greed is often condoned by governments and encouraged by society, to the downfall of both.

:- Doug.

Do something scary. Something that will help so many people it seems impossible for you.

:- Doug.