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Chaos is the beginning
thus we think
but also at the end
we do not want to see
integral to the wave
following wave
life, death, life, death

:- Doug.

Small measure
of great things
our time’s content
ought to be discontent
throw in
your last farthing
your wallet too

:- Doug.

Threads
tease
unravel
follow
here
encounter
more

:- Doug.

Footprints in the Wind^sm # 1486

Why at end of life do we make poor decisions? There are several issues interrelated:

1. we don’t anymore know when someone is dying;

2. we want to hang on to life, but we have not thought about what living is for us;

3. we do not know why we want to hold on to life, what tasks we want to complete;

4. we think we can get back to life as it was 5 or 10 years ago;

5. we think science can overcome death, if not now, then in a few days, if not for others, then for us.

What others?

In the face of not knowing, how then would be best for us to prepare ourselves?

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past future
you me them
possible impossible
disaster laughter
dancing sowing
building razing
enfolded now

:- Doug.

can we trust
one another
to meet all our needs?

:- Doug.

If both-and
where is choice?
Larger

:- Doug.

You cannot see
the whole
unless you hear all

:- Doug.

Bent, lowered, invisible
Into
Living, conversing, whole-making

:- Doug.

How do we know creation’s source?
We look inside we look among
and see

:- Doug.

An opening
you stand silent
and alive

:- Doug.

You can’t know what you need to know
you’ll learn along the way
or you’ll have to make it up

:- Doug.

You’re it!
There is no great president
who will make us safe and free
who will make us a better world
No one else, it’s up to you

:- Doug.

A big problem of humankind is our straight line thinking things will keep on as they have even though they were quite different four years ago. Economics, health, family: all dominated by the unchanging straight line. We could think, or even observe, and know better.

;- Doug.

I am wondering whether it is worthwhile to push to look for insights. Can I see more when I am looking? Be careful you let the seeing see itself and let in what comes from sideways on.

:- Doug.

Why do we feel better when the sun is out and skies are blue, than when we are covered over with a fluffy comforter?

:- Doug.

Today in your holiday preparations, think of one less thing to do.

:- Doug.

But no happy endings
no sad either
leave to us the next

:- Doug.

Lightning creates a clearing
in the storm
now we can think

:- Doug.

Complexity helps us weave
where we’re going
unless we deny it

:- Doug.

What’s the larger
holding up
what we’re doing?

:- Doug.

Let’s get very very still and see what happens. In our family, our circle, our our.

:- Doug.

Here’s a crack in the universe
The larger comes out through us
When we converse

:- Doug.