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Only all together
Do we begin
To grasp—to release—
The meaning
Of one life
Or one poem
(same thing)

:- Doug.

Simply meet.

:- Doug.

Such a joyous day
I do not know why
Meeting G-d is it

:- Doug.

Rather than seeing G-d as doing this or that to me, I prefer to see G-d meeting me in this or that, him or her.

:- Doug.

God is this
God is
The whisper distracting me
The rocking of the short legged chair
The chattering of the world around
Most of all
G*d is
This
More than this
G*d is
Here met

:- Doug.

There is more to meet.

:- Doug.

There is a mystery to meeting. Meeting God.

:- Doug.

Remember we are circling, homing.

:- Doug.

There are holy beings in the world and they are you.

:- Doug.

Let us remember the only being, the one and all, the one life. We need remembering the mystery, the depths from which we come and toward which we home, the unknowing going that calls us…and sends us.

:- Doug.

Let us speak to our shared roots in the sacred. We are sanctified beings; we have the ability to do good, and usually that is what we choose. We are growing a better place in our days and rounds—especially if we are paying attention.

:- Doug.

Greet each one with
Remember
Remember the wholeness
From which you sprang
Remember the space reserved for each
Since before we were born
Remember our shared origins
In mystery

:- Doug.

I will not listen to God. This doing to God is a form of violence. Rather, I have permission to hear. I will let my shoulders down. I will notice what shows up. Hearing comes in presence.

:- Doug.

Though you may not know it now, these are amazing people, and you are an amazing person, too. You together are about to do remarkable things.

:- Doug.

We are all about conversation.

:- Doug.

A time for richness
Before
A time for tears
Our elder years—
Our parent’s before us

:- Doug.

Conversation is as necessary to a power of attorney as soap is to a washing machine.

:- Doug.

Whom do you serve and work with?
Who are the people who care?
Who are the people doing new things?
What is your Why for doing the work you are doing?
How does your work affect you?
What are the current and recurrent issues for the people you serve?

:- Doug.

To bring love is to bring delight-power.

:- Doug.

Life is more a dance than a march.

:- Doug.

There’s always another step
Together
It It
I Thou
Us
The all there is
Whole-making
The dance
Calls us to put
These steps together
In variations
Endlessly
Why?
Not to get anyplace
Simply to
Dance

:- Doug.

If you would
Reverence life
Reverence conversation
If you would
Reverence love
Get together

:- Doug.

Is the system for spreading long-term care costs equitable? How has our societal picture of children settling far away from parents contributed?

:- Doug.