A new opportunity
Nothing to do, to think can be, for me, for each, an opportunity. Nothing to do is something to do.
:- Doug.
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every breath of wind across our brow
When in contemplative moments we are disturbed by a movement, a sound, there is a kernel of “It’s not fair!” I was trying to do something peaceful and you prevented me! When we can get beyond “fair” we can let every breath of wind across our brow, every sight, every sound carry us here.
:- Doug.
life bumps and so it bruises
It’s maybe not so much this is the life we are “supposed” to be living; life bumps so it gives bruises; with our minds we can make living (whether outwardly “good” or “bad”) purposeful, whole, and loving.
:- Doug.
Respected elder:
Respected elder: what contributions have you made? What contribution do you still wish to make?
:- Doug.
Slowly now.
Slowly now. See more. There is always more to touch, to hear, to be heard by, to be touched by.
:- Doug.
turning around things and words
I turn around words and things to see other, to see more deeply. There is more here to see, to be loved by.
:- Doug.
Nursing homes as laboratories of discovery
People with Alzheimer’s may be more than we in touch with what it means to be alive, to be spiritual. They may be taking us to break-through. Nursing homes may be laboratories of discovery.
:- Doug.
People who are demented need to converse
People who are demented need to converse with us. How do we do that? First, get over our fear of them. Second, get beyond conversing as words. Meet in the more essential—the human.
:- Doug.
Are we preparing?
Are we preparing people for what’s next? What’s the best of this life you’d still like to experience?
:- Doug.
