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Divine & ecstatic
We are invited
freed
called home
to live among us
divine & ecstatic

:- Doug.

Does anybody want to add any reflections, especially those of you who have spoken little or not at all?

:- Doug.

We live in a world
Divine & ecstatic
When we let go
Evil & despotic
When we grasp

:- Doug.

How might we find caring more widely?

:- Doug.

This is simple: we already have the knowledge, skills and technology to do better for those approaching death; we can use POST (Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment) as a catalyst for compassion.

:- Doug.

Invite people to notice when they are doing well.

:- Doug.

Encourage people to look about them in care of the dying.

:- Doug.

Here is not just in my chair: it is the yard about, the roads around, the city and region and interstellar space surrounding me. Here is not the thoughts I had moments ago, nor yet the tasks or meals ahead: it is opening to what else is throbbing, whispering to be touched to be heard. Here is opening. It takes work and vigilance to get here.

:- Doug.

If here is bigger than we know, then so too must be now.

:- Doug.

Easy does it is not easy is it?

:- Doug.

In meditation/contemplation, we’re not supposed to go anywhere: just be here. Here is bigger than we know.

:- Doug.

In any opening of space, some people will come out knowing at least one other person who can help them get better.

:- Doug.

I bring the juicy question: the panelists bring in the facts and truth and longitudinal question: where do we go from here? The panel? Everyone attending.

:- Doug.

What is in it for those who do not engage? Awareness of what might happen and what does happen in our community. A chance to grow.

:- Doug.

What can we do in an hour? It only takes a second to grab an imagination or a soul….

:- Doug.

Requiring presentation outlines 6 months ahead cuts off further development, innovation, and growth. It gives participants material that is old and cold.

:- Doug.

Is it possible to have a system of compassion for the dying today—in the face of restricted budgets, limited time, and a culture of we can fix anything?

:- Doug.

Let us bring up the level of buzz in our heads, hearts, and hums (that is, our voices, how we engage others).

:- Doug.

Are we doing death the best possible? Are we supporting the dying? Are we the best place in America to die?

:- Doug.

We are finding good already inside and among us and inviting us to activate that.

The very meaning of the word educate: to lead out.

Out of ourselves, out from among ourselves.

Sacred work for ever: to lead us out from among ourselves to among ourselves.

:- Doug.

How can we do end of life more compassionately?

:- Doug.

People are dying out there. Some fear over treatment, some fear abandonment. They have a stake in how they are treated and cared for; so do their families; so do their health carers; and perhaps others as well. We can do this better. Let us engage these folks in a conversation about how we can do this better.

:- Doug.

How to change the sea?
A breeze unnoticed
A new direction
A drop there heeds
Whispers & droplets

:- Doug.