Two ways to get from here to there:
There are at least two ways to get from here to there—we can slog through the slough—or we can jump from stone to stone.
:- Doug.
Archive for April 22nd, 2012
Financial planning these days….
Much financial planning these days is grounded in an unstated end game of self sufficiency. It’s all about me. We will not rely upon our children in our retirement, we will do what we want. We will not even involve our children. This is moving counter to the direction of humanity which is itself coming together, toward community from lone stranger among us. Do we really want to be the me generation? Is it our highest and best?
:- Doug.
Met a medical resident who….
Met a medical resident who seemed wise beyond his years. He said the conversation is difficult because sometimes the patient rejects the conversation. Is it done as simply as to say, He wouldn’t go any further? Does it absolve your professional and personal responsibility? Or simply apply a salve?
:- Doug.
Who has responsibility?
Who as the responsibility to call this conversation about end of life? Parent or child? Lawyer or client? Doctor or patient? How do we decide? Whoever has the larger view? Whoever can see the harm from not having the conversation? Whoever is most willing? Whoever is most scared of it? This is humanity—whoever has the most love?
:- Doug.
