Monthly Archives: August 2016
Aging is a problem to be solved??
Let us challenge the idea that aging is a problem to be solved, and not simply part of life. People do not all or even mostly get very sick and lose their marbles. The people I have known of this … Continue reading
Another angle on elders
There is another angle from which to view elders and how they are developing. Perhaps there is something going on to which we are blind: first because the people doing the reporting are usually much younger and they have no … Continue reading
Peach is a flower then
Aging is a process that may include wisdom. Wisdom itself may be a process that includes continuing maturation and growth. A peach is a flower then a fruit then a seed then food for plants and animals…. :- Doug.
Maturing
Wisdom may be the process of continuing to mature. :- Doug.
Expressing our
Expressing our true self is a badge of wisdom. :- Doug.
We pathologize age
We pathologize age because we want to fix it away. :- Doug.
Advancing life development
Living fully our advancing life development is a badge of wisdom. :- Doug.
This is not demented
We are not demented to be happier, more in touch with the years and generations, and more reflective than in a younger age. Losing one’s mind might be a good thing; having our brain tangled is a whole other matter! … Continue reading
Diagnosing the elders
Some of what we diagnose in older people as being out of touch may simply be having moved beyond the “reality” of the 50 year old. :- Doug.
Past and present tend to meet
Do past and present come more closely as we age, and is this wisdom? :- Doug.
Reframing and wisdom?
Let’s write a short study of folks we admire in their old age. A sketch of the person, then a dialogue with this person about wisdom and what they are doing with their wisdom and why. Then go into meditation/contemplation, … Continue reading
A short study
Let’s write a short study of folks we admire in their old age. A sketch of the person, then a dialogue with this person about wisdom and what they are doing with their wisdom and why. Then go into meditation/contemplation, … Continue reading
Eldering mixed
This idea of eldering, wisdom, mixed with ending the project of ego is leading me larger the last few days. :- Doug.