Monthly Archives: November 2016
wisdom stretches you
How could you put your wisdom to work in a way that stretches yourself? :- Doug.
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Even to this
We say everyone is connected. The way is via conversation. We cut off our relatedness when we choose not to converse. It’s not warm and cuddly—even most of the time—conversing can leave you feeling attacked or unworthy. Converse anyway. Open … Continue reading
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furthering the circle
Cast about in autumn’s breeze leaf you are a-shimmering might we say hanging on you might know you’ll fly and die furthering the circle of life :- Doug.
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ageism
Let’s work on that little piece of ageism. :- Doug.
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application for activation
Wisdom needs application for activation. :- Doug.
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Imagination the essence
Is imagination (or some near relative of it) of the essence of conversation? Allowing that others are both different and the same is of imagination. Allowing that we are all background and foreground is also. As is seeing the ephemeral … Continue reading
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The wisdom from aging
The wisdom from aging arises from a longer view. My longer view is that all is moving, is conversing. So a class in wisdom is a class conversing. I need to hear you—to take you into me—as much as I … Continue reading
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Living beyond with others
We can live not just with others but of them. :- Doug.
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your value as a person
What is your value as a person? What do you bring to the world? :- Doug.
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no one else says
What’s something you’ve noticed about current events you’ve not heard anyone else say? :- Doug.
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What do younger people not see?
As you look at things going on in the world today, from the point of view of your years of life, what do you notice? What matters more and what less? What do younger people not see? :- Doug.
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Where seen wisdom?
Where have you seen your wisdom? Where might it reside in your life? :- Doug.
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Saying nothing
How put wisdom to use? Perhaps not saying anything. Praying about it. Letters to the editor. Speaking up individually or in groups or meetings. Asking. Encouraging others to think things through, to make their own choices, without being attached to … Continue reading
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Pause before
How do we draw out others’ wisdom? Pause before responding. Ponder what folks say and do, the headlines, the advertising signs, the little habits and foibles we all exhibit. Slow down. Look. Ponder on the page or on a sketch … Continue reading
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