Monthly Archives: November 2016

Drawing out others’ wisdom

How do we draw out others’ wisdom, and how do we put ours to use? :- Doug.

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You are wise

You are wise. You ought express that wisdom. You have a responsibility to help others draw out and express theirs. And maybe to put it to use. :- Doug.

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If wisdom were a verb

If wisdom were a verb, what is its work? :- Doug.

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O what missing words!

O what missing words! All the better to converse with you! :- Doug.

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What is the truth

What is the truth you want to speak to us? :- Doug.

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Where are all the elders going

Where are all the elders going long ages running? :- Doug.

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At 70:

At 70: It’s costing more and more to be this sharp! :- Doug.

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pulling us out

Wisdom is about pulling us out of ourselves and into a larger now. :- Doug.

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Song writer with an eraser?

What’s a song writer doing with an eraser? Decomposing. :- Doug.

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Only meet

Only meet. :- Doug.

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Respect for all end of life preferences

Respect for all end of life preferences for me seems to have its basis in human rights. Now I see human rights in turn are grounded in reverence for lifeā€”the whole life cycle wholly lived. :- Doug.

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The year 2213

What’s a child for seven generations from now? (Think of the year 2213). :- Doug.

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you is you

What I as a caring person have to offer you is you. :- Doug.

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get to know you?

How well did that attorney get to know you? Did you just buy a prepackaged product? How much care did he or she take to get to know your true head and heart? Did he or she engage you in … Continue reading

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a new journey

Eldering is a new journey. :- Doug.

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Set aside your youth?

Are you willing to set aside your youth? To embrace weakness, ineffectiveness, dependence, unproductivity, rest, laziness, playing, relaxing, pondering, recalling, reflecting, frailty? :- Doug.

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Not a new normal

Aging is not about finding a new normal, but a more inclusive whole. :- Doug.

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