Monthly Archives: December 2017

farther reaches of human development

Elders have a special opportunity, since they stand near the farther reaches of human development. :- Doug.

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Embracing more complexities

The elder is capable of embracing ever more differences, and therefore complexities. :- Doug.

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Mapmakers

Elders are mapmakers. :- Doug.

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Child calls forth grandparent

Does the sea call forth the fishes, or the fishes the sea? The rain the earth? The child the grandparent? Yes. Together. :- Doug.

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Everybody’s grandchildren

It’s about everybody’s grandchildren; more—about elders finding their voices, living beyond themselves for the whole human family. :- Doug.

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Use your shaky hands

Use your shaky hands— Shake up our culture! :- Doug.

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ad libs

Eldering done well is about ad libs not advice. :- Doug.

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Growing means loss

All growing means loss so can all loss mean growing? :- Doug.

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A doe’s compass

Wherever she is a doe’s compass is set to her fawns, ours to the grandchildren. :- Doug.

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Set out a path

Let us set out on a path of poetry and play, discovery games and soul-eliciting stories, reading and writing, reconstellated memories and opening futures. :- Doug.

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These things: possibilities

We see these things…and the possibilities. :- Doug.

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Butterflies, fireflies

Live with butterflies by day and fireflies by evening, taste all flavors, dance the dances, bring all the lights from bright to soft, sing all the notes of the scale: playfully. Hug. With many voices we might yet sing one … Continue reading

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Early alerts

See the patterns of humanity and so discern its direction. Provide early alerts. :- Doug.

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Quantum play?

Quantum play—how might we play with the grandchildren who will be elders 300 years from now? Is it really not possible? Really only one directional? :- Doug.

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Vulnerable kind of wise

We go into unknown territory. No, we don’t know everything. Knowing this makes us wise—a vulnerable kind of wise. :- Doug.

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Owe to the grandchildren

If you believe we owe something big to the grandchildren, come help us figure out how bigger. :- Doug.

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Leap across generations

Playfulness is the quantum leap across the generations. So we develop our playfulness for the benefit of the grandchildren. :- Doug.

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