Monthly Archives: December 2017

If person is process

If person is process then so eldering :- Doug.

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In the morning I

In the morning I Notice the light Notice my body Notice the bed Awakening steps by steps :- Doug.

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So many

We fear being called “elder” We fear we’re not that good So many grandchildren Need us To be that good :- Doug.

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Playful elder’s path?

What is the playful elder’s path to a peaceful, creative, inclusive world for the grandchildren? :- Doug.

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Get to it!

Elders have something essential to give for the grandchildren—let’s get to it! :- Doug.

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Grief is play

Grief is play it turns us inside out :- Doug.

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An ability

Disability is an ability. :- Doug.

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We of all generations

It is not a question of What can we yet do, but What are we of all generations best equipped to do? :- Doug.

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Don’t respect elders

Don’t respect our elders—till they earn it. :- Doug.

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Long-term caring

Long-term caring means centering on the survival of the species. :- Doug.

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Living for grandchildren

If you are not living for the grandchildren, then for what or whom? :- Doug.

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Wise enough

We won’t get any wiser until we put to work our wise enough. :- Doug.

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Young wisdom?

What wisdom are you gleaning from the young? :- Doug.

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Hands across centuries

Let us hold hands across the centuries, with as many hands as we can find. :- Doug.

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Borrow one!

If you don’t have a grandchild handy, borrow one! :- Doug.

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Open for them

Our work/play with grandchildren is often to open them to wider worlds…as our worlds are becoming for us panoramic. :- Doug.

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No knowing

Perhaps there is no knowing, only discovering. :- Doug.

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