Monthly Archives: June 2018
A new task
Eldering: a new task for the grandparent generation. :- Doug.
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Help discover specifics
What are the ways we might help the grandchildren discover their contributions? We must go beyond grandmother’s sayings: “Mind your manners;” and “Be nice.” Specific we seek. :- Doug.
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Seek for the admirable
Seek for the admirable characteristics in each of my mates; help them search themselves, too. That is possibly one of the strongest things I can do. Help them find what they have of value for the grandchildren. Invite them to … Continue reading
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Go empty, hear
Pay attention, hear, open to an equal level relationship. Ask questions, go empty, hear. Receive. :- Doug.
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Quick! Make an error!
Quick! Make an error! It will move us along! Hope is in the wrongness. :- Doug.
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How far beyond skin?
If a grandchild’s identity extends beyond her skin, how far does it go? Who (perhaps but a grandparent) is qualified to guess? How far do you go, grandchild? :- Doug.
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Put spirits and efforts into?
What ought elders put their spirits and efforts into For the Grandchildren? Name three things for you. :- Doug.
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Confuse not age and wisdom
Confuse not age and wisdom nor wisdom and elder :- Doug.
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Gathering times even beyond
To survey the landscape of eldering leads to taking in transfigured swaths gathering times even beyond humans :- Doug.
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Intimate with all life
Another joy-task of elders is to become intimate with all life. :- Doug.
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Re-member us
One task as elders is to re-member us as us. :- Doug.
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Remembering the collective memories
For the grandchildren elders remember the collective memories. :- Doug.
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Go-betweens numinous
Elders are go-betweens numinous and mundane. :- Doug.
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“That reminds me,”
“That reminds me,” an elder says, because with more stories arise more complex connectors to hook us into life :- Doug.
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Development does not stop
For me, development does not stop with the physical, mental, cognitive, emotional, and psychological. It needs also to go to spirit and intimacy—meeting, poetry, and conversation. :- Doug.
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