Monthly Archives: March 2016
Families too easily fall into
Families too easily fall into “you should” mode rather than “that’s profound—beautiful—poignant.” :- Doug.
Old is a definite developmental
Old is a definite developmental stage some folks are privileged to go through. :- Doug.
Finally have enough material
In old age we finally have enough material to make something of ourselves! :- Doug.
What is the work?
What is the work people—even people with dementia—are doing in old age? :- Doug.
Deeper if I let them
People will go deeper if I let them, if for instance I do not step on their lines. :- Doug.
Kettle of final truth
Went to a medical conference yesterday. These people are busy telling each other that statistics and graphs are the kettle of final truth. :- Doug.
Time is relative in age
Time is relative in age. Visits to years ago may take seconds in others’ clock time and months in subjective time. :- Doug.
Our spatial aspect
Our spatial aspect makes us appear as objects with mass and our time aspect as processes involving equivalent energy. Our matter and activity cannot be separated: they are facets of the same reality. This is equally true of old-old people. … Continue reading
the further we advance
The further we advance into persons the more activity (conversation) among them we discover. The closer we look the more restless and dynamic the picture. People cannot be separated from their correlations. The more we confine them (such as in … Continue reading