Monthly Archives: August 2016

My life fits me

My life fits me. I decided long ago to not retire—then I noticed I like working and my work. I engage people, computers, numbers—and I like those things. I write, poetry mainly, I meditate/contemplate, I ponder. These take me deeper, … Continue reading

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savoring aging now

I don’t know what later times of aging will be for me. I only know what it is now. I am savoring slowness, reflection, and connection. I am turning to opening to what may come. :- Doug.

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approaching the gift of aging

Life is not what we make of it but what we give to it, in the little moments. Sitting here reflecting, writing for someone who may never see it, is more important than all the urgent things on my to … Continue reading

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What’s the important stuff of life?

What’s the important stuff of life? :- Doug.

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What is your life about, now?

What is your life about, now? What has it been about through the years? :- Doug.

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never knowing their fathers

Adopted. Orphaned. We think them the only ones never knowing their fathers Many of us will outlive ours having lost our chance to converse :- Doug.

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The desire for solitude

How often—and when—do you feel the desire for solitude? :- Doug.

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What is growing, changing?

What does growing older mean to you? What are its positive sides? How are you growing, changing? :- Doug.

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What adventures?

What adventures have you had? What do they say about you? :- Doug.

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What did you dream last night?

What did you dream last night? What all do you recall of your dream? What might it mean? :- Doug.

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We need exemplars

We need exemplars of what it means to age well. To be an elder for sure is to slow down, take a longer view, put the puzzling picture together. Health and mind may fail, but of that there is no … Continue reading

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Writing exercise:

Exercise: write about something physical you did today. :- Doug.

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a natural—and right—response?

What if dementia were not something going wrong in a person’s life, but a natural—and right—response to something in that life—like sweat in response to heat? What if the person were doing exactly what were necessary this moment physically, mentally, … Continue reading

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Mind and memory

Mind and memory spirit personality and being different things all :- Doug.

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In my declining years

In my declining years life does not need to decline :- Doug.

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Mature green leaves in sun, O!

Mature green leaves in sun, O! :- Doug.

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People who need POAs

I care about people who need Powers of Attorney. :- Doug.

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