Monthly Archives: August 2016
Aging is a problem to be solved??
Let us challenge the idea that aging is a problem to be solved, and not simply part of life. People do not all or even mostly get very sick and lose their marbles. The people I have known of this … Continue reading
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Another angle on elders
There is another angle from which to view elders and how they are developing. Perhaps there is something going on to which we are blind: first because the people doing the reporting are usually much younger and they have no … Continue reading
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Peach is a flower then
Aging is a process that may include wisdom. Wisdom itself may be a process that includes continuing maturation and growth. A peach is a flower then a fruit then a seed then food for plants and animals…. :- Doug.
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Maturing
Wisdom may be the process of continuing to mature. :- Doug.
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Expressing our
Expressing our true self is a badge of wisdom. :- Doug.
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We pathologize age
We pathologize age because we want to fix it away. :- Doug.
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Advancing life development
Living fully our advancing life development is a badge of wisdom. :- Doug.
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This is not demented
We are not demented to be happier, more in touch with the years and generations, and more reflective than in a younger age. Losing one’s mind might be a good thing; having our brain tangled is a whole other matter! … Continue reading
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Diagnosing the elders
Some of what we diagnose in older people as being out of touch may simply be having moved beyond the “reality” of the 50 year old. :- Doug.
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Past and present tend to meet
Do past and present come more closely as we age, and is this wisdom? :- Doug.
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Reframing and wisdom?
Let’s write a short study of folks we admire in their old age. A sketch of the person, then a dialogue with this person about wisdom and what they are doing with their wisdom and why. Then go into meditation/contemplation, … Continue reading
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A short study
Let’s write a short study of folks we admire in their old age. A sketch of the person, then a dialogue with this person about wisdom and what they are doing with their wisdom and why. Then go into meditation/contemplation, … Continue reading
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Eldering mixed
This idea of eldering, wisdom, mixed with ending the project of ego is leading me larger the last few days. :- Doug.
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