Monthly Archives: December 2016

60 and better

Posted on December 11, 2016 by dgermann

If we’re 60 and better, what’s better? :- Doug.

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Keep on eldering us!

Posted on December 10, 2016 by dgermann

Keep on eldering us! :- Doug.

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We love pictures of elders doing things we do—say, golfing and sky diving—largely because it helps us stave off our fear of aging. Yet there is at least a third way beyond eternal middle age and falling apart: vital nurturing … Continue reading →

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Eldering as

Posted on December 10, 2016 by dgermann

Eldering as calling, as movement, as joy. :- Doug.

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Elder our tribes

Posted on December 9, 2016 by dgermann

Elder our tribes—whether or not they want eldering. :- Doug.

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More about more

Posted on December 9, 2016 by dgermann

As a poet-caring lawyer my task is not to learn more and more about less and less; rather more and more about more and more. :- Doug.

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Counsel of elders

Posted on December 8, 2016 by dgermann

This idea of a counsel of elders is capturing my imagination. We cannot wait for institutions to figure it out—they are too busy, and stuck in the hospital-warehousing model. We need to work with the elders themselves (ourselves!), and families, … Continue reading →