Monthly Archives: July 2017
Ultimate for the world
Eldering is embodying our ultimate place in the world and for the world. It is taking responsibility. :- Doug.
Widening circles
Elders live their lives in widening circles. :- Doug.
Moment to moment crosses thresholds
The elder is one who moment to moment crosses the threshold and lives out a felt responsibility for the grandchildren’s grandchildren, the community, and the world. :- Doug.
A longer sweep
To elder is to mentor with a longer sweep and a more opened spirit. :- Doug.
Life entire
The elder offers to the world not mere wisdom but rather the elder’s life entire. :- Doug.
Making the invisible visible
The elder is making the invisible visible. :- Doug.
Doing while exploring
Eldering is doing while exploring ever more what matters. :- Doug.
An elder’s prayer
Make me accepting of my new vulnerabilities, going forward into your perilous trustworthy next panorama. :- Doug.
Westward westward ever!
Westward westward ever! Clearing, fighting, taming, populating! We came exploring Young people doing young people things For freedom religious and political Creating something new and again new Settlements soon cities Fighting the indigenous We stayed on and created industry mighty … Continue reading
Artistries
What are your artistries O elder? Perform them on earth for the peoples to See :- Doug.
If an elder were to elder
If an elder were to elder you how much eldering would you admit? Would you in your turn elder the elders? :- Doug.
When grandchildren are elders
What do you want to ask our grandchildren’s grandchildren’s grandchildren…when they are elders? :- Doug.
When is eldering?
Could we profitably ask When is eldering? :- Doug.
Plotkin’s four dimensions
What do we as elders need of Plotkin’s four dimensions? We do need North, nurturing, generative—this is our work and being, the other dimensions feed these; South for the wild, natural; West for our muse, portal to soul; and East … Continue reading