Monthly Archives: September 2017
Aging will not harm us
Aging will not harm us. :- Doug.
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Still you can do
You’re still here: there’s still good you can do. :- Doug.
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Gains as well
There are not simply losses in old age, but gains as well. The subtle and nuanced thing is you cannot always tell one from the other. :- Doug.
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Will be different and more
The meaning harvesting has shifted later—in part because of the speed up in adult years, in part because there is time and health and inclination to reflect. What used to happen in adult years now happens in elder years—and perhaps … Continue reading
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Not too much
Be safe, but not too much. :- Doug.
Does spirituality deepen with age?
Vaillant’s conclusion that spirituality does not deepen with age is probably partially right and partially wrong. Again there is a factor of choice. I was spiritual in my single digit years, religious in my teens and twenties. Then in my … Continue reading
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Bernie says playfulness
What is the attitude of play? The stance? How does a curmudgeon or a non-curmudgeon develop play and fun? Are there elements or steps to take? Or is it simply in the genes? Playfulness, says Bernie DeKoven. He is on … Continue reading
What’s ahead, elder?
What are the stages of being an elder? What’s now? What’s ahead? :- Doug.
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Befriending grandchildren and community
Eldering is the art of befriending grandchildren and raising up community. :- Doug.
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Thin like mist
Eldering is asking “What am I doing for the next generation?” and starting. And becoming thin like mist. :- Doug.
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The art and activity
Eldering is the art and activity of being generative of grandchildren and evocative of meaning for the community. :- Doug.
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What will you miss?
What will you miss if you don’t elder the grandchildren and community? :- Doug.
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Energy depleted
Exploration, asking questions, from a glimpse takes energy. If you don’t have it, the finger pointing is not followed, perhaps not even seen. So when you are ill to the extent that your energy is depleted, it affects your muse, … Continue reading
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