Monthly Archives: January 2018
Better not have it all figured
Those best at eldering better not have it all figured out, better be examples of folks who work on their relationships openly. :- Doug.
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Grandparent chaos
Grandparent chaos it too is a grandchild :- Doug.
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Maybe not one elder
Maybe not one elder but all the elders constitute the spiritual warrior our culture needs to enter conflict and fight for good change. :- Doug.
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Meaning of client
One of my roles is to protect my people—that is the meaning of client. :- Doug.
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We can be the larger people
The fact that the elder can bring the dreamlike to the conversation tells us she or he can bring the larger truths to the grandchildren. This is a time of life when we can be the larger people we are. … Continue reading
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Elder speaks a little
Elder speaks a little now knows this is enough has no further significance :- Doug.
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Boundary-crossing
An elder brings dreamlike, personal boundary-crossing, intuitions, and insights to the service of the grandchildren. :- Doug.
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Share an inside door
How are you related to the elders 300 years from now? You are not unless it is through the spirit—our first relationship. So these grandchildren are right next door to you, they share an inside door. :- Doug.
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Common juiciness
The “common adversary” nature of the meeting of grandchildren and elders has juiciness to nourish. :- Doug.
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Conversation without words?
What is our role in a conversation without words to dance, to turn compost, ? :- Doug.
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Words get in the way
Words get in the way of conversation Without words converse :- Doug.
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How will they surprise?
How do we increase our effectiveness for the grandchildren? In each arena? How do we picture the grandchildren—what age, what blended races, what nationalities, what planets will they call home? How will they surprise us? :- Doug.
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adversarial caring one
The adversarial legal profession is primarily backwards-looking: inflicting punishment, getting reparations. The caring legal profession is primarily forward-looking: promoting community, relationship, collaboration. :- Doug.
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Where have our elder powers gone?
Where have our elder powers gone? :- Doug.
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