Author Archives: dgermann
Growing in good?
My question is not What does it mean to grow in our years: rather, What can it mean: more precisely, What good can it mean? :- Doug.
Kern Road pond campus
I work from our Kern Road pond campus. 😉 :- Doug.
Forward usefulness
Aging is a course of inward delight and forward usefulness :- Doug.
Rivulets of you
Little will endure So begin many Rivulets of you :- Doug.
New empha’sis
In age, we can put the empha’sis on a new sylla’ble. :- Doug.
Good of age good of generations
It’s a search to see how the good of age can be for the good of generations. :- Doug.
Developments of age
Put to good use The developments of age To benefit generations :- Doug.
Letters to a young elder
What would be in your letters to a young elder? :- Doug.
Employing our good
We have movies and stories of people suffering dementia and debilities and foibles of age or disability. Many are poignant. What we are missing are stories of people living and loving and making contribution in the face of these. The … Continue reading
Few things has the seed to do
Few things has the seed to do put forth root in search of water put forth shoot in search of light many many the mature tree’s roots limbs twigs and leaves babies share similar tasks elders branch out and out … Continue reading
Fears of aging?
What are society’s deepest fears of aging? Which of these are yours? :- Doug.
Holistic eldering
Humanity’s course is toward holistic eldering. :- Doug.
Age fiercely
Can we grow as we age and fiercely and heroically? :- Doug.
Questions work on elders?
What questions need to work on us—on me—as elders? :- Doug.
Have I lived enough?
Have I lived enough? What yet do I wish to live? :- Doug.