Author Archives: dgermann

Remembering forward: it is an enigma that puts me off balance. Can we remember for the 300 years grandchild-elder? Can we remember from them to us? More: do we need to converse with them, or enliven them, send love swirling … Continue reading →

Let us remember forward. :- Doug.

One writer’s work enlivens, another’s is barren. Heed, ancestor. :- Doug.

Still I wonder about communicating, conversing, across the generations. Are there subtle paths? We can at least communicate toward them with letters and writings and recordings. Perhaps longer lasting things like plays and literature and poetry that might get preserved. … Continue reading →

We owe respect and care to those going ahead of us—whether elders who are dependent on us physically or mentally or those of the 300 year grandchildren generation of elders. Allow them the freedom to go ahead and to explore … Continue reading →

Modern Magellans show us one road of the withdrawing elder. :- Doug.

Despite physical and mental decline, elders can still teach us what matters. :- Doug.

We’re not about increasing respect of elders, rather creating a world more hospitable for the grandchildren. Melodies and harmonies, many and varied instruments, dreams and epiphanies, hear and make the music. :- Doug.

What do we do to bring up elders’ level in society? Many people have not thought about this, so to spring this question of someone unprepared, unawares, is unfair. I need to give some ground on which to start the … Continue reading →

Generativity is an experiment; if it fails, it has still advanced the grandchildren. :- Doug.

Maybe elders are like Jubilee: a wonderful idea never adequately given a go. :- Doug.

Give the elders names of respect, names not to have but to carry, names to which to add honor, names to later bestow on others. :- Doug.

Might eldering, by keeping one contributing, especially contributing at higher levels, fend off crotchetiness and decrepancy? :- Doug.

Maybe elders never were; it is time; we are the ones. :- Doug.

Seems elders will have to be the ones to prime the thinking about building that future. First, what ought that future look like; second, how do we build it in? On the first question, if we use the outline Grow, … Continue reading →