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Complexifying

Posted on August 30, 2017 by dgermann

Elders are constantly getting new inputs, so they are only complexifying. :- Doug.

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More so!

Posted on August 29, 2017 by dgermann

Eldering is being yourself…more so! :- Doug.

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What do we fear in death?

Posted on August 29, 2017 by dgermann

What do we fear in death? Being dead? Pain of dying? Regrets? Something other? :- Doug.

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Maturity early!

Posted on August 28, 2017 by dgermann

Maturity is surprising—early and fresh! :- Doug.

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Playfully we integrate

Posted on August 28, 2017 by dgermann

Playfully we integrate: laughter and reminiscence, wonder and nuance, grief & humility. :- Doug.

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Long elders!

Posted on August 28, 2017 by dgermann

Aging is being stretched—never have we had such long elders! :- Doug.

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Cannot alone

Posted on August 28, 2017 by dgermann

Cannot be an elder alone. :- Doug.

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When I became

Posted on August 27, 2017 by dgermann

Now I see when I became an elder. In Portland, Oregon on about January 30, 2004, I consciously turned the corner—decided on service. :- Doug.

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Service

Posted on August 27, 2017 by dgermann

Eldering is service. :- Doug.

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In limitation, possibility

Posted on August 27, 2017 by dgermann

In limitation, possibility. :- Doug.

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early

Posted on August 27, 2017 by dgermann

To elder is to grow mature: ripe, timely, early. :- Doug.

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Mature world?

Posted on August 26, 2017 by dgermann

What would make for a more mature world? :- Doug.

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Desire to serve

Posted on August 26, 2017 by dgermann

Desire to serve: we elder for. :- Doug.

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years X weight

Posted on August 26, 2017 by dgermann

Not years, reflection years X weight :- Doug.

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Beyond loss–us

Posted on August 26, 2017 by dgermann

There is life beyond loss, and it is us. :- Doug.

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Touch the wheel

Posted on August 25, 2017 by dgermann

Elders do not turn the ship’s wheel We can sometimes turn the eyes and heads Of those who touch the wheel :- Doug.