The boon that I bring you you will not be able to understand until you reach an age when it cannot possibly do you any good in this world. Do you know what I mean by “this world?” You cannot. … Continue reading →

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Anonymity

Posted on March 1, 2017 by dgermann

What is my role now to be? Anonymity :- Doug.

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Is age simply

Posted on February 28, 2017 by dgermann

Is age simply a waiting to die? Is retirement for playing all day? Or maybe for non-doing something? :- Doug.

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May I learn caring from you?

Posted on February 27, 2017 by dgermann

May I learn caring from you? :- Doug.

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Itself the blessing

Posted on February 26, 2017 by dgermann

Life is good The living of life Itself the blessing :- Doug.

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An elder can be a guardian

Posted on February 25, 2017 by dgermann

An elder can be a guardian of our living ancestors of our living children’s children’s children’s of tenderness, gentle gratitude of living :- Doug.

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Humans are immortal

Posted on February 24, 2017 by dgermann

Humans are the only animal that thinks we are immortal—or ought to be :- Doug.

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From oink to oink

Posted on February 23, 2017 by dgermann

Eldering is not about stuffing more things into the sausage: it is about seeing ourselves and the grinder and the whole sausage coiling and the entire process from oink to oink, from generation to generation, from stardust to stardust. :- … Continue reading →

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Aches of aging are spiritual

Posted on February 22, 2017 by dgermann

For some of us aches of aging are spiritual for some of us grieving and loss are exercises a chance to do this work for all of us :- Doug.

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All fear is of death

Posted on February 21, 2017 by dgermann

All fear is of death at heart, we want to matter life means…death matters :- Doug.

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Plant a tree

Posted on February 20, 2017 by dgermann

If you would honor me, plant a tree for the wholeness of the next few generations. :- Doug.

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Caring needs to be peculiar

Posted on February 19, 2017 by dgermann

Mostly, caring needs to be peculiar to the client: what they would like, what they would find nurturing. So we need to ask, need to inquire after the person. :- Doug.

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One-way ticket

Posted on February 18, 2017 by dgermann

Eldering is a one-way ticket: we burst the bubble of ego: there is no return :- Doug.

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