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Fairy tales don’t say

Fairy tales don’t say what you want to hear they represent it :- Doug.

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We only have us

We have only us We have as much as us :- Doug.

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Does aging…?

Does aging wear down our ego? :- Doug.

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Longing to complete your life

What do you long for to complete your life? How does it involve the world? :- Doug.

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What does aging mean?

What does aging mean? Eldering? :- Doug.

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Thoreau could liver for a year on one

Thoreau could live for a year on one opportunity to be heard; so we. :- Doug.

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Stay in service

Stay in service to humanity. :- Doug.

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Fog out my window?

Fog out my window My world softens :- Doug.

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What is the problem of aging?

What is the problem of aging? Older helps babies, they grow and help the elder in turn. It is a circle. Must we be paid to help or might we do it out of love, or larger still, from our … Continue reading

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little deaths

As we age we experience a progression of little deaths: loss of work, loss of health, loss of energy: losses on losses. We are taught the idea, some of us learn to go forward to peeling the onion all the … Continue reading

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Write a dialogue with Death

Write a dialogue with Death. :- Doug.

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Something different today

Something different today. :- Doug.

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Every day different

Every day different. :- Doug.

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The sea parts

The sea parts arises an individual standing out —but for a time— then this one merges back into the great flow the greater one :- Doug.

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age for reveling

At 45, you revel in how great you are: at 70, in how you are falling apart. :- Doug.

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Lonely? What does it mean?

What does it mean to an elder to be lonely? Does it mean to be abandoned by family and friends? To have spouse and children die? Does it mean to have friends unable to get over to visit? Does it … Continue reading

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Sharing your wisdom with younger generations?

How do you share your wisdom with younger generations? How do you first find it? What does it mean to you to not only harvest your wisdom but to express it? :- Doug.

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