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My mind is broken

My mind is broken But my heart beats true :- Doug.

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Opportunity to change

We have an opportunity to change the mind of humanity. :- Doug.

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Ask to give

Ask to give: for in asking we give to one another. :- Doug.

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To soak in another

You look to see You listen to hear To soak in one another :- Doug.

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Dying to tell

Dying to tell a story :- Doug.

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If stories collide?

What happens if stories collide? Or simply bump into one another? Perhaps they smash each other and I suppose nothing survives. Or perhaps they marry and something new and living emerges. :- Doug.

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State beyond

The State Beyond Elder :- Doug.

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Ground beneath the mountain

Turning as we go around the hill corresponds to simple aging. Occasionally stopping at the scenic overlook corresponds to eldering. Ahh, but the ground beneath the mountain! This corresponds to ancestoring. :- Doug.

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Good to reflect

It is good to reflect. :- Doug.

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Story spores

Story spores :- Doug.

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Stories under

Stories under the skin :- Doug.

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Stories to act on the soul

Riddle: How do we bring about a higher humanity for our 11th generation? Response: We tell stories that begin to act on the soul of community today. Question: What kind of story? :- Doug.

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parables we tell today

We can change for the better the lived lives of our 11th generation grandchildren by the stories and parables we tell today. :- Doug.

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Influence for good

We can influence for good the generations. :- Doug.

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Old → Ancestor

Old → Elder Elder → Ancestor :- Doug.

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through the last breath

The soul has work to do right through the very last breath. :- Doug.

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What about death?

What about death matters? :- Doug.

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