Category Archives: Aging

Life is

You’re not in control; life is in control. :- Doug.

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Age is not a disability.

Age is not a disability. :- Doug.

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Merely old?

Would you be merely old, or an elder? :- Doug.

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Crisis Medicaid readiness

Crisis Medicaid readiness is how we help. :- Doug.

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Growing

Old age is growing. Hear. :- Doug.

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Aging will not harm us

Aging will not harm us. :- Doug.

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Still you can do

You’re still here: there’s still good you can do. :- Doug.

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Some become

Some old folks become elders. :- Doug.

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Not too much

Be safe, but not too much. :- Doug.

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Does spirituality deepen with age?

Vaillant’s conclusion that spirituality does not deepen with age is probably partially right and partially wrong. Again there is a factor of choice. I was spiritual in my single digit years, religious in my teens and twenties. Then in my … Continue reading

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Bernie says playfulness

What is the attitude of play? The stance? How does a curmudgeon or a non-curmudgeon develop play and fun? Are there elements or steps to take? Or is it simply in the genes? Playfulness, says Bernie DeKoven. He is on … Continue reading

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What will you miss?

What will you miss if you don’t elder the grandchildren and community? :- Doug.

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Energy depleted

Exploration, asking questions, from a glimpse takes energy. If you don’t have it, the finger pointing is not followed, perhaps not even seen. So when you are ill to the extent that your energy is depleted, it affects your muse, … Continue reading

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Safety is a sales pitch

Safety is a sales pitch to adult children. :- Doug.

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News that should not be news

The big news that should not be news is that we continue to develop as we age. The secondary news is that in all adult development is an element of choice. :- Doug.

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Rilke’s widening circles

Rilke’s widening circles carry so much I just saw Falcon against the sky solitary, ever on the hunt Storm the turning of all the sky Great song the cosmos singing Might all of us interweave all these as we shift … Continue reading

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Elder gains

Are you elderly, concerned with your losses, or an elder concerned with what gains you can bring to or be in life? :- Doug.

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