Category Archives: Eldering
Do you see the work?
Do you see the work to be done? This seeing calls you to eldering :- Doug.
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Elder we choose
When we elder, we choose we choose for once since childhood to be human, to share humanity a gift of observation, of space of reflection not open to children, nor adults :- Doug.
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Young elders really new?
Are today’s young elders really new? :- Doug.
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Open Space for new elders
How might we use Open Space to engage today’s new elders? :- Doug.
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At 16 and 66
At 16, adolescence at 66, essence :- Doug.
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Can we grow, old?
Can we grow, old? That is to say, while older we become, to grow, daily? Older still, daily grow. Growth is the essence of living, perhaps? :- Doug.
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Age sneaks up
Maybe it’s not so much age sneaks up on us, or we think we’re not that old, it’s also we know how to do that and we haven’t yet figured out we shouldn’t. Another example of straight line thinking: the … Continue reading
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Old means different things
See: old means different things: it means the first grey hairs, it means severe debility. We feel old, we feel young. It is about how we look, how we feel, our energy, our health, our attitude, our spirit, our outlook, … Continue reading
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No longer old
Not only do we get an extra 30 years: we are no longer old at 55. :- Doug.
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More than telling stories
Storytelling is more than telling stories. It is your why that matters. If you are doing it for your own reminiscing, if you are doing it out of love for your hearers, whatever reason is yours, your hearers will know. … Continue reading
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A new 4th generation
We are a new generation, the 4th generation. We have a new place in the world, a new role, and we can guide for the good of the species. :- Doug.
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Elder us to open
Elder us to open to the heart of the matter :- Doug.
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