Category Archives: Eldering

For the Grandchildren: a different eldering. :- Doug.

Raise up elders from among the grandchildren. :- Doug.

Might we design an alternative “economy” where elders who are already segregated are also “harvested” for “wealth” for the community? Attend the words: “household allotment;” “a festive time of gathering, ripeness and fullness;” and “happiness, well-being, whole, sound.” What is … Continue reading →

Sex is the secret adults keep from children What is the secret elders keep from adults Something invisible to those still unripe? :- Doug.

Who’s better at puzzles: children, adults, elders? Elders are themselves a puzzle: their very existence asks What now? More tellingly, What next? :- Doug.

We have added 30 years; we have scattered our adult children: to whom will we contribute and what? :- Doug.

Hunter-gatherers lose their elders when they can no longer keep up with the moving band. Agrarian communities gain elders by staying put. They have supplies of food and existing shelter, so longevity is allowed extension. Now our families scatter on … Continue reading →

If the body is healthy, the soul is expanding, and we have an extra 30 years, who then? :- Doug.

Eldering might never have bloomed—yet. With our rapidly expanding life spans, we are now given an opening and necessity to invent our role. :- Doug.