Category Archives: Eldering
How generative?
How have you been generative, and how do you hope to be yet? What have you been through? :- Doug.
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Mist embracing
When thinner than mist one can embrace everybody! :- Doug.
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Legs are lighter
As body—we fall to pieces As mist—we travel time Our best legs are lighter than air :- Doug.
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To air
Born. Become bigger. Learn some new things. Grow bigger. To air—mist-ified. :- Doug.
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Change core mythos
We, especially we elders, are in a position to change the core mythos toward getting along, helping one another, actualization, caring, and communion. :- Doug.
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Thinking play
We are here to evoke thinking work…and play. :- Doug.
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Noticed?
What have you noticed about growing older? Your body, attitudes, likes, speed, needs, viewpoint, spirituality? :- Doug.
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Shared thing unknown
Can the grandchildren benefit all their lives from the shared thing unknown? :- Doug.
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Don’t know?
What is it you don’t know from which the grandchildren might just benefit? :- Doug.
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speaks of generativity
The psychologist speaks of generativity The poet of grandchildren :- Doug.
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Grandparents’ advantage
An advantage grandparents have over parents: distance, perspective, long-view. We do not need to deal with the immediacies of injuries, illness, discipline, and paying the bills: we can be mentors, friends, confidants. :- Doug.
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So adventure!
Adventure in the larger inclusion —all is guess, inexact, imprecise —all is open So adventure! :- Doug.
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Flows down hill
Actualization flows down hill Love seeks its own level :- Doug.
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Child adult middler elder
Child, adult, middler, elder can map to Mindell’s phases: 1. me-me-me; 2. not-me problems to solve; 3. starting to see both sides, role-playing, dreaming; 4. higher-larger-infinity-eternity-whole-generativity. :- Doug.
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