Category Archives: Eldering

Represent growing

Elders represent the future life of the grandchildren: elders can see the growing edges. :- Doug.

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Many working as we

Many people around the world are working as we are, for the grandchildren. Some are making the same discoveries we are. We may never meet and are yet open to meeting. We know. We have this faith. :- Doug.

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Every grandchild

Every grandchild, every viewpoint of every grandchild, is inherently and integrally important. :- Doug.

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To change contribute

We cannot change the world of the grandchildren, still, we can to the change contribute. :- Doug.

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These are sacred

Community, conversation, and change are sacred. Because grandchildren are sacred. :- Doug.

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Key: responsibility

Key: we have a responsibility to the grandchildren. Otherwise, are we going to ashcan all that experience, emptiness, and vulnerability? :- Doug.

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What grandchildren are

We all know what grandchildren are—or do we? Grandchildren can be 88 years old Grandchildren can be prophets and poets Grandchildren can be feral and vicious Grandchildren can be us :- Doug.

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Big responsibility

For the grandchildren take responsibility elder :- Doug.

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No control

No control more influence elder :- Doug.

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Initiate the grandchildren

Elders initiate the grandchildren into larger and larger worlds. :- Doug.

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Dare we find

Dare we find for the grandchildren a future worth living? :- Doug.

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Teach emptiness

Emptiness is what a grand has to teach: paying attention to the truth of the moment; not needing anything to be learned. Learning always happens. :- Doug.

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How do you feel?

How do you feel about the world the grandchildren are entering? How do you feel about where the environment is headed, chemicals, drugs, patterns of consumption, how people participate in the economy? :- Doug.

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For the grandchildren work

For the grandchildren work necessarily enters into feeling hopeless, lost, vulnerable, despairing. :- Doug.

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Wisdom emerges from not knowing

Wisdom emerges from not knowing. :- Doug.

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Starway

The betweens are we Between those grandchildren and these Between the looking out and the being seen Between the worlds before and after Between the boot and the starway :- Doug.

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Contract with grandchildren?

What is the contract you are entering (your willingness has no role) with the grandchildren? I will help you not at all—you have no part of me? I will help you see surfaces? I will help you hear subtlety? We … Continue reading

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