Category Archives: Eldering
Why for eldering?
What is my why for eldering? What is the why of society? Of the elders? :- Doug.
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Memory malleability
Memory malleability: memory shapes us, memory is shaped and reshaped. :- Doug.
Aging attentively
A person aging attentively—an elder—must complexify: adding years adds experiences, some of which will require learning, that is changes which broaden and challenge awareness, making one more nuanced. One takes more into account. One’s world is juicier, richer, meatier. :- … Continue reading
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Improbable fun
To become an elder is improbable, unpredictable, unforeseen. The fun of it is that here we are. :- Doug.
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Each wrinkle
Each wrinkle something learned someone touched :- Doug.
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evaporating we
of memory and choice the course of our flowing evanescent evaporating we :- Doug.
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Learn about deciding
The elder sees she is the flow of many decisions and seeks to learn about deciding. :- Doug.
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Thus far
If anybody can truly say “Thus far,” it is the elders. :- Doug.
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With more memory
With more memory we have more with which to change the course of life. :- Doug.
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Now that I am older
Now that I am older, I don’t care what you think: I’m going to be who I am. :- Doug.
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State of mind
Eldering is a state of mind embracing the long view :- Doug.
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Society loses when
Society loses when it cuts off itself from the long view the elders provide. :- Doug.
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Active learning
Active learning is the time of eldering. :- Doug.
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Re-shaping
Eldering is a time of immersive learning, a re-shaping past and its flow to future. :- Doug.
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Rearranges
Aging happens Eldering rearranges :- Doug.
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