Category Archives: Eldering

Rounding out life

Completing our task—rounding out our lives—rounding out life—in the world: these elders are about. :- Doug.

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Ancient maps

Ancient maps for elders: here there be dragons. :- Doug.

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Elders’ improv

Three questions for elders: Who are you? Bringing what? For whom? Respond, then say Yes, and… improvise again. :- Doug.

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Life creating conversation

Finding your voice means having a life creating conversation with the world. :- Doug.

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Greater number of lives

It is dawning on and through the elders: this is going to take longer and involve a greater number of lives than we at first hoped! :- Doug.

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Colors rearranging

So where does the elder find her eldering? Underground, in the shimmering dark, beneath the grey cloth, in the cocoon where the colors are rearranging themselves. :- Doug.

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Engineer’s windshield

I am just starting to see that eldering the elders is the process of poking holes in the grey cloth we have allowed to settle and accresce over us. We have allowed it to build up over us. Poking holes … Continue reading

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Fie on safety!

The elder must use a life’s courage and remaining strength to stand up to the middlers’ mantra of “safety” (which is their own turned conscience). We still have a work to do or be, a calling to perform, a risk … Continue reading

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30 new years:

30 new years: we are the inventors of eldering. :- Doug.

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Infinite paths

Eldering is infinite in its paths. :- Doug.

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Eldering’s aspects

What are the aspects (parts, features, phases) of eldering? :- Doug.

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Like hugging

Eldering is like hugging —you just gotta start! :- Doug.

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Know-why-not

Mentoring is to eldering as know-how is to know-why …and know-why-not :- Doug.

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Look-see

What does an elder look like? It’s more How an elder Sees. :- Doug.

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Dying fruitfully

Elders find something is dying —Principally themselves!— This propels them Through fear and excitement Into the fruitful chaos :- Doug.

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children miss?

Where do you see things your children miss? :- Doug.

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Stretch!

Stretch, elder! :- Doug.

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