Category Archives: Eldering
Rounding out life
Completing our task—rounding out our lives—rounding out life—in the world: these elders are about. :- Doug.
Ancient maps
Ancient maps for elders: here there be dragons. :- Doug.
Elders’ improv
Three questions for elders: Who are you? Bringing what? For whom? Respond, then say Yes, and… improvise again. :- Doug.
Life creating conversation
Finding your voice means having a life creating conversation with the world. :- Doug.
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.
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.
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
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
30 new years:
30 new years: we are the inventors of eldering. :- Doug.
Eldering’s aspects
What are the aspects (parts, features, phases) of eldering? :- Doug.
Like hugging
Eldering is like hugging —you just gotta start! :- Doug.
Know-why-not
Mentoring is to eldering as know-how is to know-why …and know-why-not :- Doug.
Look-see
What does an elder look like? It’s more How an elder Sees. :- Doug.
children miss?
Where do you see things your children miss? :- Doug.