Category Archives: Eldering

“You might be just an old middler if you….”

“You might be just an old middler if you….” :- Doug.

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Stay on the surface of elderhood

You can stay on the surface of elderhood, or you can accept the all-in invitation, the invitation that requires your sacred :- Doug.

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Teacher?

Think of a person from your life. What did that person teach you? :- Doug.

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Be of service

Be of service: to the larger in these people, for this people. :- Doug.

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Old photos

Look at old photos, tell a story they trigger, sing some old songs which come to mind. :- Doug.

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Do the contrary of Alzheimer’s

Might you do the contrary of Alzheimer’s? Might you be afflicted with wisdom or grace? :- Doug.

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Why not?

Why was I not whom I could have been? :- Doug.

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Die every day

We die every day. Do we see? Do we learn how to do it better? :- Doug.

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Older better

Shall we grow older or grow better? :- Doug.

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Recall….

Recall a time when you expressed passion and vision. :- Doug.

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Recontextualize now?

How might you like to recontextualize your life? Your now? :- Doug.

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Elders carry:

Elders carry: history soul long view love grace slowness pain easiness friendliness nothing to prove wholeness essence us recipes acceptance mentoring mediating monitoring mobilizing motivating nobility releasing/freeing recontextualizing forgiving ability to distinguish what does not matter understanding interpretation evaluation yes … Continue reading

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What good are grandchildren?

What good are elders? Might as well ask What good are grandchildren? :- Doug.

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Scenarios the game

Scenarios can be a game to play with our grandchildren. :- Doug.

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The future we fear

Which future for our grandchildren do we most fear? Which do we want to open? :- Doug.

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Do elders need things beyond knowledge?

Do elders need things beyond knowledge? Like intuition, inspiration, peripheral vision, hearing, imagination, and love? How do we bring these to bear, cultivate them? :- Doug.

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What research?

What research might you have to do to elder someone well? :- Doug.

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