Category Archives: Eldering
“You might be just an old middler if you….”
“You might be just an old middler if you….” :- Doug.
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.
Teacher?
Think of a person from your life. What did that person teach you? :- Doug.
Be of service
Be of service: to the larger in these people, for this people. :- Doug.
Old photos
Look at old photos, tell a story they trigger, sing some old songs which come to mind. :- Doug.
Do the contrary of Alzheimer’s
Might you do the contrary of Alzheimer’s? Might you be afflicted with wisdom or grace? :- Doug.
Recall….
Recall a time when you expressed passion and vision. :- Doug.
Recontextualize now?
How might you like to recontextualize your life? Your now? :- Doug.
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
What good are grandchildren?
What good are elders? Might as well ask What good are grandchildren? :- Doug.
Scenarios the game
Scenarios can be a game to play with our grandchildren. :- Doug.
The future we fear
Which future for our grandchildren do we most fear? Which do we want to open? :- Doug.
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.
What research?
What research might you have to do to elder someone well? :- Doug.