Category Archives: Eldering
Slower, deeper, gentler:
Slower, deeper, gentler: perhaps this is where wisdom resides, or at least thrives. :- Doug.
only know after
Let’s develop some questions and things beyond questions to help each other go deeper. The five Ws and one H are too surface. These ways we will only know about after we have used them. :- Doug.
We need lots of time for story
We need to give lots of time for story; perhaps for other ways to experience wisdom: poetry, dance, conversation. That feels spacious, much better than cramming more things into the time-space. :- Doug.
challenges as elders?
What are our challenges as elders? :- Doug.
guardians of the future?
What if elders were guardians of the future? What if we brought vigilance? What could such vigilance reveal to us? :- Doug.
music, dance, dreams?
What is the role of music, dance, dreams, poetry, and all the arts in eldering? :- Doug.
Old folk remember
Old folk remember. What could it mean for elders to remember? What, when, how many generations, in which directions? Might we also re-member? :- Doug.
we elders can affect
What are the challenges our world faces, long-term, enduring, touching generations, that we elders can affect? :- Doug.
Keep asking each other
Keep asking each other for insights and wisdom and depth and profundity. :- Doug.
What’s important now
What’s important now that wasn’t at 50? :- Doug.
Eldering is a threshold
Eldering is a threshold—some cross, some hesitate, some refuse. :- Doug.
the role of dreaming
What is the role of dreaming in Eldering? :- Doug.
story about wise
Tell us a story about wise people, wise actions. :- Doug.
Emergence in eldering
Emergence in eldering: what have we seen in others? :- Doug.
attending aging and wisdom
As we move from middle age to elderhood it is possible something will emerge. A new phase, completely unexpected and unpredictable. Like water to ice, hydrogen and oxygen to wet, caterpillar to butterfly. If we look, we may hear: synesthesia. … Continue reading
Questions of wisdom?
What questions do you have about wisdom? :- Doug.