Category Archives: Eldering
Conversation of love
As an elder what I have to teach is conversation of love :- Doug.
Wisdom has dimensions
Wisdom has dimensions Knowledge cannot compass :- Doug.
Our wisdom:
Our wisdom: less we have it more it has us less we seek it more it finds us :- Doug.
Our blessing
Elders have a profound value to give: our blessing. Sometimes it is sought without the person knowing what they seek. We can give it in non overt easy to take ways: you are seeing more here than meets the eye: … Continue reading
Elders exploring?
What are the aspects and sources of wisdom for elders to explore? :- Doug.
Work of our lives?
What is the work of our lives, now? :- Doug.
Serious questions?
What are the serious questions we need to be asking at this age? :- Doug.
Homework: forgiveness
Homework: For what do I wish forgiveness, of what am I ashamed, what do I wish I’d done differently? Write a dialogue with the persons most affected—ask and give forgiveness. What could you possibly amend now, whom could you approach? … Continue reading
Dialogue with your body
Dialogue with your body—what it feels, needs, how to improve its quality of life, how to best use its energy. :- Doug.
Last decade or two?
How have your beliefs, practices, religion, and spirituality developed over the last decade or two? :- Doug.
Some people stop growing older:
Some people stop growing older: instead, they grow larger. :- Doug.
Giving yourself over to something larger
Think of a time of giving yourself over to something larger. Once I had a volunteer job in an organization which had me running up and down four flights of stairs for two and a half days, making sure things … Continue reading
Overcoming the self obstacle
In aging we need to overcome the self obstacle. Self we come to see is the obstacle. :- Doug.
Value now?
What do you value now that is new to you? Or deeper? :- Doug.
Differently now?
What do I do differently now? What can I let go now? Do these point to some longer view? :- Doug.
Our way to wisdom?
Can examining our journey of aging be our way to wisdom? :- Doug.