Category Archives: Eldering
Be clear of one thing:
Be clear of one thing: open to one another. This is love. :- Doug.
I must remember I don’t know what I don’t know
I must remember I don’t know what I don’t know. :- Doug.
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Swirl gently within our day
Swirl gently within our day, walk softly upon our earth. :- Doug.
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When words depart
When words depart and stay away we will converse —then—in acts of love :- Doug.
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How to knot a tie
How to knot a tie or tie a knot you old man can teach me things I must know :- Doug.
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to raise a grandparent
It takes a village to raise a grandparent It takes a grandparent to raise a village Where have all the grandparents gone? :- Doug.
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What kind of grandparent?
What kind of grandparent do you want to be? :- Doug.
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Favorite grandparent?
Who’s your favorite grandparent? :- Doug.
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Just a bit?
Just a bit? Do you with I feel the need To slow the world? :- Doug.
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Not going on?
What in the name of conversing is not going on here? :- Doug.
When our humannesses meet
There are moments when our eyes meet, when our humannesses meet, and our meeting comes alive. What it takes is willingness. Noticing. Heart. :- Doug.
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Are words necessary?
Are words necessary when conversing with elders? :- Doug.
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Hinge generation
Another Country is telling me I am more a product of my times than I had realized. My desire to open up is in the time zone of the 60s, not of the 40s. So when clients tell me all … Continue reading
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The distance between
The distance is great between being elder and being elderly. :- Doug.
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