Category Archives: Eldering

These culminating years

In these culminating years we get to come back round and see big chunks of our lives for the first time larger. :- Doug.

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Keep it

It is a pleasant day. Keep to that way. :- Doug.

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Many voices within:

Many voices within: it seems important to hear my divers voices. Not sure what they are, but it gives a new view on why my thoughts fly hither and yon every nanosecond. :- Doug.

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Someone with mileage on them

I prefer to get my advice From someone with mileage on them— This is a much better criterion— If less easy to gauge— Than years Some people don’t cover many Miles per year Others, early on, make great time Wisdom … Continue reading

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sometimes through our ears

Sometimes we learn more through our ears than through our mouth. :- Doug.

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Splashes among the grey

Splashes among the grey When we sit Watching :- Doug.

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Best teachers

Best teachers May make us work For our lesson :- Doug.

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What have you?

Create! Create! The task of life Our task to accept, reject What have you Lately? :- Doug.

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Observe, ponder

I observe I write And then I ponder :- Doug.

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The storm does not care

The storm does not care whether it’s snow or rain does not choose it meets the cold or warm it meets other air together blowing dancing :- Doug.

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a good day!

This is going to be a good day! :- Doug.

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Together is a form of love

Together is a form of love :- Doug.

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Reports from these domains?

Death and dementia—two domains from which people do not often report…or from which we do not often hear their reports. :- Doug.

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worth our quiet

If the world beyond our edge is worth our quiet, observing…. :- Doug.

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Teacher! Elder!

Teacher! A wonderful stand in word for elder! We are all teachers sometimes, yes? :- Doug.

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A new direction of thought:

A new direction of thought for me: Are folks with dementia exploring for us, pointing us to, a reality that is where we come from and to where we are headed? (I don’t like the feeling of that: I feel … Continue reading

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Floating in warm fluid we

Floating in warm fluid we are birthed into a harder world eyes, developing, pick out shapes, movements, us, ears developing pick out words Those who are going on ahead some of them are going the other way into fluid worlds … Continue reading

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