Archive for August, 2017

Give me (no) more data

There is a difference between those who say give me more data (before I decide) and those who say give me no more data (I have decided already).

:- Doug.

Published in: Conversations | on August 31st, 2017 | No Comments »

Anyway

If you are abrasive to many some will eventually go against you and love you anyway.

:- Doug.

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Transaction =

Transaction = conversation

:- Doug.

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Why we converse

We converse because we want to change our pictures of the world—or confirm them.

:- Doug.

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Grand flows

Systems theory can call an elder’s attention to the grand flow of history, economics, biology, spirit, and more.

:- Doug.

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News that should not be news

That elders develop is news that should not be news.

:- Doug.

Published in: Conversations | on August 30th, 2017 | No Comments »

Footprints in the Windsm # 1718–OK, checked the headlines

Footprints in the Windsm # 1718

OK, checked the headlines: the world can spin another couple turns without me.


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Complexifying

Elders are constantly getting new inputs, so they are only complexifying.

:- Doug.

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Will not be the end of humanity

Because life is an open system, opioids and cyborgs, hate and wars will not be the end of humanity: something is always coming in and going out: nature abides no walls.

:- Doug.

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Homeostatic self-organization

Homeostatic self-organization is the process of life, including elders.

:- Doug.

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Pump and percolate

Meditation/contemplation is less drill-drill-drill
More pump and percolate
pump and percolate
heart beat
pump and circulate

:- Doug.

Published in: Conversations | on August 30th, 2017 | No Comments »

Another word for play?

It wonders me: Is meeting another word for play and is this the province of spirit?

:- Doug.

Published in: Conversations | on August 29th, 2017 | No Comments »

Buber’s meeting, DeKoven’s play

Buber’s meeting is DeKoven’s play. (Go ahead: read I and Thou and replace meeting with play and see what you get!)

:- Doug.

Published in: Conversations | on August 29th, 2017 | No Comments »

Only meets

Spirit meets
Spirit only meets

:- Doug.

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More so!

Eldering is being yourself…more so!

:- Doug.

Published in: Conversations | on August 29th, 2017 | No Comments »

What do we fear in death?

What do we fear in death? Being dead? Pain of dying? Regrets? Something other?

:- Doug.

Published in: Conversations | on August 29th, 2017 | No Comments »

Maturity early!

Maturity is surprising—early and fresh!

:- Doug.

Published in: Conversations | on August 28th, 2017 | No Comments »

Spirit only in meeting

Spirit only in meeting.

:- Doug.

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Playfully we integrate

Playfully we integrate: laughter and reminiscence, wonder and nuance, grief & humility.

:- Doug.

Published in: Conversations | on August 28th, 2017 | No Comments »

Long elders!

Aging is being stretched—never have we had such long elders!

:- Doug.

Published in: Conversations | on August 28th, 2017 | No Comments »

Cannot alone

Cannot be an elder alone.

:- Doug.

Published in: Conversations | on August 28th, 2017 | No Comments »

When I became

Now I see when I became an elder. In Portland, Oregon on about January 30, 2004, I consciously turned the corner—decided on service.

:- Doug.

Published in: Conversations | on August 27th, 2017 | No Comments »

Service

Eldering is service.

:- Doug.

Published in: Conversations | on August 27th, 2017 | No Comments »
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