Archive for February 27th, 2012

What is urgent about eldering?

Just what is urgent about eldering? That you only have a few good years left? Yes, that is part of it. That the world needs what you have, while you have the energy? Yes, that too. That the world is falling apart now, and so needs what you have, now? Yes. That you might not have tomorrow to do the good you have in your heart to do? Yes, for sure.

:- Doug.

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Finding the questions

Still trying to find the questions to life’s persistent answers, we are.

:- Doug.

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Many Jesuses

The Jesus of the priestly traditions does not stir me. Rituals and guilt, sin and sacrifice to pay for it, symbol-laden water and wine—these are dry and far away. The Jesus of freedom to go, with bed or without guilt, the Jesus of chicks gathered and meals shared, the Jesus of parties and welcoming all—this Jesus stirs my heart. There are many Jesuses, inviting, freeing, calling whole.

:- Doug.

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Hosting is about saying You!

Hosting is about saying You! and not withdrawing to become an It: put yourself out there and stay a Thou to others’ I.

:- Doug.

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Sickness doctors and Wellness lawyers

We see our physicians as sickness doctors. What an absolute difficult thing it would be for us to turn that around and think of them as wellness doctors. Our whole society thinks this way, patients and doctors, insurance people and government people. And yet what good we could do if we changed our focus! We could become healthy. Do we get more of what we continually watch?

Where is there a model for this? Dentists! We see our dentist every 6 months, do preventive maintenance, and mine at least is friendly and seems to have time for me. If we have a problem it can be taken care of, and I would bet while it is still small enough to correct easily.

The same is true of Elder Caring lawyers and Estate Planning lawyers: people see these folks while still healthy or relatively healthy, in order to keep the family’s future healthy. Sure, sometimes there are problems, even crises, but that is not the focus of this aspect of the law. These are wellness lawyers.

:- Doug.

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