Up to?
What’s old age up to?
:- Doug.
What’s old age up to?
:- Doug.
What good are the old?
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What good is old?
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Inventing old
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The widening tasks and entangled gain-filled losses: elder years.
:- Doug.
Growing—Broadening—Playful: What our elder years open us for.
:- Doug.
Now that the years are gathered….
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These years matter?
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Good things about growing older?
:- Doug.
I wonder, what is this thing about called aging, becoming an elder? Not to the end that younger respect me, but that I respect myself.
:- Doug.
Don’t tell what you know: find out who the other person is, what occupies his or her thoughts. If you are asked to tell, tell the same of yourself. I often wonder….
:- Doug.
Trust is said to be a key competitive advantage. Yet competition is based on not trusting nor cooperating with others.
:- Doug.
You might just be playful….
:- Doug.
I love to play with….
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The more things change, the more….
:- Doug.
Have you noticed…
You now see things in larger strokes, bigger constellations?
:- Doug.
The constellation of clients I serve, surprisingly, look a lot like me!
:- Doug.
Some folks do the same stuff over and over, and some go deeper and deeper.
:- Doug.
Have you asked Why is everyone in such a hurry?:
:- Doug.
Perhaps seek out the spirits playful—be bold! Are you a falcon, a storm, or a great cloud? Do you ever feel the play of a mystery in your life? Have you found that you are growing in some ways even as you age? A friend of mine who is dying says he feels like he is getting thinner, blending with something larger: do you ever feel that way?
:- Doug.
Elders are the chronologically gifted.
:- Doug.
Elder time is prime time.
:- Doug.
We each have something beyond ourselves to share. A richness ineffable.
:- Doug.