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Footprints in the Wind^sm # 1828

In these times we seem to talk past each other, when our talk could swirl among us.

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I need to remember that my task is not to convince people to become elders; more it is to find and encourage those who are, in whatever stage of their elderhood. Inkling, surprised, beginning, advanced: elders help elders.

:- Doug.

What does it mean to you to fulfill the role of elder? Does it scare you that people might look to you for wisdom? Is it on a pedestal too high? Does the idea lack concreteness? Do you feel left out since you have no grandchildren? Do you know there are as many ways to be elder as there are old people, maybe more? Do you feel the age for making a difference has passed you by? Are you beyond doing, leaning in toward being? Do you know that your years of experience can be of real value to the oncoming generations?

:- Doug.

This eldering won’t leave me alone. I am wrestling over whether it has truth and value. Truth in the sense that there are thousands of ways of being elders; value in the sense of how can we ever capture it all, make it make sense to people?

:- Doug.

Try on some of the roles available to elders for 6 weeks. Design roles to fit you.

:- Doug.