Work of dying?
What is the work of dying? When do we start?
:- Doug.
Old, Elder, Ancestor
:- Doug.
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Died in her sleep
Minutes ago she died
in her sleep
medically enforced
so was she able
to complete?
family left to live
choices past
memories sweet
and sour
anthems for
dyings to come
:- Doug.
To its very heart
Take a story you wrote before, or perhaps one you don’t even like, and reach inside to its very heart. Does the story reveal? More? You?
:- Doug.
To die freely
Will you die a good death, or will you die freely? Freely is able to be with what comes.
:- Doug.
Search for humanicity
Engage the 11th generation in a search for better humanity, more precisely, higher humanicity.
:- Doug.
Doing love today
How will doing today what you love help you discover and fulfill a responsibility you see toward the 300-year grandchild elders?
:- Doug.
Prime age
This is a prime age. Each of us is at the peak of our powers to be of value to the generations. Will we?
:- Doug.
Whisperer without name
Profound it is, this glimpse of ancestor beyond elder, whisperer without name, giving us a droplet of what our generations live on.
:- Doug.
Choose as we age:
Three things folks can choose as we age: old, elder, ancestor. What sort of responsibility do we choose? If you want to be an ancestor, a foundation beneath the ground of the generations, it takes some intention.
:- Doug.
Braiding down in
Catastrophe: a thing braided, down and then in. Weaving sense of the mystery that is down beneath our daily understanding. Elders are weavers of humans’ mystery.
:- Doug.
