FootprintsintheWind.com

Unexpected
Health, freedom
Energy, adventure
Grandchildren, years
We the unexpected

:- Doug.

Grandmothers seem to see life in personal vignettes; grandfathers in global how-tos.

:- Doug.

Goals are guesses become brittle.

:- Doug.

You have good things developing. We’re going to work to find out what those might be. More importantly, those can be of inestimable value to others. We will work on identifying those others and how you might be of use.

:- Doug.

Write an oft-told story of your life and see if you can see it from a new perspective. Do you see something new in others’ reactions and motives? In your own?

:- Doug.

Write, in the style of your favorite author, page about eldering another.

:- Doug.

What can tikkun olam mean? Beloved community? 300-year grandchild elder?

:- Doug.

Foster one another’s super powers.

:- Doug.

Your now is the work of a lifetime’s conversation.

:- Doug.

By years the heap of compost grows
time to turn it over
get it working

:- Doug.

Why did that book catch your fancy?

:- Doug.

The more particular and peculiar your story, the more universal.

:- Doug.

As elders we each have certain super powers. Our first task is to seek out those. Our second task is to work out specific ways to put those to use.

:- Doug.

Can we meet the challenge of a slow-down course?

:- Doug.

Silence is communication.

:- Doug.

Infant, youth, householder, grandparent, great grandparent—each age of humans has its super powers. In your present age, what are yours?

:- Doug.

Making memories requires someone young enough to remember for a longish time.

:- Doug.

I’m curious—I want to learn of you.

:- Doug.

These pages are not about transferring information or ideas; rather looking together for opportunities to foster others.

:- Doug.

It’s about…tikkun olam (repair of the earth)…beloved community…300-year grandchild elders…compassionate society.

:- Doug.

This is the age of growing spirituality.

:- Doug.

Spirituality and community
share the same flavor

:- Doug.

We are part of a transcendent story
whose line runs through the 300-year grandchild
next door touching us

:- Doug.