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Each wrinkle
something learned
someone touched

:- Doug.

of memory and choice
the course of our flowing
evanescent evaporating we

:- Doug.

The elder sees she is the flow of many decisions and seeks to learn about deciding.

:- Doug.

If anybody can truly say “Thus far,” it is the elders.

:- Doug.

With more memory we have more with which to change the course of life.

:- Doug.

Now that I am older, I don’t care what you think: I’m going to be who I am.

:- Doug.

Eldering is a state of mind
embracing the long view

:- Doug.

Society loses when it cuts off itself from the long view the elders provide.

:- Doug.

Active learning is the time of eldering.

:- Doug.

Eldering is a time of immersive learning, a re-shaping past and its flow to future.

:- Doug.

Aging happens
Eldering rearranges

:- Doug.

Like popcorn: more inside than outside: unimagined! Elders!

:- Doug.

Dimming eyes, clearing sight.

:- Doug.

In the inviting, and the freeing, and the conversing.

:- Doug.

Nothing exists but the conversing.

:- Doug.

Flow (wind, conversing)
and love
world essence

:- Doug.

In disintegrating body
growing yet
evanescent spirit
what is left of I
and for why?

:- Doug.

As we are disintegrating before our eyes, who is this “we?” Importantly beyond that and deeper: what is our responsibility? Does it proceed out of our essence, or something even deeper?

:- Doug.

Danger! Elder ahead! Your thoughts derailed.

:- Doug.

Elders are cultural disorganizers.

:- Doug.

Come as you are: elders!

:- Doug.

Grief? Improvisation? We are pulled forward to the garden.

:- Doug.

Change the program? Elders!

:- Doug.