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Elders are the chronologically gifted.

:- Doug.

Elder time is prime time.

:- Doug.

We each have something beyond ourselves to share. A richness ineffable.

:- Doug.

Maybe you know all about God there is to know; do you know all about God there is to not know?

:- Doug.

Playfulness becomes elders.

:- Doug.

The playful elder

:- Doug.

A tree grown tall
touches more
of the breeze

:- Doug.

Why eldering is the best of life.

:- Doug.

There is a juiciness to life I could not have expected when I was your age.

:- Doug.

The richness of life as an elder

:- Doug.

I like growing older because: Elders are still growing; The view is larger, panoramic; I am becoming mist; Playful elders are fun to meet; People are playful with me; Grandchildren abound!; Boundaries all about are lowering; Older folks are happier; Solitude is my friend; Conversation is richer; Life is opening….

:- Doug.

The furthest reaches of human development are touched by elders.

:- Doug.

Have your own guess
about the purpose of your life?

:- Doug.

What essence does it hold
this last grain
through your hourglass?

:- Doug.

Have you been used well by life?

:- Doug.

How old do I want to get to be?
Old enough to still be…serving

:- Doug.

Let us rely on each other—ROEO.

:- Doug.

There is a lightness of being elder.

:- Doug.

I like growing older because….

:- Doug.

Maybe through the words you hear
—and this is how the music appears—
kindness permeates our air

:- Doug.

People of the longer view are elders.

:- Doug.

Some are masters of obviania.

:- Doug.

Growing older is growing.

:- Doug.