The art of living together well
Law is the art of living together; Elder Caring Law is the art of living together well.
:- Doug.
Archive for the 'Conversations' Category
To be vulnerable
To be vulnerable
exposed
growing
surprised
surprising
is our work
of eldering!
:- Doug.
Life is tennis
In tennis, we need see only the last exchange to know the outcome. Hope exists because life is tennis.
:- Doug.
Taking non-political sides
I do not take the side of the Republicans nor of the Democrats. Even so I take a side—the side of life and ever expanding of life. Politics for politics’ sake, No, but the devil has taken you if you ever try to limit life!
:- Doug.
The seed of divinity
That of God in another can run from their relation as child of God to their sparks of genius and beauty to the seed of divinity at their core.
:- Doug.
You’re in the elder caring woods….
You’re on a path through the elder caring woods: seek out a guide, notice the stars above, and hold hands.
:- Doug.
Playing with boundaries
The government in Medicaid and similar programs must play within boundaries; families may play with boundaries.
:- Doug.
Changing the rules as we age….
We must change the rules of Elder Caring Law during the course of life, because we must keep in play life well lived and well completed.
:- Doug.
Eliminate boundaries, open horizons
The effect of Elder Caring Law is to eliminate boundaries to life and finance and health: to open new horizons of time, connection, and wholeness.
:- Doug.
Keep life and family in play
It is the purpose of Elder Caring Law to keep life and family in play.
:- Doug.
This infinite game
Elder Caring Law for me is about playing an infinite game with my clients, the infinite game of life and the purpose is to keep on playing it.
:- Doug.
Elders who are caring
Elders who are caring
About their families, future & world
Are the ones for whom we work
:- Doug.
Open reciprocity
The practice is about open reciprocity. We have some answers; you have others: together we paint the future.
:- Doug.
Eldering is mixing it up with the future….
Eldering is about taking action and mixing it up with the future, not passively taking what it dishes out.
:- Doug.
Eldering within families
The vision of eldering within families that animates our practice is continuity and open-endedness.
:- Doug.
Much novelty emerges from where we are placed
Much novelty arises because of where we are placed, who we are next to, how we interact, Surprise happens. Sometimes it is called miracle. Conversing invites surprise. Put together hydrogen and oxygen and you get…wet! Surprise! Carefully now: turn to your neighbor and converse.
:- Doug.
In a game with winners and losers, all lose
If you create a game with winners and losers, everybody loses simply because not everybody wins.
:- Doug.
