Glimpses:
Glimpses: essences, distillations.
:- Doug.
Glimpses: essences, distillations.
:- Doug.
Eldering is like hugging
—you just gotta start!
:- Doug.
Mentoring is to eldering
as know-how is to know-why
…and know-why-not
:- Doug.
What does an elder look like? It’s more How an elder Sees.
:- Doug.
Gratitude
we have for
life’s web
soul’s lap
spirit’s invitation
:- Doug.
Elders find something is dying
—Principally themselves!—
This propels them
Through fear and excitement
Into the fruitful chaos
:- Doug.
Footprints in the Windsm # 1711
Give us, elder,
questions to provoke
a dozen or more generations
no answers to shorten our efforts
we need deeper to dig
though love and big picture point
we, we must try our souls
Please pass it on.
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Resonating
Vibrating at the self-same rhythms
Community, spirit, your soul, and ego
And the world responds,
Echoing
:- Doug.
Where do you see things your children miss?
:- Doug.
Stretch, elder!
:- Doug.