WILDLY FREE ELDER
The Artistry of Aging
Category: Artistry of Aging
Elder Muse/Day 8: Art Is….
“Why do we so often feel that being an artist takes particular skills when in actuality it is diving into the very heart of living moment to moment. The challenges we face and the darkness of humanity at its worst is part of that.”
Elder Muse/Day #6: “Softening The Clenched Fist”
“The letter below touched me deeply this morning as many of the On Being offerings do. It felt timely to share this. I trust that you will pass it on to others to encourage listening in on future and past global conversations plus serving as a catalyst for our own explorations….”
Elder Muse/Day #5: Making Peace With Silence
“Perhaps silence is the guide we are looking for to expand beyond the fear and feeling of overwhelm…..into trust.”
Elder Muse/Day #4: Be The Source of Laughter
“In the last few years I consciously decided to go out into the world with intentions. They are to be kind, to listen giving my full attention even if I might not agree, to notice the beauty in the ordinary, to extend compassion, and to be the source of laughter. These seemingly simple intentions create….”
Elder Muse/Day #3: Wayfinder
“What better example of a “Wayfinder” than this “mycorrhizal network” connecting individual plants and trees together to transfer water, nitrogen, carbon and other minerals. Indeed a harmonious, cooperative, creative and sustainable network that operates from an ancient biological blueprint. Here the older, taller individuals – elders – take care of the youngsters and those who need additional support.”
Only Inhale and Exhale
“How do you let go?
…into those moments of “only now” residing in each inhale and exhale while embracing the texture, beauty and challenges of those experiences. An extraordinary acceptance of what is unfolding within the human journey – all of it. Can we face whatever is momentarily taking our attention, and not fight it?…”
Living Each Day As Your First
“Some days it feels like an endless litany of new challenges to face being in an aging body. Yet living as if it is our first day of the rest of our lives can shift our attention to the childlike qualities of wonder, awe, play, creativity and curiosity.”
Peace Is A Practice
“But what if there is another way to be. Where nothing takes you from a center of peace inside. That your actions and ways of being come from this deep well that never changes.”
Age With Mischief and Audacity
“Your time on Earth is limited. Don’t try to “age with grace”, age with mischief, audacity, and a good story to tell!”
Improvisation
“One might say that once you reach “a certain age” with professional and family obligations behind you that there is more room for improvisation. More room for wildness, play and creative exploration. But that depends on you….”
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