Elders
- Issue #149
Our new Communities issue on Elders is on its way to subscribers and in stores now. You can subscribe now or order a sample copy and we'll ship you a copy today!
Communities ' Winter issue focuses on Elders. Through personal stories,
we learn how community in its various forms can improve the lives of
elders, how elders can contribute to their communities, and the unique
challenges and rewards of elderhood. Our authors share well-earned elder
wisdom, celebrate the lives of several recently-passed elders, explore
different options for growing older in community, and touch on a wide
range of other topics, from urban kibbutzim to effective meeting skills.
We hope you enjoy the issue!
Articles Featured Online
A selection of articles from our new issue are posted at communities.ic.org
It
Takes a Community to Grow an Elder
by Rebecca Dale
After confronting an identity crisis worthy of adolescence, a 65-year-old finds a new home in community and discovers that elderhood is a blessing, not a curse.
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Elderhood,
In and Out of Community
by Dianne G. Brause
A disenchanted community founder leaves her group, and finds that her rural hometown farming community and international travel and service better match her vision of honorable elderhood.
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Further
Thoughts on a Community's Changes
by Dianne G. Brause & Marc Tobin
This companion piece to Elderhood, In and Out of Community gives further reflections from community members.
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Also in This Issue
- Note from the Editor Getting Elder All the Time
- by Chris Roth
- On Becoming Elders - by Arjuna da Silva
- And I Listen: Staying connected and building trust when
adult children choose the "alternative" lifestyle of living in community
- by Victoria Albright
- Remembering Jane Owen: New Harmony's Joyful Elder
- by Nancy Roth
- Snapshots of Elders... The Beauty and Bounty of Aging Within
Community - by Niánn Emerson Chase
- The Elder and the Community: Perspectives from São
Paulo - by Beatriz Vera Pozzi Redko
- Four Steps to an Elder's Throne - by Understanding
Israel
- Kronus and Crone - by Isis Aquarian
- Aging in Community - by Raines Cohen
- Definition of an Elder; Elders' Guild
- Reinventing Retirement and Assisted Living Communities
- by Jennifer Munns Burnham (JaFoo)
- Green Houses: Providing Humane Care for Elders
- by Deborah Altus
- Remembrances Remembering Fred Lanphear; Remembering
Margo Adair
- Publisher's Note The Passing of a Gentle Warrior
for Peace - by Laird Schaub
- Cooperative Group Solutions Eggshells and Stone
Walls - by Beatrice Briggs, Laird Schaub, and Tree Bressen
- Community Living Worldwide Mish’ol: An Urban
Kibbutz - by Bill Metcalf
- Reviews The View from #410; Days of Fire and Glory;
An Unconventional Journey - by Ma'ikwe Schaub Ludwig
- Group Process Six Traps: How Good Meetings Go Bad
- by Beatrice Briggs
- Group Process Poor Minutes Lead to Wasted Hours:
Keys to Effective Notetaking - by Laird Schaub
- Creating Cooperative Culture Tamar Friedner: Leaving a Legacy of Beauty
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