Intentional Communities Newsletter: February 5, 2011

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Articles Featured Online

A selection of articles from our new issue is posted at communities.ic.org

On Becoming Elders
by Arjuna da Silva

For many baby boomers, taking on the mantle of eldership means transforming the sometimes rambunctious, in-your-face, empowerment-obsessed energy they worked so hard to sustain.

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Remembering Jane Owen: New Harmony’s Joyful Elder
by Nancy Roth

In reviving and restoring the site of two historical intentional communities, a town’s benefactor revitalized its sense of present-day community as she continued to dream, create, grow, and give.

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And I Listen
Staying connected and building trust when adult children choose the "alternative" lifestyle of living in community 
by Victoria Albright

Howling, shouting, cries of despair, and The Pierced One greet a parent on her first visit to her daughter’s adopted community. Luckily, through lots of talking and listening, things improve.

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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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Also in This Issue

• Snapshots of Elders... The Beauty and Bounty of Aging Within Community - by Niánn Emerson Chase
• Getting Elder All the Time - by Chris Roth
• Elderhood, In and Out of Community - by Dianne G. Brause
• Further Thoughts on a Community's Changes 
  by Dianne G. Brause & Marc Tobin
• 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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