Gifted, Mad, and Out of Control
The author recounts his personal history with the “mentally ill”—social misfits who can show us the way to a better world, if they are allowed to make the journey.
Further Thoughts on a Community’s Changes
This companion piece to Elderhood, In and Out of Community gives further reflections from community members.
Getting Elder All the Time
Community can be balm for the discomforts of aging, just as elders’ wisdom and caring can soothe the growing pains of youth.
And I Listen
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.
On Becoming Elders
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.
Elderhood, In and Out of Community
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.