Swapping Town Life for Rural Village Life is Life Changing
They say it takes a proverbial village for the success of many aspects of life. It takes a village to help you parent or recover from or cope with mental illness, for example. But what about moving to...
View ArticleButtered and Salty: ‘Midsommar’
R – Drama, Horror, Mystery 2 h 20min Now Playing Horror is having a renaissance. With exceptional fare like “Get Out (2017),” “Us (2018),” “A Quiet Place (2018),” “The Babadook (2014),” “The Witch...
View ArticleWill the Village Protect My Daughter?
There’s an African proverb that tells us it takes a whole village to raise a child. I often wonder, though, do we really raise our children as a village? Do we look out for them throughout their lives...
View ArticleDespite Seniors’ Strong Desire to Age in Place, the Village Model Remains a...
By Judith Graham Twenty years ago, a group of pioneering older adults in Boston created an innovative organization for people committed to aging in place: Beacon Hill Village, an all-in-one social...
View ArticleYour Village and Community Are Different
By Christian Starr There was time not very long ago at all that I was willing to use the terms village and community interchangeably. I there was no difference in how I saw those that I loved because...
View ArticleWe Sometimes Forget How Hard it Is to Be Young
I’m an older person with health issues so I often find myself envying the young, healthy, and beautiful around me. This is really misguided attitude, however. Young people in our society have it...
View ArticleTo New Beginning — My Life in the Village
Before 2020, my life was fast-paced, spent in the hustle and bustle of Gurgaon. I lived with my brother in a small 1 BHK apartment, juggling work and city life. Days were packed with office hours,...
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