Welcome to Elder Pathways

Our Vision is to model and champion Elder values and be actively involved in making a positive difference in our world.

Our Mission is to engage Elders in meaningful areas of service, to act on our individual and collective responsibility for the well being of future generations, and to support one another on a path of emotional maturity, spiritual awareness, and deepening community.

Here you’ll find articles written by Elders for Elders.

Featured Articles

From Dad's Toolbox

From Dad's Toolbox

by Randall Rogers, Reprinted with Permission There's a wrong I'd like to right. The man I wronged is dead, so I am asking you to hear my truth in this regard. If it resonates, so be it, or, share your truth. I was 48 when I first heard of a Warrior Weekend and the...

Miracles

Miracles

by Vince Chafin, Flying in to Rapid City SD I see a dusting of snow sprinkled across the barren landscape. In my minds eye I can see them, millions of Buffalo that roamed freely over this plain before us, the wasi’chu’s, (the whites), flooded in and wiped the...

How Empowerment Leads to Engagement

How Empowerment Leads to Engagement

by Alain Hunkins, originally published on Pioneer Leadership If it were you, which would you most prefer? No choice Someone else’s choice for me My choice The answer is obvious:  In general, we prefer to make our own choices. There’s a freedom that comes from making...

The Armor That Sinks Men

The Armor That Sinks Men

Guest post by Snake Bloomstrand I accidentally discovered armor when my Father died. I’d been unaware until a confrontation with a neighbor revealed how guarded I’d become. She’d learned of my Father’s death and asked, “How are you?” “Fine,” I replied. “Fine?” She...

Lessons I Learned from Nightfall

Lessons I Learned from Nightfall

by Keith R. Jarvis When I first learned about the solar eclipse of August 2017, I immediately thought of Asimov's short story Nightfall, and the later novelization with Robert Silverberg. Of course the total eclipse that arrives on Monday won't affect us in the same...