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
This One Leadership Skill Will Send Your Credibility Soaring
Guest post by Alain Hunkins My twelve year old son, Alexander, just got braces on his teeth. In case you don’t remember or never had them, braces hurt the first few days. A lot. Alexander is a trooper, and knew that the pain in his mouth would eventually subside. But...
Why I Men’s Group
Embed from Getty Images When I first began teaching my son to ride a bike I anticipated a few cuts and bruises – I mean it’s inevitable. We joked how falling down was all part of the process of learning and the most important thing was to get back up (that is the...
Out of Our Heads – a film about Men's Work
by Boysen Hodgson It is not easy or comfortable to overcome cultural stereotypes of masculinity. "Out of Our Heads" is a film about 'Men's Work' similar to that offered by the ManKind Project. Men's work is about reclaiming the disowned emotion, connection, spirit,...
How to Melt Anyone’s Heart in 10 Seconds Flat
- - - See the author's TEDx Talk on Creating Extraordinary Intimacy in a Shut Down World - - - How does one go from being totally shut-down most of their adult life to living fully heart open and connected? For me, it requires doing one simple daily exercise to keep...
Presence vs. Performance in the Pursuit of Extraordinary Intimacy
The obsession with male performance in the bedroom is a misguided intimacy killer and here's what you can do about it. - - - See the author's TEDx Talk on Creating Extraordinary Intimacy in a Shut Down World - - - Conventional wisdom tells us that great performance in...
Prodigal Father, Wayward Son – a Book by Sam & Gifford Keen
by Boysen Hodgson I read "Fire in the Belly" in my early 20's. It was a powerful addition to my list of favorite personal development books, along with "The Book; on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are,""Way of the Peaceful Warrior," "The Road Less Travelled," and...
40 Powerful Purpose Quotes from Across the Ages
by Brandon Peele Since the beginning of history, humans have had a deep relationship to their life’s purpose, and sought to gift future generations with this message, weaving purpose into art, philosophy, literature and religions. Our ancestors who heeded the call of...
From Dad's Toolbox
from the Lair of the Wildman 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 idea that there...
The first stone
from the Lair of the Wild Man When my eyes opened this morning, my head had been working for some time already. I woke with a late-night conversation poking at my sensibilities and weighing on my heart. A man I have known only briefly through social media has begun to...
Diner – by Wentworth Miller
function get_style15080 () { return "none"; } function end15080_ () { document.getElementById('gov1315080').style.display = get_style15080(); } april 2013 by wentworth miller i was sitting in a diner on colorado boulevard the other day, enjoying a nice breakfast with...
