Embracing Transformation: My Journey through Baja with MEA.

In 2022 after a summer of struggling, I found myself navigating one of life’s valleys, grappling with a sense of

Cassius Johnson

April 28, 2024

Embracing Transformation: My Journey through Baja with MEA.

Still Coming Out: Our Evolving Identity as Older LGBTQ+ People.

The older you are, the less likely you define yourself as LGBTQ+. Here’s the percentage of each generation that self-identify

Chip Conley

April 22, 2024

Still Coming Out: Our Evolving Identity as Older LGBTQ+ People.

Celebrating the Wisdom and Grace of Black Women in Elderhood

In a world where youth often takes center stage, the significance of elderhood, particularly for Black women, is a treasure

Wanda K. Whitaker

April 20, 2024

Celebrating the Wisdom and Grace of Black Women in Elderhood

Birds of a Feather Unlock Together.

A year and a half ago, I experienced such a poignant, powerful week at MEA Baja in which I was

Chip Conley

March 26, 2024

Birds of a Feather Unlock Together.

Travelling Hopefully.

There is an old adage that “it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive.” We are all fellow-travellers on

Peter Tompkins

February 10, 2024

Travelling Hopefully.

A Legacy, A Journey.

“Power, properly understood, is the ability to achieve purpose. It is the strength required to bring about social, political, or

Rev. Dr. Diane J. Johnson, Ph.D

January 15, 2024

A Legacy, A Journey.

I Want to Be an “Angelic Troublemaker” When I Grow Up.

Rustin was the man behind the 1963 March on Washington, where Martin Luther King gave his famous “I Have a

Chip Conley

December 20, 2023

I Want to Be an “Angelic Troublemaker” When I Grow Up.

How Can Wisdom Solve Polarization?

One of the joys of living in Baja is that we feel so little socio-political polarization here. Yes, we have

Chip Conley

February 27, 2023

How Can Wisdom Solve Polarization?

Creating an EPIC! Life by Design, not Default.

We live in the stories we tell (or are told about us). Those stories include all the “not enough” or

Carolyn Buck-Luce

February 8, 2023

Creating an EPIC! Life by Design, not Default.

Don’t Stay Quiet.

He looked up at me and said “Honey, women don’t belong in this industry. Pick something else.” Um, excuse me?

Tracey Franks

December 4, 2022

Don’t Stay Quiet.

Healing, Belonging and Eldership: The Journey of Diversity and Inclusion.

24 amazing African-American (Black, People of African Descent) elders, including the five planners, deemed the “Sistahs”, convened at the MEA

Diane Johnson

November 13, 2022

Healing, Belonging and Eldership: The Journey of Diversity and Inclusion.

Hey, Quit Kicking Sand in my Face! One Man’s Response to a Woman’s Op-Ed.

Many Americans about my age (I was born in 1956) remember the gum – artificially pink, individually wrapped, and normally

Brant Huddleston

October 29, 2022

Hey, Quit Kicking Sand in my Face! One Man’s Response to a Woman’s Op-Ed.