You know that you are part of a remarkable community when a casual dare turns into a $10,000+ fundraiser in only a few hours. (You also know that one of the main guys working on the campus calls forth... Read More »

The older I get, the more I appreciate spring, the unbelievable magic of growth and renewal. All of a sudden, one day, you hear the birds singing in the pre-dawn where before it was silence … y... Read More »

A lot of what is important to me has to do with changing the culture around aging and death. I was given the opportunity to speak directly to this at Naropa University in Boulder, CO this weekend at a... Read More »

As we experience the tremendous growth of our community, literally day by day, people moving in despite the dark and driving rain, taking the already difficult burden of downsizing, packing, and unpac... Read More »

I have the opportunity and privilege of getting to be in front of a lot of smart people – seminar leaders, speakers, authors, very successful business people, thoughtful academics, just an amazi... Read More »

As we prepare to welcome many new neighbors over the next several months, it feels like a good time to take a look again at what we mean by “community.”  Looking at many different for... Read More »

Once again, Rose Villa is sponsoring a Hood to Coast relay team.  This race is, well, crazy! Each team is composed of 12 runners, split into two vans.  Each van has a driver (although some t... Read More »

You know, the funny thing IS that everyone’s home is DIFFERENT!That’s because each of us make a million different choices – big and small – to make it fit our own lifestyle, in... Read More »

The cold and dark of winter is such an opportunity to find the warmth and light within. All of you reflect such love and compassion, such true community, which comes from the years you have lived and ... Read More »

When talking about our project and the construction, someone exclaimed to me, “You all have to live like this for the next YEAR?!?!” And I want to be sure that everyone here understands th... Read More »

I am sitting in the Dallas, TX airport, waiting for the last leg of my flight home, thinking over the past 5 days at the national conference of not-for-profit senior living providers - LeadingAge, in ... Read More »

Oh, the sounds and sights of fall….especially the giant PGE truck installing a large utility pole in the employee parking lot - apparently our temporary electric drop did not support us turning... Read More »