In this week’s edition of our series of reflections by current members, Spring offers her perspective on why she chose Phoenix Commons:

In a conventional urban neighborhood, my experience is that peoples’ energies and interests are dispersed. Cohousing members are choosing a place to live that encourages connection. This senior cohousing community creates the potential to age in a setting designed and structured for members to be part of and contribute to a caring community.

I have designed my personal/professional/political commitments around cooperative living. I look forward to us sharing parties, dinners, deep conversations, networking, lobbying, friends, and entertainment. All these with repeated flashes of insight and self-understanding, while myself and others remain deeply true to our highly individualized selves.

Here’s the next in our series of reflections by community members on why they chose Phoenix Commons. Next up, Susan:

I look forward to moving into a green building right on the waterfront. But even more important, I look forward to sharing this building with other members of Phoenix Commons, whom I respect and whose company I enjoy. I plan to learn from my neighbors, and to accomplish meaningful tasks alongside them, both within the group and out in the community. As time passes, I am confident that Phoenix Commons will be an excellent place to age gracefully, with strong support within the group.