by Barry Phegan | May 1, 2022 | Aging, Living Life
Recently seeing a park full of happy people enjoying a sunny Saturday had me smiling all the way home — and further. I’ve been smiling a lot this last year. Yes, life is good. My happiness may be strangely related to this blog. In mid-April, the flight back...
by Barry Phegan | Mar 15, 2022 | Living Life
When my doctor identifies a new problem with my body, I joke with her that the cause is too many birthdays. To humor me, she smiles but prefers her medical diagnosis. This is a strange time of life when we’ve lived far beyond nature’s intentions. Since 1770...
by Barry Phegan | Mar 1, 2022 | Aging, Living Life
BY C. P. CAVAFY, 1911 TRANSLATED BY EDMUND KEELEY As you set out for Ithaka hope your road is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery. Laistrygonians, Cyclops, angry Poseidon—don’t be afraid of them: you’ll never find things like that on your way as...
by Barry Phegan | Feb 15, 2022 | Aging, Living Life
Living and losses go together. I’m happily retired with three wonderful children, four clearly above average grandchildren, and doing just what I like. Life is good but it came with bumps. Accepting Loss My first wife left me, my parents died, my children...
by Barry Phegan | Feb 1, 2022 | Aging, Living Life
The original topic of this blogsite was, “What is the meaning of this stage of life?” and, “How do I properly wrap up this remarkable gift of existence?” Thinking and writing about these questions has led me on a meandering trail to a surprisingly sunny...
by Barry Phegan | Jan 16, 2022 | Aging, Living Life, Social comment
One luxury of aging is seeing current events in a longer time perspective, knowing that all catastrophes of the moment have deep histories. Human culture changed rapidly during my lifetime, and the pace is accelerating. Most changes are good, some not. We live...
