by Barry Phegan | Jun 30, 2020 | Aging, Living Life, Social comment
Sometimes a simple event transforms a person’s anxiety into elation. I’ve learned that I can be that transformer for my grandchildren. In our all-too-busy consumer culture, where life may at times feel like a task, I’ll parachute into my grandson’s...
by Barry Phegan | Jun 15, 2020 | Living Life, Social comment
Stop Dumping, Start Humanizing We must stop dumping the byproducts of unresolved social, economic, and political issues on the police. And the police must do a better job screening applicants and demilitarizing the police culture. On June 7, 2020, following the...
by Barry Phegan | May 29, 2020 | Living Life, Social comment
As we enter week eleven of COVID-19 shelter-in-place, I’ve been thinking of the universal law, “Nothing Exists In A Vacuum” — everything has a cause, everything comes from somewhere. So did COVID-19. What changes set the stage for this unique coronavirus to...
by Barry Phegan | May 15, 2020 | Living Life, Social comment
I don’t want to get back to normal. I don’t want to return to business-as-usual. This global pandemic has put front and center some dark sides of our great nation: extreme inequality, tribalism, the excessive political power of corporations, and the adversarial...
by Barry Phegan | Apr 29, 2020 | Living Life, Social comment
Meandering On Monday, April 20, 5 weeks into California’s Shelter-In-Place order, I felt strangely different. The feeling was floaty, directionless, unmotivated, and lazy. Over the years I’ve learned this uncomfortable feeling is my unconscious trying to tell...
by Barry Phegan | Apr 16, 2020 | Living Life, Social comment
After 4 Weeks of sheltering-in-place, here are some topics on my mind. I’d love to hear yours, so please comment or reply. Wishing you all well! Coronavirus Crazy Last week a neighbor on my street went into labor. She decided to drive the short distance to...
