by Barry Phegan | Oct 31, 2022 | Living Life, Social comment
My recent Australian visit had me reflecting on our North American norms and how we staunchly defend, like every nation, our unique, though perfectly arbitrary ways and assumptions. While Australia is clearly part of our current international...
by Barry Phegan | Sep 19, 2022 | Living Life, Social comment
Pay for Poisoning — Suing Monsanto Marin County and nine Marin cities and towns are suing Monsanto and two other companies for alleged damages caused by the sale of products containing PCBs, a known carcinogen. “The companies responsible need to contribute to...
by Barry Phegan | Sep 2, 2022 | Social comment
Mia Mottley, the Prime Minister of Barbados is ready to default on her country’s national debt (NYT, July 31, 2022). After being hit by a series of increasingly devastating hurricanes, Barbados borrowed heavily to replace damaged infrastructure. Mottley now...
by Barry Phegan | Aug 1, 2022 | Living Life, Social comment
This is part 2 of some simple practices and truths that help me cope in our Culture of Anxiety. To keep the postings short, the list was divided into two parts. Part 1 was Change is constant, too much is stressful. I am a real animal, not an idealized being. We...
by Barry Phegan | Jul 1, 2022 | Living Life, Social comment
Hello from Orcas Island, WA. To help me cope with today’s brutal speed of change and our media’s anxiety-producing firehose, I’ve gradually assembled a few simple practices and truths. When I remember to use them, they help me stay calm. To keep the...
by Barry Phegan | Jun 15, 2022 | Living Life, Social comment
Alongside “the pandemic”, I believe we’re in the middle of a national anxiety epidemic. I’ve self-vaccinated by letting go of my longing for the simpler, vaguely misremembered world of my childhood. Accepting what is, rather than cocooning in an imaginary...
