by Peggy Flynn | Mar 5, 2021 | Aging, All, Dying and Dealth
A very sad thing happened this year in early February. My sister died—no notice to any one that she was even sick which was hard enough—but it turns out that to the end she was in sole control (!) of her affairs. Her passwords died with her. It will...
by Peggy Flynn | Apr 17, 2020 | All
Okay, folks, now’s your chance! If you have always wanted to explore things-spiritual but were too busy, how about now? Want to talk? about meaning? about suffering? about the range of spiritual paths and lineages? about spiritual but not religious? about religious...
by Peggy Flynn | Apr 17, 2020 | All
I recommend reading this article closely. I wonder if it will bring up as many memories and mixed feelings for you as it did for me. I’m single and live alone. And on many forms, I can’t fill in the line for ‘In case of emergency.’By Elana Rabinowitz (April 4, 2020)...
by Peggy Flynn | May 9, 2019 | Aging, Caregiving
Listen to guest, Peggy Flynn, on the 20-Minutes with Browyn Podcast, CLICK HERE…
by Peggy Flynn | Oct 23, 2018 | All, Caregiving
The most common portrayal of care provision is a relationship where the older and/or sick person is taken care of by younger, healthy family members or paid workers. This flies in the face of the reality that (1) in many homes the less sick person is caring for the...
by Peggy Flynn | Oct 23, 2018 | All, Books
By Wolf Erlbruch A dear friend sent me this enchanting book. The illustrator portrays the story of an evolving relationship between death and a being who has a limited lifespan, the duck. The text is spare and to the point: For a while now, Duck had had a feeling....
by Peggy Flynn | Oct 23, 2018 | All, Studies
I was once complaining to a long-suffering friend about how a project was stymied by my current bout of writer’s block. She remarked that she had never experienced it. WOW! I pleaded for her secret. She looked at me calmly and said: “I don’t write.” Okay. Well I do....
by Peggy Flynn | Oct 23, 2018 | Aging, All
Peter Drucker is one of my heroes. Soon I will be adding him to the gallery of Thought Leaders. Here are his Ten Principles as described by Bob Buford. These have been pivotal for me over the years. Some of these have resonated more strongly than others at different...
by Peggy Flynn | Oct 23, 2018 | Aging, All, Studies
So far we have completed 3 sessions of the Internship in Spiritual Direction in the Ignatian Tradition. Three overnight trips from Milwaukee to Chicago—getting familiar with Chicago buses and trains. It is like a dream sequence. Forty years ago I traveled on...
by Peggy Flynn | Sep 3, 2018 | Aging, All, Studies
Here it is—the first week of my 70’s and the first week of the new school year and the kick-off to a new way to be of service. This website is a celebration of all three. What can I say about turning 70? I have been talking about it for months to long-suffering...