by Peggy Flynn | Nov 24, 2021 | Aging, All, Dying and Dealth
As awesome as it is going to be for families to get together in person—seeing loved ones in person—some will experience shock, a real punch to the gut. I can almost hear the phone conversations between and among the siblings soon after the New Year. Does...
by Peggy Flynn | Sep 24, 2021 | Aging, All, Dying and Dealth, Resources
Okay, here’s my conundrum. So far this year 6 people have brought up the matter of pre-arranging their funerals. I described the process and gave my two main incentives for doing this ASAP. For one, the price of these arrangements is going up each year so essentially,...
by Peggy Flynn | Jul 30, 2021 | Aging, All, Dying and Dealth
In the immortal words of Katie Curtin Sullivan to a lonely little girl: “Peggy, If you want to have friends, be a friend.” (a plaintive) How? “Ask people about themselves. Be curious. Pay attention. Many people are interesting.” My 40’s and 50’s were good...
by Peggy Flynn | Jul 2, 2021 | Aging, All, Dying and Dealth
A search on Google—aging and loneliness—produced about 11,700,000 results (0.54 seconds). Major topic areas include: Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults How to Reduce Loneliness in the Elderly Elderly Loneliness Covid Health Effects of...
by Peggy Flynn | Jun 4, 2021 | Aging, All, Dying and Dealth, Resources
Years ago when I worked in project management one of the essential if sometimes less than delightful activities was an after-action report that asked and hopefully answered these questions: What did we intend to accomplish? What actually happened? What were the...
by Peggy Flynn | Apr 30, 2021 | Aging, All, Dying and Dealth, Spiritual Direction
Some years ago I attended a workshop taught by Bernadette Roberts, a contemporary Christian mystic. She made the offhand comment that she wished there were no autobiographies written by mystics and saints. Why? In her opinion seekers read these and compare and...