An article in the Minneapolis StarTribune, from the Washington Post, said that the silent generation, i.e., over age 74, report a low level of pandemic stress. Only 5% reported severe stress from COVID. A huge caveat would be those in long term care facilities.
Why is my cohort relatively comfortable. Assuming adequate finances there are factors making our life easier, we do not have actively parent nor worry about job security and mot of us don't even have to go to a job. Perhaps, too, in elderhood we've seen enough of life's ups and downs to have helpful perspective. Things happen, we know, and "this, too, shall pass" is a likely mantra.
It was a helpful reminder to me of how fortunate I am which reminds me to grateful. Yes, yes, yes, I am blessed.
Takk for alt,
Al
PS: My friend Peter sent me the email note reprinted below. You may remember him from his previous poetry book: Adding the Subtractions: Poems of Love and Grief, P.M.F Johnson, which were composed while his father was dying.
"I just want to let you
know I have published a new book of poetry, A Life in the Day, on Amazon (both
in paperback and as an eBook). It's a life's journey through poetry, from the
naivete of youth through the rigors of age, a wry but generally upbeat look at
what can go right, or wrong, over a lifetime. I kind of think of this book as
my greatest hits, as these poems have sold to many markets over the years."
The frosty view of the cemetery this morning at sunrise.
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Thank you for the note of support, Al!
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