Monthly Archives: April 2017
FMM Canary in the Coal Mine
“Ring the alarm, another sound is dying (woh-oh, hey!)”~Tenor Saw. I don’t remember birds making a particular impact on me in childhood. Although I remember quite clearly a couple of songs from those days. One was about a robin in winter (poor thing), another about the exotic Australian kookaburra sitting in the old gum tree […]
FMM 4 21 17 Engaging Rituals
“Empathy is about finding echoes of another person in yourself.” ~Mohsin Hamid. We all remember those special times of childhood. Whether it was the special feeling of waking up on a Christmas morning to the feel of a packed stocking at the foot of the bed, or the knowledge that your special day, your birthday, was […]
FMM 4 14 17 It Coulda Worse!
“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.”~Denis Waitley. They say travel broadens the mind. There is something about experiencing a place, a people and a culture far different to the one you are familiar with that helps to open […]
FMM 4 7 17 A Living Eulogy
“We must let go of the life we have planned, in order to accept the life that is waiting for us.”~Joseph Campbell. I once attended a workshop for nurses on death and dying. It has long been acknowledged that unless you accept your own mortality, you cannot help those who are going through that transition. […]
Friday Morning Messages 