Monthly Archives: January 2018

FMM 1 26 18 Blind Faith

January 26, 2018 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · 4 Comments

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”~ Martin Luther King, Jr. They say you should never discuss politics or religion.  After the past couple of years in American politics, you would have to be completely deaf, dumb and blind not to have been pulled into a conversation involving […]

FMM 1 19 18 The Nosebleed Section

January 19, 2018 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“I think we all have empathy. We may not have enough courage to display it.” ~ Maya Angelou.  I first felt the full force of racism in Jacksonville, Florida.  It was 1978.  I had driven there to take my Nursing Boards, what is now known as the NCLEX-RN.  At that time there were three sites […]

FMM 1 12 18 Liminal Messages

January 12, 2018 · by · in Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“You die, but most of what you have accumulated will not be lost; you are leaving a message in a bottle.”~ Umberto Eco. “I thought you had stick-to-it-iveness.”  When I came to the USA from the UK, I was a recently graduated state registered nurse, the proud accomplishment rewarded after three years and three months […]

FMM 1 5 18 Let Go and Accept

January 5, 2018 · by · in Food and health, Inspirational · 2 Comments

“Happiness can exist only in acceptance.”~ George Orwell. I have never been hung up on New Year’s resolutions.  For whatever reason that was not something that was pushed in our household when I was a child.  But the New Year has always been a time for reflection.  In Jamaica, most churches hold a ‘Watchnight’ service […]