Monthly Archives: June 2019

FMM 6 28 19 Clashing Symbols

June 28, 2019 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” ~ Langston Hughes.  I was born in a part of the world that was always famous for its rain.  Manchester, in the north west of England was so wet and dreary that […]

FMM 6 21 19 I’ve looked at Clouds

June 21, 2019 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.” ~ Aristotle. When I think about it, I had the childhood that an anthropologist would have paid money for. Being plunged into the Jamaican countryside was an immersion experience for this eight-year-old English girl.  In typical Jamaican […]

FMM 6 14 19 Sing out Loud!

June 14, 2019 · by · in comfort, Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.” ~ Nelson Mandela. There is nothing like waking up before dawn in the cool hills of Jamaica; there is peace and quiet before the roosters start to crow, and the dogs start their chorus.  Once the daylight […]

FMM 6 7 19 An Inconvenient Life

June 7, 2019 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” ~ George Bernard Shaw. Childhood memories are often unreliable.  They say that the only true memory is the first time we remember something.  After that, each time we recall, we are remembering the memory – like making a copy of a copy of a copy.  […]