Monthly Archives: July 2019

FMM 7 26 19 Don’t get it Twisted

July 26, 2019 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“The finest language is mostly made up of simple unimposing words.” ~ George Eliot. “Farmer Jones walked up the path, drunk as usual.” I have never forgotten that line, the opening line to a book thrust into my hands when I was maybe eight years old.  I had just started school in the hills of […]

FMM 7 19 19 Mythomania

July 19, 2019 · by · in comfort, Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.” ~ Carl Jung. My first introduction to the panoply of Greek gods and goddesses was in first form (sixth grade) in my Jamaican high school.  We were decked out in our shiny new uniforms, proud of […]

FMM 7 12 19 Taken for Granted

July 12, 2019 · by · in Food and health, Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · 2 Comments

“Nature’s beauty is a gift that cultivates appreciation and gratitude.” ~ Louie Schwartzberg.  I am neither a sun-worshiper nor a frequent beach-goer.  As a child I have two sets of memories of going to the beach.  In my early years in the UK, beach meant a cold and usually rainy campsite within walking distance of […]

FMM 7 5 19 Low Expectations

July 5, 2019 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” ~ Anonymous.  I was never fond of competitive games as a child.  Maybe it was because I was the youngest.  I was not as smart, as quick, as experienced as my older siblings, and my feelings would get hurt […]