Monthly Archives: June 2021
FMM 6 25 2021 That’s Insane!
“Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” ~ Allen Ginsberg. When I was growing up in Chapelton, Jamaica, there was a man from the area who was considered mad. It was fairly obvious, as he could be seen from time to time hitting his head against light poles. Of course, since we couldn’t understand […]
FMM 6 18 2021
“The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.” ~ Anatole France. We all know at least one child that seems to ask a thousand questions a day. One of mine was peppering me with questions as I got ready […]
FMM 6 11 2021 Show off!
“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” ~ Confucius. When my mother was young, she told me, she once had made some comment to her own mother about her looks. I suppose like most teenage girls she felt insecure. Her mother gave her some practical advice. ‘Be grateful that you are neither so good-looking […]
FMM 6 4 2021 Message in the Sky
“Music is the message of peace, and music only brings peace.” ~ Zubin Mehta. I don’t know when I first realized that my father could be many things to many people. On Sundays he was ‘Parson’, solemnly conducting the church service; bellowing out hymns with his strong tenor voice; quietly leading the church in prayer; […]
Friday Morning Messages 