Monthly Archives: August 2022

FMM 8 26 2022 The Power of Grace Upcycled

August 26, 2022 · by · in Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inner harmony of the soul ”~William Hazlitt. One of my mother’s four older sisters was called Grace.  She was named for their mother, my grandmother.  My Auntie Grace was a character, with a wicked sense of humor and a ready laugh.  She died when I […]

FMM 8 19 2022 Wild in the Country

August 19, 2022 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“Good writing is like a windowpane.” ~ George Orwell. I must confess, when I was young I had a crush on Elvis.  Pinned with a thumbtack next to my bed was a postcard with his headshot in black and white.  This was before those four guys with the insect name (Earwig? Beetle?) started twisting and […]

FMM 8 12 2022 This Land is Whose Land?

August 12, 2022 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” ~ Albert Camus. I don’t know when it was that I first began to truly appreciate nature.  I remember the night that my father woke up my brother and I to […]

FMM 8 5 2022 Poppy Show

August 5, 2022 · by · in Food and health, 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. The first time I worked as a professional model, I must have been no more than two years old.  OK, to be honest, I wasn’t paid for my stint.  […]