Monthly Archives: January 2023
FMM 1 27 2023 Three days, three mothers
Let us now praise unfamous women, And our mothers that begat us. (Adapted from Ecclesiasticus 44:1). It may sound strange, but I find much to appreciate in a funeral. I have often learned more about the person who died at the celebration of their life, than I knew of them when alive. It so happens that last week I […]
FMM 1 20 2023 Words for Life
“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.” ~ Buddha. Last month I participated in a daily challenge. The challenge was daily, my participation was more sporadic. We were given a prompt to write a poem. One day the prompt […]
FMM 1 13 2023 Weighty Expectations
“Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.” ~ H.L. Mencken This morning I find myself unable to give the energy I need to an original Friday Morning Message. I have been working on a big report at work, and have to acknowledge that I can’t do everything, so this morning I had […]
FMM 1 6 2023 Higher Ground
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.” ~ Albert Einstein. If all things were equal, I would live within sight of mountains. Anyone who knows me, knows this about me. I was born in a city (Manchester, UK) which is not far from the Pennines, a chain of hills that separate […]
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