Monthly Archives: February 2024
FMM 2 23 2024 Act Three
“I see retirement as just another of these reinventions, another chance to do new things and be a new version of myself.” ~ Walt Mossberg. My father retired from full-time employment at the age of almost 66. At the time he was in fairly good health (although he had suffered a heart attack over a […]
FMM 2 16 2024 Legacy
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” ~ Aldous Huxley. February, although the shortest month, carries the weight of history. In the US it is the month assigned to commemorate ‘Black History’, a term (like the country) which unfortunately continues to judge people by the color of their skin. February […]
FMM 2 9 2024 Larger than Life
“Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them.” ~ George Eliot. I don’t know how old I was when I went to my first funeral. I know that it was not a requirement, even though my father was the minister of the church. But I was probably a teenager and a […]
FMM 2 2 2024 Community Health
‘Lean on me, when you’re not strong, and I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on…For it won’t be long, ‘til I’m gonna need somebody to lean on.’ ~ Bill Withers. My professional introduction to mental health began in nursing school. I was assigned to an inpatient facility which was housed in a beautiful […]
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