Monthly Archives: December 2024
FMM 12 27 24 Free Spirits
“Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!” ~ Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Early in my marriage a pattern was set, one which assigned me to the role of mediator, the one who kept her tongue to keep the peace. It was almost a role of subservience, which is one I disapprove […]
FMM 12 20 2024 What is your Why?
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose own way.” ~ Viktor E. Frankl. Around 40 years ago, my first child graduated from kindergarten. I remember being very emotional, the sight of her so serious, […]
FMM 12 13 2024 Expanded Consciousness
“He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.”~ Thomas Carlyle. It is a funny thing about vacations. I well remember what we called our ‘summer holidays’ when I was young. We were out of school from July to September, and the weeks stretched out ahead of us as if they […]
FMM 12 6 2024 Unbothered and Drinking a Mocha
“Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that.” ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn. As I approach the end of my first year of retirement, I have to give thanks for a full and fulfilling twelve months. I […]
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