Author Archives: bethpow06
FMM 8 24 18 New World Order
“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”~ Stephen Hawking. I never forget the first time I heard the saying that the definition of insanity is doing things the same way and expecting to get different results. I was in one of those continuing education classes, trying to get my hours at the last minute […]
FMM 8 17 18 Out for the Count
“Without music, life would be a mistake” ― Friedrich Nietzsche. Fridays used to be mental arithmetic day when I was in primary (elementary) school in Jamaica. It was a special day anyway, a good half of the students had to stay home to help with the chores, so there was space to spread out on the […]
FMM 8 10 18 Shadow Boxing
“Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else’s shoes for a while.” ~ Malorie Blackman. I was not a girlie girl when I was young. I am constantly flummoxed by the way little girls nowadays are in such a rush to grow up. I remember being quite annoyed at receiving […]
FMM 8 3 18 Book of Rules
“It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have”. ~ James A. Baldwin. I know most people love to say that preachers’ and teachers’ kids are the worst. In Jamaica we would say ‘parson pickni a di baddiss!’ But the reality of growing up in […]
FMM 7 27 18 Never Quit!
“He that is down need fear no fall; he that is low, no pride.”~ John Bunyan. I can think of a number of times in my life when I have stood on my high horse, determined to make a stand about something, only to have it backfire in some way. Or times when I have […]
FMM 7 20 18 It’s only Birds
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.”~ Langston Hughes. There are a few songs from my childhood memories that feature birds. In wintertime in England we worried about poor robin-redbreast, who had to keep himself warm, by hiding his head under his wing (poor thing). We […]
FMM 7 13 18 The Damage Done
“In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”~ Unknown. One of the challenges of becoming a nurse is learning the language. First there is the medical terminology – many words are derived from Latin, so if you know any French or Spanish that may be a little helpful. But […]
FMM 7 6 18 I’m Only Human
“The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.”~ George Orwell. The first time I visited Jamaica after an absence of over 14 years, I fell in love all over again. It was not difficult. For a start I was staying up in the verdant hills of St. Andrew, looking up at the […]
FMM 6 29 18 Ducking and Running
“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.”~ Elbert Hubbard. I aborted my exercise class after 45 minutes yesterday. It was the first time I had attempted kickbox cardio in a while and it was kicking my butt! One of the big disadvantages of being a person of the Caucasian persuasion is that it is not […]
FMM 6 22 18 Running in Heels
“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”~ Dalai Lama. I grew up wearing uniforms. From the time I was in elementary school through to the time I became a Nursing Supervisor, I did not need to think what I would wear to school or work. It made life simple, but […]
