Author Archives: bethpow06
FMM 2 10 17 Cations for Change
“Every day brings new choices.”~ Martha Beck. My mother had a special personality. She could be quite harsh, but often didn’t realize how that came across. She was, in fact, a contrarian, not trying to be like others, she never made an effort to fit in. But she had a sense of humor, and could […]
FMM 2 3 17 Fine Print
“The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.”~Albert Schweitzer. My father-in-law was a simple man. His wife died and left him with four young kids, and he raised them in the old-fashioned Jamaican way, sure that firm discipline and education were essential to a good upbringing. […]
FMM 1 27 17 Selah
“Every time I hear the sound, the sound, the sound…” ~Mutabaruka. I grew up surrounded by music, music of every description. There were hymns and choir practice of course. My father was a singer (the Welsh are famous for their Male Voice Choirs), and long road trips were often accompanied by family sing-a-longs. Included in […]
FMM 1 13 17 Return of the Prodigal
“Half the story has never been told…” ~ Robert Nesta Marley. Superstitions are funny things. For whatever reason, human beings hold on to unreasonable beliefs, even after science refutes them. Whenever my mother spilled salt, she would always pick up a pinch and throw it over her left shoulder. I am not sure what that […]
FMM 12 30 16 I am no Martha
“For when the One Great Scorer comes To mark against your name, He writes – not that you won or lost – But how you played the Game.”~Grantland Rice. I grew up the youngest of five children, until we adopted an older sister, so then we were six. And there were always miscellaneous others in […]
FMM 23 16 Meditation on the Moon
“There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.”~George Carlin. I have no definitive memory of when I saw my first full moon. Spending my first seven years mostly in a city was one factor. Even when we went on vacation to the less light polluted seaside, I have no recollection of […]
FMM 12 16 16 From Fairy Princess to Feminist
“A woman is like a tea bag, you can’t tell how strong she is till you put her in hot water.”~Eleanor Roosevelt. As a child, I hated the color pink. I don’t know how early this started, but I detested it. There was a saying: ‘Pink to make the boys wink’. I detested that too, […]
FMM 12 9 16 Reflections
“Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing, but of reflection.”~Winston Churchill. December has always been my favorite month of the year. Not only because of Christmas, but because it is my birth month. So of course I am prejudiced. Even though I have lived in warm zones for most of my life, I always […]
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