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FMM 8 1 14 We are One

August 1, 2014 · by · in Food and health, Global health and disparities, Inspirational · 3 Comments

“One day there will be no borders, no boundaries, no flags and no countries and the only passport will be the heart” ~ Carlos Santana I come from a line of nomads.  People who left their ancestral lands in search of opportunities, vocations, a living, a dream.  My grandmother was born in Patagonia (Argentina), a cruel landscape […]

FMM 7 25 14 Finding your Purpose.

July 25, 2014 · by · in Uncategorized · 2 Comments

“Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.” ~ Viktor E. Frankl  It has been almost 40 years since my Uncle Glyn died.  I am now about the age he was then.  My uncle dream me the other night (= I had a dream about him).  And so I […]

FMM Take Me Home.

July 18, 2014 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational · 3 Comments

“If we must die, O let us nobly die, so that our precious blood may not be shed in vain;”~ Claude McKay.  We do not like to talk about death, neither our own nor of those close to us.  It is as if we will jinx ourselves, somehow the grim reaper will be reminded of […]

FMM 7 11 14 Disconnect

July 11, 2014 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational · 2 Comments

“They say the world is spinning around; I say the world is upside down.” ~ Jimmy Cliff.   There are times when the world just does not make sense.  Last week one of my students explained that she was late because of traffic.  On the main street in front of the college, traffic had been […]

FMM 6 27 14 S T R E T C H!

June 27, 2014 · by · in Food and health, Inspirational · 2 Comments

S t r e t c h “A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” ~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.  I recently decided to join a group of friends on facebook who are committed to being healthy.  Team Be Fit Don’t Quit post photos of their workouts, […]

FMM 6 20 14 Simply the Best!

June 20, 2014 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational · 2 Comments

“To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.” ~ Steve Prefontaine   I remember being told as a child that all that was expected of me was that I do my best.  I iwasn’t supposed to come first in class, to be better than anyone else, to win prizes or outscore […]

FMM 6 13 14 Wake Up!

June 13, 2014 · by · in Uncategorized · 1 Comment

“Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness” ~James Thurber How often have you said “I didn’t realize…”  We usually have to say it in apology, when we neglected to pay attention to the world around us, or the pain someone else is going through.  When we meet […]

FMM 6 6 16 Be Still my Monkey Mind

June 6, 2014 · by · in Food and health, Global health and disparities, Inspirational · 2 Comments

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ~ W. B. Yeats  What do you tell yourself that is making you sick?  Have you ever observed the power of suggestion?  Our minds are programed to respond to the information it receives, whether the information is factual or based […]

FMM 5 30 14 Rise up This Morning

May 30, 2014 · by · in Inspirational · 2 Comments

“But still like dust, I’ll rise” ~ Maya Angelou.   What a legacy!  What imagery; such vivid use of metaphor.  Lines that sing, phrases that sway, Maya Angelou’s words have inspired countless women, girls, men, human beings all over the world for over fifty years.  And they will continue to live on in books, on […]

FMM 5 23 14 Fearless Optimism

May 23, 2014 · by · in Inspirational · 3 Comments

“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.” ~Marcus Aurelius.  How many times have you been paralyzed by your own self-doubts?  You put off trying something new, looking for a new job, beginning a challenging task because you don’t believe in your own ability to do […]

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