Author Archives: bethpow06
FMM 8 15 14 ‘Someone to watch over me’
“Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.” ~ H.L. Mencken Last year I finally bought myself a Prius. I knew I would be driving a lot this year (already gone over 10,000 miles) so I was motivated to conserve. I chose a color that makes me smile. They call it […]
FMM 8 8 14 The Joy of Parenthood
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” ~Frederick Douglass I often joke that it is easy to blame your parents for everything that you think is wrong with you, until you have children of your own. Then, all of a sudden, you realize that it is not that easy being a […]
FMM 8 1 14 We are One
“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 11 14 Disconnect
“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 20 14 Simply the Best!
“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!
“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
“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 […]
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