Category Food and health
FMM 2 20 15 Bumping into Ego
“I never learned anything while I was talking”~Larry King. I had been a nurse for almost 30 years when I finally decided to go back to school. There were many reasons or probably excuses for this, but one of the biggest was my own ego. What could they probably teach me about nursing? I played […]
FMM 1 16 15 What’s your Excuse?
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” ~ Marianne Williamson As a child I was raised with the expectation that no matter what, I would always do my best. That gave me a work ethic that demanded that any job I was […]
FMM 1 9 15 Left Luggage
FMM 1 9 15 Left Luggage “Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.” ~ Guy Finley. Jamaicans have a phrase, ‘two long hand’ which they use to describe a person who presents themselves with nothing to offer. Imagine you invite a guest over for a meal and they arrive […]
FMM 12 19 14 No assembly required
“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” ~ Dale Evans For mothers of small children, Christmas can be a challenging time. To read the words ‘batteries not included’ as a present is being opened on Christmas morning sends a tingle of panic as you realize […]
FMM 12 5 14 Where Healing Begins
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” ~Mahatma Gandhi. It is troubling to live in a world where injustice appears to be the norm. Where bad news is distressing but not surprising; where people of color (especially the males) have to think defensively and act as if anything they […]
FMM 11 28 14 With a Song in your Heart
“What day is it?” “It’s today,” squeaked Piglet. “My favorite day,” said Pooh.” ~ A.A. Milne. I had space in my day yesterday to discover the beauty of Dania Beach, and be grateful. I could hear reggae music playing, not only in my mind (Beres singing “But I’m giving thanks”) but also from the beachside […]
FMM 11 14 14 Strange Magic
“There’s a natural mystic blowing through the air”~Robert Nesta Marley. For a long time I resented the author Terry McMillan (of Stella fame). Her semi-autobiographical novel set in Jamaica came out not long after my first trip to my adopted home after fourteen years of exile. I felt quite strongly that somehow the seed […]
FMM 10 3 14 Tunnel Vision
“Still a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.”~Paul Simon I had a stark reminder recently of the importance of paying attention. Twice. I pulled up at the light in the early morning twilight. Before making a right turn on a red light, I carefully checked out the oncoming traffic to […]
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 […]
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