Category Global health and disparities
FMM 1 10 20 Traveling Mercies
“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” ~ Lao Tzu. My first time in Key West, over 40 years ago, was a trip of revelation. I was already having a hard time adjusting to the America of Miami: large cars, huge straight roads, flashing neon lights advertising establishments big […]
FMM 1 3 20 Respect and Reciprocity
“Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.” ~ Albert Schweitzer. For my mother, sending cards at Christmas was a serious affair. With her organizational and secretarial skills, the task received the best of her talents. Each year her list would be carefully reviewed. Who […]
FMM 12 27 19 Home Stretch
“You can be still and still moving. Content even in your discontent.” ~ Ram Dass. There was a time when I would unwind after a hectic night shift by sitting at my dining table reading the Miami Herald, cup of coffee at my side, kids on or off my lap. Sundays were particularly special – […]
FMM 12 13 19 Gobsmacked
“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.” ~ Confucius. One of the things about growing up a Preacher’s Kid (PK as they say in the US) is that you are always having to watch what you say. Not just what you say, but how you say it. In […]
FMM 12 6 19 Reggaefication
“Where destruction is the motive, unity is dangerous.” ~ Ravi Zacharias. I may be prejudiced, but there is something special about Jamaica the country and Jamaica the people. When my mother was in the last decade of her life, after she had lost her life partner (married for 66 years, engaged for 3 years before […]
FMM 11 29 19 Something to Smile for
“Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.” ~ Aesop. We are at the time of year when days seem to crash into each other in their hurry to see the end of 2019. In the USA, once we hit Thanksgiving, we may as well give up and start writing 2020 already, it is as if […]
FMM 11 22 19 Acknowledging
“’We, The People’ is more than a statement of purpose. It is an acknowledgement of an obligation to each other.” ~ Charlie Pierce. There are many traditions that have been lost in this technological, smart phone driven era. My family was fortunate to be blessed with many aunts, all of whom were very good about […]
