Category Global health and disparities
FMM 5 8 15 Modeling
“Hope is like the sun, which, as we journey toward it, casts the shadow of our burden behind us.” ~Samuel Smiles. It has been an interesting couple of weeks. During National Nurse’s Week I have been privileged to observe nurses at work from a different perspective, while visiting a brave family member in the hospital. […]
FMM 5 1 15 May Day!
“Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.” ~ Rollo May. I love words. I encountered a new one the other day, ‘sonder’, which is a noun representing the realization that random people live a life just as complex and vivid as our own. Most of the time we are so […]
FMM 4 24 15 Heart and Science
“Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion”~ Buddha. I have always loved the science of anatomy and physiology. When I was in my teens, my sister gave me an illustrated textbook which sparked my imagination. It is difficult to imagine what is going on beneath our skin, the constant […]
FMM 4 10 15 And a Book of Rules
“The opportunity for brotherhood presents itself every time you meet a human being.” ~Jane Wyman Last year I learned an interesting fact about the culture of the people of the Dominican Republic. We were having a ‘culture’ day in class, a day when I invite the students to bring an item that symbolizes their culture. […]
FMM 2 13 15 Casting the first stone
“There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.” ~Leonard Cohen This week we learned that Brian Williams, trusted news anchor, is human. He apparently suffered from a tendency to embellish a story. This is a characteristic of all good story tellers, but not one that is helpful in a person who is supposed to […]
FMM 2 6 15 To be a Pilgrim
“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” ~ John Bunyan On Monday I traveled upon a bouncing bus, retracing steps down the years to the town and school of my youth. I was in the company of like-minded people, sisters and brothers though different mothers, […]
FMM 1 30 15 The Writer in Me
“Let the world burn through you. Throw the prism light, white hot, on paper”~Ray Bradbury. The other day I heard Oprah say something that clicked. For those who don’t know, Oprah did not have the picture perfect upbringing surrounded by a loving supportive family. Her childhood included molestation and rape, and a teenage pregnancy. […]
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 […]
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