Category Global health and disparities
FMM 10 10 14 Clanging Cymbals
“Ring the alarm, another sound is dying…” ~ Tenor Saw There is a delicate balance that needs to be struck between informing the public and inciting panic. We are seeing this played out in the media as they ramp up the rhetoric about Ebola. To the outside world the US must appear to be extremely […]
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 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 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 […]
FMM 5 16 14 Accepting the Inevitable
“You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” ~ Pablo Neruda Have you ever noticed that we are a society obsessed by outward appearances? Some fight the aging process with creams, cosmetics and even the knife, willing to endure pain and suffering in order to ‘appear’ younger than their actual age. […]
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