Category Inspirational
FMM 10 9 2026 A thing with Feathers
“Where there is no vision, there is no hope.” ~ George Washington Carver. Ever since I was young, I have had a tendency to ‘overthink’ things. Before any upcoming event, or before going to a new place, my mind will begin to imagine the event, more than anticipation, it is almost a way to plan […]
FMM 9 25 2026 Rebel Music
“What is a rebel? A man who says no: but whose refusal does not imply a renunciation.” ~ Albert Camus. I recently received a history lesson in a most entertaining way. I attended a performance of the musical ‘Bedward’ with only a slight knowledge of the character it portrayed, a true story of a man […]
FMM 9 18 2026 In a Different Light
“I have a notion that if you are going to be spiritually curious, you better not get cluttered up with too many material things.” ~ Mary Oliver. There are some memories that never leave. Although I learned that each time you remember something, you are actually remembering the memory, not the original event. So that, […]
FMM 9 11 2026 Come September
“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” ~ Mother Teresa. I suppose for most of us over 30, it is not difficult to remember where you were 25 years ago today. I was at home, having been off the night before, watching my usual morning […]
FMM 9 4 2026 My Harshest Critic
“If you live for the compliments, you’ll die by the criticism.” ~Charlamagne tha God. I have often said that my mother was a perfectionist. Of course, in her profession (a high school teacher of shorthand and typing), accuracy was a necessary asset. She would often preach that although speed was also desirable, without accuracy it […]
FMM 8 28 2026 Diamonds in her Soul
“She didn’t see any ‘them’, she only saw ‘us’” ~ Ken Burns. I have never been a big Country and Western fan. In fact, it was not a genre I knew anything about when I was growing up. Living in Jamaica my diet was mostly the local sound (from ska through rock steady to the […]
FMM 8 21 2026 Oh What a Tangled Web
“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” ~ Mary Oliver. The other day I read something that immediately clicked. The piece spoke about people who have no opinions for themselves, but merely repeat what they hear other people say. I recognized that, since, as a teenager, I waited until I heard my […]
FMM 8 14 2026 Big up Yourself!
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” ~ Anonymous. My father always treasured the stories of the so-called ‘little people’ – the kind you never read about in the newspapers (back then, of course, before the explosion of social media). As a minister he must have […]
FMM 8 7 2026 Get it Together!
“We want a world where life is preserved, and the quality of life is enriched for everybody, not only for the privileged.” ~ Isabel Allende. One of the privileges of being a nurse (or anyone in the health field) is that you are confronted daily with the reality, the fragility of life. I hadn’t had […]
