Category Inspirational
FMM 12 8 17 Synergy
“And death shall have no dominion”~Dylan Thomas. One of the beauties of being transplanted from one culture to another at an early age (as I was) is that you learn very early to walk the line between two worlds. And it doesn’t seem strange. Children who learn to speak one language in the home, and […]
FMM 12 1 17 Choices
“Not what we have, but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.” ~Epicurus. In the 1980’s, Jamaica went through some challenging times. The Prime Minister (Michael Manley, a self-declared Socialist) had aligned himself too closely to Cuba’s Fidel for the US to be comfortable, and actions were taken to squeeze the country. The IMF and the […]
FMM 11 24 17 Don’t get it Twisted
“When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.”~Dalai Lama. Things were different when I was growing up. I see how easily I have moved into the ‘older generation’ category, reminiscing about how things used to be. But I remember the first time I wore long pants in the dead of winter […]
FMM 11 17 17 Push me Pull you
“The countenance of one man brighten up another; iron sharpen iron.”~ Joseph Hill. One of the problems with parenting is that you are mostly making it up as you go along. Children don’t come with a handbook. The way you were raised may influence you, but the world, the times and the social mores can […]
FMM 11 10 17 Blind Spots
“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” ~ Aldous Huxley. My brother was the only boy in our family, he was born after three girls. I was told that my purpose in life (I came after him) was to prevent him from being […]
FMM 11 3 17 Perfect Harmony
“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.” ~Thomas Merton. My father loved music. He also loved to sing. And he sang in a beautiful tenor voice, although he could provide a little bass if necessary. Many people share at least two out of those three qualities! He grew […]
FMM 10 27 17 Points of Light
“People find meaning and redemption in the most unusual human connections.”~ Khaled Hosseini. Language is a tricky thing. Even when you think you speak the same language, words may have very different interpretations. People from the English-speaking world have to learn to avoid saying ‘football’ when in America. If you live in the US, although […]
FMM 10 20 17 Exceeding Expectations
“Put your heart, mind and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.” ~ Swami Sivananda. I always wanted to be a nurse. I had two dress-up outfits as a child. One was a cowgirl outfit. It came with the sheriff’s badge, a waistcoat, skirt and holster with gun. Oh yes, […]
FMM 10 13 17 The Allure of Alliteration
“I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.”~ Edgar Allan Poe. As children we were taught the art of remembering by a number of tricks. Even without big theories of pedagogy, the old time teachers knew that if you presented information in rhyme or in song, it laid […]
FMM 10 6 17 Comfortably numb.
“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.” ~ John Donne. Some people are born story tellers. They may be telling you their shopping list but somehow they weave tension, drama and humor into the reciting of the mundane. There are those who you love to hear […]
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