Category Inspirational
FMM 10 26 12; Turn your light on
I had an interesting dream the other night, it was one that made me look for the meaning behind the image. I was driving at night on a Jamaican road, and realized the headlights weren’t working. Somehow I made it to my destination with no problem. If you know Jamaican roads you will know that driving in […]
FMM 10 19 12 Nurturing vs Enabling
It is not easy raising African American males in the USA. Parenting is tough, period. For many single parents, there are hard choices to make, and it is often only in hindsight that we see our mistakes. Assisting our bright young children to stay focused and motivated in a world where the messages may conflict […]
FMM 10 12 12 The Moment is Now
“You see, the past is past, and the future is yet to come. That means the future is in your hands, the future entirely depends on the present. That realization gives you a great responsibility.” The Dalai Lama. How much attention do we pay to the present moment? While driving to work we are thinking […]
Friday Morning Message 9/28/12 Perspectives and Priorities
Friday Morning Message 9/28/12 Perspectives and Priorities.
FMM 9/21/12 Success
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.” Bill Cosby How do we ensure that the next generation will succeed? What are the tools they need, and how do we define success? Last weekend I listened to a program on NPR that spoke about the factors […]
FMM 9/14/12: Karma
“Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.” Ecclesiastes 1:11 Many years ago I was a part of an entertaining skit put on for our classmates in Beulah Primary School. I do not recall whose idea it was, it may have been an end of term program. But […]
FMM 9/7/12 “The greatest of these is Love”
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. […]
FMM: Quality over Quantity
“Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” ― Henry Ford What is it that drives people to do their best? The world today seems to be spinning faster and faster. We pack more activities into every day. Yet there are some people who never take short cuts, who hear the voices in […]
FMM 8/24/12 Goal Setting
Friday Morning Message Goal Setting “He who deliberates firstly when taking a step, will stand forever with one leg in the air” Chinese Proverb. Recently I interviewed a prospective nursing student who said something that impressed me. She is a fairly recent immigrant from Haiti, and she described how she set herself goals: first to […]
FMM 8 17 12 Means and Ends
“He who chooses the beginning of a road chooses the place it leads to. It is the means that determine the end” Albert Einstein. Good Friday Morning! With no more Olympics to try to watch we are now being tortured by what passes for politics in the 21st century. No matter which side you support, […]
