Category transcendence
FMM 9 24 2021 Fish Tea
“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all.” ~ Emily Dickinson. I realized some time ago, that the secret to living in a land not of your birth, is to be able to eat the food. One way […]
FMM 8 27 2021 No Excuses!
“I attribute my success to this—I never gave or took any excuse” ~ Florence Nightingale. I have to confess that it took me a while to learn to respect Florence Nightingale. I had read the story of the ‘Lady with the lamp’, so I knew something about her, growing up. In nursing school, they didn’t […]
FMM 8 20 2021 In Tension
“Honor thy error as a hidden intention” ~ Brian Eno. It is almost twenty years since the day we saw the twin towers collapse. It was one of those events that most people can honestly say, I remember where I was and what I was doing that day. Of course, for some the memories are […]
FMM 8 6 2021 Twist and Shout
“Stories teach us empathy. They reveal to us ourselves in the skins of others.” ~ Justin Simien. Last week, in the middle of a Zumba session, the music changed from a Latin focus to good old-fashioned rock and roll. Soon we were rocking around the clock and twisting the night away. I remembered that before […]
FMM 7 30 2021 Soul Evolution
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” ~ Khalil Gibran. I was not gifted with much athletic talent. I had heart, I had determination, I had team spirit, but I did not shine or excel in a way that made me a star in sports. My […]
FMM 7 23 2021 Don’t Change a Thing!
“You’re only as young as the last time you changed your mind.” ~ Timothy Leary. My life changed drastically when I was less than eight years old. Not in a bad way, it wasn’t that I had to face tragic loss, or come to terms with a drastic reduction in circumstances. I recognize even as […]
FMM 7 16 2021 Lift the Curse!
“Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.” ~ Orson Welles. Mother-daughter relationships are tricky. I am not one of those who can say my mother was my best friend. Perhaps it’s a generational thing, but it never occurred to me to ‘tell my mother everything’. As a matter of fact, I […]
FMM 6 25 2021 That’s Insane!
“Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” ~ Allen Ginsberg. When I was growing up in Chapelton, Jamaica, there was a man from the area who was considered mad. It was fairly obvious, as he could be seen from time to time hitting his head against light poles. Of course, since we couldn’t understand […]
FMM 6 18 2021
“The whole art of teaching is only the art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards.” ~ Anatole France. We all know at least one child that seems to ask a thousand questions a day. One of mine was peppering me with questions as I got ready […]
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