Category transcendence
FMM 2 14 20 Sing me a Song
“My music had roots which I’d dug up from my own childhood, musical roots buried in the darkest soil.” ~ Ray Charles. The road trips of my early childhood included many a song. My family had a repertoire of songs which distracted and entertained on the long journey which would take us from the city […]
FMM 2 7 2020 An Age-old dilemma
“None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.” ~ Henry David Thoreau. My father Pearce was a picky eater. I don’t know when it began, but definitely by the time I was a teen I was aware of it. In restaurants he would stick to what he knew. The most adventurous he would […]
FMM 1 31 2020 Color your Perspective
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” ~ Elie Wiesel. This is my story, condensed, abridged, minimized, retold. Picture an almost eight-year-old white girl (blonde hair, blue eyes) transplanted from grey rainy Manchester along with her entire family and […]
FMM 1 24 20 Shift to Self
“The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness.” ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn. I have a very clear memory from my childhood of an episode of pain. I had a severe ache in my leg, in the shin area, which earned me confinement to bed, and the tender ministrations […]
FMM 1 17 20 Down to Zero
“I’m like a recovering perfectionist. For me it’s one day at a time.” ~ Brene Brown. When one of my kids was in kindergarten or first grade, he got super frustrated doing his homework. It appeared to be something simple – he was to draw a picture of a dinosaur. But he was in tears, […]
FMM 1 10 20 Traveling Mercies
“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.” ~ Lao Tzu. My first time in Key West, over 40 years ago, was a trip of revelation. I was already having a hard time adjusting to the America of Miami: large cars, huge straight roads, flashing neon lights advertising establishments big […]
FMM 1 3 20 Respect and Reciprocity
“Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.” ~ Albert Schweitzer. For my mother, sending cards at Christmas was a serious affair. With her organizational and secretarial skills, the task received the best of her talents. Each year her list would be carefully reviewed. Who […]
FMM 12 27 19 Home Stretch
“You can be still and still moving. Content even in your discontent.” ~ Ram Dass. There was a time when I would unwind after a hectic night shift by sitting at my dining table reading the Miami Herald, cup of coffee at my side, kids on or off my lap. Sundays were particularly special – […]
FMM 12 20 19 Stop the Buck!
“Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson. My father-in-law used to say: “Every liar is a thief and every thief is a liar.” And he mistrusted both. He could well have been the originator of the Maya Angelou quote: “When someone shows you who they are, […]
FMM 12 13 19 Gobsmacked
“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.” ~ Confucius. One of the things about growing up a Preacher’s Kid (PK as they say in the US) is that you are always having to watch what you say. Not just what you say, but how you say it. In […]
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