Category transcendence
FMM Life’s Great Ironies
“Every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons, and quite often the bad books have more to teach than the good ones.” ~Stephen King I had an ‘a-ha’ moment while ironing the other day. It is not like I spend a great deal of time ironing – it is a chore that […]
FMM 2 26 16 Storm Chasers
“We are on a very rich emotional and physical journey on this planet”~Melody Beattie. Mother Nature has one hell of a temper. There is something very primal about a thunderstorm. Those dark grey menacing clouds, the shocking flashes of lightning, the thunderous rumblings. When the trees limbs start to do the nae-nae (watch me […]
FMM 2 12 16 Upcycling
“We should give meaning to life, not wait for life to give us meaning ”~Stacy. Once, driving through the beautiful Blue Mountains in Jamaica, we came upon a bus load of cyclists perched at the top of the steep climb on the north side of the range. They were assembled with the intention of riding […]
FMM 2 5 16 Roots and Culture
“The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell” ~Zora Neale Hurston. Jamaica is a land of contradictions. It is however a special place, with unexpected beauty, and a people of unsurpassed talent. You may only get a glimpse of this if you stay securely inside an all-inclusive […]
FMM 1 29 16 Just Suppose
“People say I’ve had a difficult time in life, I think I’ve had an exciting time in life”~Iyanla Vanzant. When my kids were young I attended a conference on educating our children. One way to stimulate your child’s creativity is to suggest a scenario: Suppose you had a space shuttle in your back yard […]
FMM 1 22 16 Love Streaming
“Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”~Hebrews, 11:1. Story telling comes naturally to the human race. It is how we make sense of the world, of our lives, of relationships. Even little children can spin a yarn as they tell you about a bee in the closet, or […]
FMM 1 15 16 Each Perfect Moment
“Rage, rage, against the dying of the light” ~ Dylan Thomas In one of life’s perfect ironies, at a time when I am awash in a sea of emotions, I am also full of a cold. Not surprising that my body should find a way to remind me to slow down, take better care of […]
FMM 12 18 15 In Praise of Life
“Though lovers be lost love shall not, And death shall have no dominion.”~Dylan Thomas. Death is a funny thing. It sharpens the senses like a shower of rain clears the air. Memories once distant come close. As a drop of dew on a leaf brings the colors and veins into acute focus, it can […]
FMM 10 23 15 Learning from failure
“Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear, I rise…” ~Maya Angelou Nursing school is hard. It’s supposed to be. The amount of information you need to obtain; the skills that you must develop; the understanding of the human body in sickness and in health that you have to grasp; it is not for the faint-hearted. Then […]
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