Category transcendence
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 […]
FMM 9 25 16 Changing Perspective
http://www.amazon.com/Friday-Morning-Messages-Inspiration-Volume/dp/151716673X FMM 9 25 15 Changing Perspective “Most activism is brought about by us ordinary people.” ~Patricia Hill Collins Last night I heard ‘Her Story’, about a woman whose name I had never heard before: Dorothy Day. Of course I immediately thought of Doris Day, but this was a woman of a totally different order. […]
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