“We are stardust, we are golden, we are billion year old carbon” ~ Joni Mitchell. When I first decided I wanted to write I bought a subscription to a magazine called Writer’s Digest. There were many helpful articles such as how to get published, how to jumpstart ideas, and other tips and suggestions. I had […]
“It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.” ~ Saint Augustine. Seventy-seven years ago today, a man in his early thirties made a promise that has been repeated over and over again since that Sunday in Salem Congregational Church: “Tomorrow, by God’s grace, I will light a […]
“You’re imperfect, and you’re wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.” ~ Brene Brown. I have always admired poetry. If I were a poet I would choose my words with care, then slice and dice and splice lines together so clean and pretty it would take your breath away. Those words […]
“Distance not only gives nostalgia, but perspective, and maybe objectivity.” ~ Robert Morgan. I have nothing but fond memories of my days as a student nurse. In the traditional way, student nurses spent most of their time on the wards, having a work schedule just like any other employee. In fact, before I had been […]
“For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.” ~ Khalil Gibran. The joy of being a story-teller is that first you must collect the stories. Which means at the very least having willing ears and an open mind. Many of us don’t have the patience to hear a […]
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson. The old is new again. On my recent trip to the UK we rode from Bolton, a town nestled in the foothills of the Lancashire Pennines, in to the city center of Manchester. Rather than driving […]
“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.” ~ Charles Dickens. It has been a memorable week, and a week of memories. We spent one day sauntering (sauntering at brisk pace though, it was quite chilly) through the city center of Manchester, the city I was born in (but […]
“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” ~ Matsuo Basho. They say we form memories best by associating things with something else. There are times when a long forgotten scene appears clearly in your mind, along with the associated smells and emotions, triggered by who knows what. You may go to […]
“Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of its time.” ~ Karl Marx. I was taught how to be a Jamaican housewife by my Jamaican husband. It was a bone of contention for quite a while. For some reason it seemed implausible to him that I […]
“To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.” ~ Oscar Wilde. Nothing beats our memories of childhood Christmases. One of the best parts of the tradition is the watching and the waiting. The anticipation begins to build from the sighting of the first Christmas lights, the sound of the first carols on the radio. […]
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