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FMM 7 11 2025 Body Language Included
“Books and all forms of writing have always been objects of terror to those who seek to suppress the truth.” ~ Wole Soyinka. There is something in the light of a Jamaican pre-dawn. For those who leave a country and live away from it for many years (at this point, many decades), there are things […]
FMM 2 28 2025 Happy place, Sad reason
“In every community, there is work to be done. In every nation, there are wounds to heal. In every heart, there is the power to do it.” ~ Marianne Williamson. I first learned about hurricanes when I was almost eight years old and traveling to Jamaica on the S.S. Ascania with my family and a […]
6 21 2024 In the Garden
“And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.” ~ Khalil Gibran. In the midst of my current whirlwind schedule, I am having a hard time knowing where I am. It only lasts a moment or two on waking up, as I try […]
FMM 5 3 2024 Our Cruise Ship Earth
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” ~ Desmond Tutu. This week has been a week of sudden memories, sparked by forgotten sensations. It reminded me that with childbirth and the sight of a newborn child, memories of the prior child are recalled clear and fresh, even […]
FMM 4 5 2024 Peaceful, Easy Feeling
“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.” ~ John Muir. I have often written of my family’s tradition of going camping in the summer. This was the cheapest way to get away from the city during the long summer holidays (or vacation, as they say in the US). My parents […]
FMM 1 19 2024 Don’t throw it all away!
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ~ Mary Oliver. It has been said that travel broadens the mind. The thing about cliches is that they are often true, but repetition has rendered them trite. On my recent visit to Jamaica I was reminded that when […]
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