Tag Archives: challenges
FMM 4 15 16 One Spark
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.”~Aristotle Onassis. I once met a young woman who was too perky. No matter the time of day, or the circumstances she was upbeat and chipper for no reason. So annoying! It wasn’t until I got to know her better that I […]
FMM 1 24 14 Nothing but Blue Sky
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” ~ Victor Hugo. On one of my flights into Manchester, I don’t recall how many years ago, I had a surprising discovery. It was a clear, cloudless morning, the sun rising from a rose tinged horizon, the sky a beautiful shade of dark blue. As […]
FMM 5 31 13 Challenge your Assumptions
“…I am not what you supposed, but far different…” ~ Walt Whitman I was quite surprised when I learned that the poet Walt Whitman was a nurse. During the Civil War he bandaged the wounded and held the hands of the dying. It was a time when it was deemed to be inappropriate for women […]
Friday Morning Messages 