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FMM 3 27 2020 No Time for Platitudes
“A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.” ~ Albert Camus. This week I saw a headline that said that New York women were going to have to give birth alone. It was not as stark as it sounded. It wasn’t that the poor women were going to have to squat […]
FMM 10 19 18 Night Vision
“In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi. My father loved words. Until dementia stole his cognitive sharpness he would read for hours, do obscure crossword puzzles, play Scrabble with my mother. Like some of us on Facebook, he would become annoyed by little […]
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 […]
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