Tag Archives: Cortisol

FMM 5 16 2025 ‘Don’t Stress Me!’

“Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.” ~ Leo Buscaglia.  I migrated to the US in 1978, fresh out of nursing school in the UK (land of my birth), after growing up in Jamaica (land of my rebirth).  My boyfriend had moved to Miami, and that was enough […]

FMM 8 18 2023 Change the Narrative

“Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn.” ~Thomas Gray. My father was a man that many confided in.  Whether it was because of his profession (a minister and teacher) or personality, he had a ready ear, and gentle words of advice.  Of course, as his kids, we may have heard words that were […]

FMM 7 7 17 Soul Ajar

“The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.” ~ Emily Dickinson. My mother once got prayed against.  In an open church.  By Deacon Morris.  I have noticed that I tend to write more stories of my mother than my father.  But perhaps it is because if you know my father, you are […]

FMM 6 10 17 Fret not, nor fear

“In a time of destruction, create something.”~Maxine Hong Kingston. I have never been fond of scary movies.  I prefer to escape into a light comedy, to be amused for a while.  I remember accompanying a friend to watch a couple of movies that were outside of my comfort zone (Jaws, and Carrie).  For her punishment […]