Tag Archives: family
FMM 12 21 18 The long way home
“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 […]
FMM 1 15 16 Each Perfect Moment
“Rage, rage, against the dying of the light” ~ Dylan Thomas In one of life’s perfect ironies, at a time when I am awash in a sea of emotions, I am also full of a cold. Not surprising that my body should find a way to remind me to slow down, take better care of […]
FMM 12 25 15 YDHTBP
“You can’t always get what you want…. but you just might find, you get what you need”~ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. My mother invented text speak. Way before there were mobile phones she used innovation and efficiency to create her own set of shorthand terms, ways to get more words into a small space. […]
FMM 12 18 15 In Praise of Life
“Though lovers be lost love shall not, And death shall have no dominion.”~Dylan Thomas. Death is a funny thing. It sharpens the senses like a shower of rain clears the air. Memories once distant come close. As a drop of dew on a leaf brings the colors and veins into acute focus, it can […]
FMM 12 11 15 Balancing Act
“Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony”~ Thomas Merton. In case you didn’t know, with or without your help, your body always strives for balance. There is even a word for it: homeostasis. It is the drive to keep things in check, to correct what life, illness, and […]
FMM 1 2 15 A New Attitude!
“And there is no new thing under the sun” ~Ecclesiastes 1:9 I woke up this morning to the sound of a rooster crowing. This is unusual since I am currently in Bolton, a town on the outskirts of Manchester, England. As I enjoy my annual trip to the land of my ancestors, I am struck […]
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 […]
12 27 13 We walk this path together
“In every conceivable way, family is link to the past, and bridge to the future” – Alex Haley. First – a disclaimer: I am struggling to write this morning on my new device (I suppose you could call it an early Christmas gift), an i-pad. And though it is wonderful for addictions such as facebook, […]
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