Tag Archives: health
FMM 6 25 2021 That’s Insane!
“Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” ~ Allen Ginsberg. When I was growing up in Chapelton, Jamaica, there was a man from the area who was considered mad. It was fairly obvious, as he could be seen from time to time hitting his head against light poles. Of course, since we couldn’t understand […]
FMM 1 22 2021 Health and Healing
“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” ~ John Muir. One of the features of my childhood was cuts and scrapes. I suppose they are a feature for any child who is allowed to explore and climb, […]
FMM 5 31 19 Set a Better Example (upcycled)
“Lively up yourself” Bob Marley Is there anything as unattractive as a slouch? Someone who walks with no energy, arms folded or hands in pockets, looking as if they would rather be anywhere than where they are? It has always made me crazy to see people who approach their job in this fashion – it […]
FMM 3 16 18 Blinded by the Light
“If every day is an awakening, you will never grow old. You will just keep growing.”~ Gail Sheehy. I remember the simple joy of owning a flashlight. Being English by birth, I first knew it as a ‘torch’, but once we moved to Jamaica we soon adapted to the more American name. It was small […]
FMM 2 2 18 Good for You
“The right to protect the health and well-being of every person, of those we love, is a basic human right.”~ Elizabeth Holmes. Country children in Jamaica (I don’t know if it happened in ‘Town’ – Kingston also) were subject to a particular tradition. At the end of every summer vacation, in order to be ready […]
FMM 11 17 17 Push me Pull you
“The countenance of one man brighten up another; iron sharpen iron.”~ Joseph Hill. One of the problems with parenting is that you are mostly making it up as you go along. Children don’t come with a handbook. The way you were raised may influence you, but the world, the times and the social mores can […]
FMM Canary in the Coal Mine
“Ring the alarm, another sound is dying (woh-oh, hey!)”~Tenor Saw. I don’t remember birds making a particular impact on me in childhood. Although I remember quite clearly a couple of songs from those days. One was about a robin in winter (poor thing), another about the exotic Australian kookaburra sitting in the old gum tree […]
FMM 4 8 16 Breathtaking
“The poet doesn’t invent. He listens.” ~ Jean Cocteau. April is National Poetry Month. I heard a challenge on the radio, to create a poem based on the numbers in your zip code. Each line should contain the same number of words as the numbers in your zip code. Ever since I heard this challenge […]
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 […]
Friday Morning Messages 