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FMM 12 13 2024 Expanded Consciousness
“He who has health, has hope; and he who has hope, has everything.”~ Thomas Carlyle. It is a funny thing about vacations. I well remember what we called our ‘summer holidays’ when I was young. We were out of school from July to September, and the weeks stretched out ahead of us as if they […]
FMM 12 6 2024 Unbothered and Drinking a Mocha
“Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that.” ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn. As I approach the end of my first year of retirement, I have to give thanks for a full and fulfilling twelve months. I […]
FMM 10 4 2024 If we Should Live up in the Hills
‘Oh, sinnerman, where you gonna run to?Sinnerman where you gonna run to?Where you gonna run to?All on that day.’ ~ Nina Simone. I was spoilt by growing up in a land of lyrical beauty. When Columbus reported back to Queen Isabella of Spain, about the lands he had ‘discovered’, he is said to have described […]
FMM 12 26 14 Old Memories, New Growth
FMM 12 26 14 Old Memories, New Growth “Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” ~Napoleon Hill. I went for a Christmas Day walk in Wales yesterday and thought about pain. The walk begins with a steep climb (for those who know Chapelton, Jamaica, think of Salem Hill going on for a […]
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