Tag Archives: injustice
FMM 6 14 19 Sing out Loud!
“As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.” ~ Nelson Mandela. There is nothing like waking up before dawn in the cool hills of Jamaica; there is peace and quiet before the roosters start to crow, and the dogs start their chorus. Once the daylight […]
FMM 8 3 18 Book of Rules
“It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have”. ~ James A. Baldwin. I know most people love to say that preachers’ and teachers’ kids are the worst. In Jamaica we would say ‘parson pickni a di baddiss!’ But the reality of growing up in […]
FMM 6 8 18 Beds are Burning
“Religion without humanity is very poor human stuff.”~ Sojourner Truth. What is your comfort food? We humans have some very strange practices, often wasting energy on activities that have no tangible benefits. The compulsive repetitive practices of people with OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) begin with basic healthy principles (such as hand washing, checking to see […]
FMM 6 1 18 Lowest Common Denominator
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” ~ Ernest Hemingway. My husband was a fan of foreign cars. In particular, he developed a fondness for the Italian Alfa Romeo. In our early marriage we were ignorant of how to survive in the USA and so we soon lost the little […]
FMM 8 25 17 To a Fault
“The person who is brutally honest enjoys the brutality quite as much as the honesty. Possibly more.” ~ Richard J. Needham. Before we moved to Jamaica, we were advised of a few requirements. Ladies should wear hats and gloves to church (this was in 1963). Parsons should wear a dog collar and robe (in the […]
FMM 7 15 16 Power Positive
“Love’s in need of love today.”~Stevie Wonder. The father of my children was a complex man. He could argue all day on a variety of topics: sports, politics, injustice, you name it. What animated him was the history of injustice perpetrated on Africa and people of African descent world over. He was not a fan […]
FMM 1 9 15 Left Luggage
FMM 1 9 15 Left Luggage “Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.” ~ Guy Finley. Jamaicans have a phrase, ‘two long hand’ which they use to describe a person who presents themselves with nothing to offer. Imagine you invite a guest over for a meal and they arrive […]
FMM 12 5 14 Where Healing Begins
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” ~Mahatma Gandhi. It is troubling to live in a world where injustice appears to be the norm. Where bad news is distressing but not surprising; where people of color (especially the males) have to think defensively and act as if anything they […]
FMM 8 16 13 ‘My cup it overflows’
‘I cried that I had no shoes til I met a man who had no feet’~Mahatma Gandhi By Tuesday of this week I had already convinced myself I was exhausted. I worked a twelve hour shift with students at a clinical site on Monday, taught all day Tuesday – life was indeed hard. In fact […]
FMM 7 19 13 Truth and Reconciliation
“Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. At the end of an emotional week, it helps to try to pull back and look at the big picture. Despite the tragedy and frustration of the realities of life in the USA in general, and in Florida in particular, there are also […]
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