Tag Archives: Jamaica
FMM 12 5 2025 The Duty of Delight
“Mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery.” ~ John Ruskin. For those who love Jamaica, but who live in the diaspora, these past four weeks or so have been difficult. While life goes on as usual, there is, always, at the back of one’s mind, at the corner of one’s eye, […]
FMM 11 14 2025 Hot Chocolate and Heated Seats
“At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice, he is the worst.” ~ Aristotle. When I was in my mid thirties (half a lifetime ago!), I was officially promoted from direct care nurse to administration. In nursing, the most demanding, least rewarding position is that of ‘Nurse Manager’. […]
FMM 11 7 2025 The Greatest of These
“We are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike” ~ Maya Angelou. The recent visit of Hurricane Melissa to Jamaica has, in addition to the human suffering and devastating loss of property and agriculture, resulted in the destruction of the historic town of Black River, a town whose existence was noted on a map […]
FMM 9 5 2025 Lively up Yourself!
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore. When you grow up in the church, it goes without saying that you soon learn that doing unto others, caring for the least among us, is done without thinking. […]
FMM 8 8 2025 Take a Beat!
“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.” ~ Maya Angelou. There is something so peaceful about a house in the early morning, before dawn, before the neighborhood awakens. It has always been a favorite time of day for me. As a teenager I would […]
FMM 7 11 2025 Body Language Included
“Books and all forms of writing have always been objects of terror to those who seek to suppress the truth.” ~ Wole Soyinka. There is something in the light of a Jamaican pre-dawn. For those who leave a country and live away from it for many years (at this point, many decades), there are things […]
FMM 7 4 2025 Ode to Joy
“Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.” ~ Emily Dickinson. After seven days of activities and events here in Jamaica that have produced so many moments of joy, I am not sure how I will report on them in just one post. But perhaps I can tempt your senses with […]
FMM 6 13 2025 Of Men and Moons
“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” ~ Buddha. Growing up in Jamaica, in the center of the island, full moon nights were special. For a start, they were so bright you could actually read by the light. For another, they changed the environment into shades of grey, leaching out […]
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