Tag Archives: Jamaica
FMM 3 25 16 Signs and More Signs
“Words are but symbols for the relations of things to one another and to us; nowhere do they touch upon absolute truth.”~Friedrich Nietzsche. The human race is hung up on symbols. We judge each other by the cars we drive, the clothes we wear, the color of our skin. We make instant decisions about total […]
FMM Life’s Great Ironies
“Every book you pick up has its own lesson or lessons, and quite often the bad books have more to teach than the good ones.” ~Stephen King I had an ‘a-ha’ moment while ironing the other day. It is not like I spend a great deal of time ironing – it is a chore that […]
FMM 3 4 16 Grit in the System
“To love a place is not enough. We must find ways to heal it.”~Robin Wall Kimmerer. Nothing is ever completely bad. There is always something to be learned. I find myself at times mindlessly scrolling through Facebook, enjoying random photos and thoughts, stopping to smile at a cartoon or an uplifting thought. Whenever I find […]
FMM 2 19 16 Productive Procrastination
“Imagination only comes when you privilege the subconscious, when you make delay and procrastination work for you.” ~Hilary Mantel. At work we often complain about the new generation, a set of young people who have no patience, no ability to wait for results. As soon as they submit an assignment or complete an exam they […]
FMM 2 5 16 Roots and Culture
“The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell” ~Zora Neale Hurston. Jamaica is a land of contradictions. It is however a special place, with unexpected beauty, and a people of unsurpassed talent. You may only get a glimpse of this if you stay securely inside an all-inclusive […]
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 4 15 Life Goes On
“A woman is like a tea-bag: you don’t know how strong she is until you put her in hot water” ~Eleanor Roosevelt. One day recently my mother wondered out loud: “How did I get such strong daughters?” I am not sure what had prompted this comment, but I could only reply: “Look who raised us!” […]
FMM 10 30 15 Skin Deep
“Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible.” ~ Maya Angelou. We are all guilty of snap judgments, of using a first impression to rush to a conclusions. As a writer, my first sentence must entice, must draw you in, or you will quickly move on. For […]
FMM 10 16 15 Acceptance
“Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.”~Aristotle. I moved from England to Jamaica as a child, at an age when I had no preconceived notions, no expectations. It did not occur to me that I was supposed to see differences; in skin color, in […]
FMM 10 9 15 Spirit Trails
“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” ~Albert Einstein. Last Sunday I visited the Everglades. It has been a while since I went, but it took me back to a time I went there with my parents, along with two of my children. I remember sending my daughter into the Visitor’s […]
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