Tag Archives: meditation
FMM 2 26 21 Tugging at my Band-width
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ~ George Bernard Shaw. I have some memories from early childhood that I am not sure if they are actual memories. I once heard that the only true memory is the first time you recall something. After that, you are […]
FMM 1 24 20 Shift to Self
“The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness.” ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn. I have a very clear memory from my childhood of an episode of pain. I had a severe ache in my leg, in the shin area, which earned me confinement to bed, and the tender ministrations […]
FMM 3 29 19 Mother and Child Reunion
“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” ~ Barbara Kingsolver. I am the youngest in my family. I found that to be frustrating as a child, as I had no baby brothers or sisters to play with. My mother was unmoved by my requests. She often declared herself to ‘have no maternal […]
FMM 11 2 18 Calm Energy
“Good words cool more than cold water.” ~ John Ray. In high school my classmates and I were lucky enough to have the same ‘form teacher’ (I guess in the US he would be called our home-room teacher) for five years. I say lucky, because he was one of those rare teachers, a man who […]
FMM 10 5 18 Greatest Good
“The countenance of one man brighteneth another; Iron sharpeneth iron” ~ Joseph Hill, Culture. I have never doubted the power of the mind. My mother was a strong believer in mind over matter. It mostly had to do with you ignoring all of those things you wanted to use as excuses not to get a […]
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 4 24 15 Heart and Science
“Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion”~ Buddha. I have always loved the science of anatomy and physiology. When I was in my teens, my sister gave me an illustrated textbook which sparked my imagination. It is difficult to imagine what is going on beneath our skin, the constant […]
FMM 1 10 14 Sensational!
“Open your eyes, and look within.”~ Robert Nesta Marley (aka ‘Bob’) What a distracted society we have become. We are no longer satisfied with doing things one activity at a time. For some reason we feel inadequate, lazy, or incomplete when we focus on one single thing. The generation coming up are experts at […]
FMM 3 29 13 Patience
“How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?” ~ William Shakespeare If patience is a virtue, then I must be very wicked. Last Friday morning, within hours of posting my Friday Morning Message, I observed my sinful behavior and realized that this week’s topic was already decided. […]
