Tag Archives: mindfulness
FMM 1 20 2023 Words for Life
“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.” ~ Buddha. Last month I participated in a daily challenge. The challenge was daily, my participation was more sporadic. We were given a prompt to write a poem. One day the prompt […]
FMM 12 9 2022 The Prism of Poetry
“Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.” ~ Khalil Gibran. I remember writing stories as a child, whether it was school assigned or spontaneous I don’t recall. It was not until I was in my thirties that I decided I wanted to write, and went out […]
FMM 9 17 2021 Changes in Attitude
“Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked.” ~ Viktor E. Frankl. When I was young, I hated being called the ‘baby’ of the family. I was the youngest, big distinction. I did not like to be picked up […]
FMM 6 25 2021 That’s Insane!
“Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.” ~ Allen Ginsberg. When I was growing up in Chapelton, Jamaica, there was a man from the area who was considered mad. It was fairly obvious, as he could be seen from time to time hitting his head against light poles. Of course, since we couldn’t understand […]
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 2 7 2020 An Age-old dilemma
“None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm.” ~ Henry David Thoreau. My father Pearce was a picky eater. I don’t know when it began, but definitely by the time I was a teen I was aware of it. In restaurants he would stick to what he knew. The most adventurous he would […]
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 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 […]
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