Tag Archives: non-violence
FMM 2 6 2026 Sparking Empathy
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.” ~ Nelson Mandela. I was (still am) the youngest child in my family. This was a source of much anguish for me, for many reasons. Only the youngest can know what it feels like to be […]
FMM 9 12 2025 How Free is Free?
“America’s greatest contribution to the world is its concept of democracy, its concept of freedom, freedom of action, freedom of speech, and freedom of thought.” ~ Benazir Bhutto. Although I was old enough, I cannot say I remember where I was when Kennedy was killed. Our family had just moved to Jamaica, and I imagine […]
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 8 30 13 Living the Dream?
“We will continue to despise people until we have recognized, loved, and accepted what is despicable in ourselves” ~ Jean Varnier, paraphrasing Martin Luther King Jr. Images of 1963: a peaceful ocean of faces, steadfast and hopeful, marching, standing, working for a better future. A short man elevated by his own rhetoric, rhetoric so powerful […]
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