Tag Archives: potential
FMM 8 9 2024 Better than she Ought to Be
“I say be careful what you teach the little childrenMake sure a nuh something to hurt themMind what yuh say to mi sistaShe could be the next Prime Minister” ~ Tony Rebel. My maternal great-grandfather was a self-made man. He left school early (as they did in those days) to be a bricklayer’s apprentice. He […]
FMM 12 30 16 I am no Martha
“For when the One Great Scorer comes To mark against your name, He writes – not that you won or lost – But how you played the Game.”~Grantland Rice. I grew up the youngest of five children, until we adopted an older sister, so then we were six. And there were always miscellaneous others in […]
FMM 6 20 14 Simply the Best!
“To give anything less than your best, is to sacrifice the gift.” ~ Steve Prefontaine I remember being told as a child that all that was expected of me was that I do my best. I iwasn’t supposed to come first in class, to be better than anyone else, to win prizes or outscore […]
FMM 5 31 13 Challenge your Assumptions
“…I am not what you supposed, but far different…” ~ Walt Whitman I was quite surprised when I learned that the poet Walt Whitman was a nurse. During the Civil War he bandaged the wounded and held the hands of the dying. It was a time when it was deemed to be inappropriate for women […]
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