Tag Archives: purpose

FMM 1 2 2026 Reflections

January 2, 2026 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” ~ Edith Wharton. One of the most annoying things we ask children is ‘What do you want to be when you grow up.’  I was reminded of that in a conversation with a four-year-old who, without being asked, […]

FMM 10 3 2025 Walk a Mile in My Skin

October 3, 2025 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · 2 Comments

“I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt. My father was a planner.  Before he moved his family (wife and five children of whom I was the youngest) and all of their worldly […]

FMM 5 4 18 Intentional Appreciation

May 4, 2018 · by · in Global health and disparities, Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

“Love is not just tolerance. It’s not just distant appreciation. It’s a warm sense of, ‘I am enjoying the fact that you are you.’” ~ N. T. Wright. Have you ever been asked, or asked yourself, ‘What is your purpose? Why are you here?’ I guess most of us, at some point, try to get […]

FMM 11 17 17 Push me Pull you

November 17, 2017 · by · in Inspirational, transcendence · Leave a comment

 “The countenance of one man brighten up another; iron sharpen iron.”~ Joseph Hill. One of the problems with parenting is that you are mostly making it up as you go along.  Children don’t come with a handbook.  The way you were raised may influence you, but the world, the times and the social mores can […]