Tag Archives: Racism
FMM 10 9 2026 A thing with Feathers
“Where there is no vision, there is no hope.” ~ George Washington Carver. Ever since I was young, I have had a tendency to ‘overthink’ things. Before any upcoming event, or before going to a new place, my mind will begin to imagine the event, more than anticipation, it is almost a way to plan […]
FMM 8 28 2026 Diamonds in her Soul
“She didn’t see any ‘them’, she only saw ‘us’” ~ Ken Burns. I have never been a big Country and Western fan. In fact, it was not a genre I knew anything about when I was growing up. Living in Jamaica my diet was mostly the local sound (from ska through rock steady to the […]
FMM 8 14 2026 Big up Yourself!
“Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant.” ~ Anonymous. My father always treasured the stories of the so-called ‘little people’ – the kind you never read about in the newspapers (back then, of course, before the explosion of social media). As a minister he must have […]
FMM 7 31 2026 Are we Redeemable?
“Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.” ~ Bob Marley, inspired by Marcus Garvey. I well remember the feeling of guilt after I had done something wrong (something bad!) as a child. My wrongdoing may have been minor, but at the time the feeling of guilt, of shame, was real. […]
FMM 7 17 2026 Reboot, Reboot!
“In art there is compassion, in compassion there is humanity, with humanity there is generosity and love.” ~ Brock Peters. The ability to read quickly is not necessarily a good thing. In my (former) work life, I often forgot, or even denied, receiving an email, only to find I had not only received it, I […]
FMM 7 10 2026 We Must Remember This
“I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore. My father and his two older brothers were athletes. Through high school and university, they competed, often winning medals. My father’s main event was long distance: cross country, they […]
FMM 6 12 2026 No Catastrophizing Necessary
“A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi. When I switched careers (somewhat) after the age of 50, I learned something very important: you cannot teach what you do not know. My first career (first love) was nursing, and I […]
FMM 1 30 2026 This is US
“And who is my neighbor?” ~ Luke 10: 29. After living in the U.S. for almost 40 years, in an area now known as Miami Gardens, I moved to Hollywood, Florida. It so happened that the house I fell in love with (one feature was the circular window which faced due east, which has provided […]
