Tag Archives: Wales
FMM 1 1 16 One World One People
Guest FMM by Jabari I Powell “I hate math, but more accurately – I do not love division.” ~ #JonesGeneHumor HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Today is the beginning of a New Year, a symbol for new beginnings. Often on this day we resolve to make our own personal changes and hope to keep true to them […]
FMM 9 4 15 My Cup it Overflows
“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” ~Karl Barth. I can’t complain. These past few weeks have given me many moments to be thankful for the life I live. Last week I visited my family in the UK – and was able to soak in the beauty of wild wild Wales, the mysterious mountains, the […]
FMM 1 2 15 A New Attitude!
“And there is no new thing under the sun” ~Ecclesiastes 1:9 I woke up this morning to the sound of a rooster crowing. This is unusual since I am currently in Bolton, a town on the outskirts of Manchester, England. As I enjoy my annual trip to the land of my ancestors, I am struck […]
FMM 12 26 14 Old Memories, New Growth
FMM 12 26 14 Old Memories, New Growth “Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” ~Napoleon Hill. I went for a Christmas Day walk in Wales yesterday and thought about pain. The walk begins with a steep climb (for those who know Chapelton, Jamaica, think of Salem Hill going on for a […]
FMM 4 4 14 Thin Places
FMM 4 4 14 Thin Places “Heaven and earth, the Celtic saying goes, are only three feet apart, but in thin places that distance is even shorter.” ~ Eric Weiner. Considering that I have long been a fan of all things Celtic (an ancient Indo-European tribe that wandered from East Europe as far as […]
FMM 1 10 14 Sensational!
“Open your eyes, and look within.”~ Robert Nesta Marley (aka ‘Bob’) What a distracted society we have become. We are no longer satisfied with doing things one activity at a time. For some reason we feel inadequate, lazy, or incomplete when we focus on one single thing. The generation coming up are experts at […]
FMM 01 04 13 Torn between two lovers
When my father plucked his entire family from Manchester, England and transferred us to the center of the island of Jamaica, he had no idea he was creating a lifelong dilemma for me. I am frequently pulled between two shores: the beautiful exotic island I grew up in and the severe, mysterious mountains of North […]
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