Blogger’s block

“Writer’s block” is the well-known bane of many authors.  It has happened to the famous, the amateur and the occasional writer.  It is the inability to produce written work on demand.  The words don’t flow, or if they do, they don’t make sense, seem stilted and unreflective of the sentiment or ideas the writer is […]

Doing life – eternally

My friend Monique Mahima moved on to the next stage of her eternal journey last week.  I shed a few tears, but I also feel this sense of peace, knowing that she did the work that we are all called to do, but which not many actually accomplish.  She went within, looked for meaning, and […]

The blessing of womanhood

This is a long post courtesy of my wisewoman Facebook friend, Pj Samuels.  Her posts are always amazingly deep and insightful and I look forward to them every day, for they typically cause a shift, a validation or simply a lovely feeling.  This one, received a few days ago really honored my womanhood, affirmed my […]

Gratitude is a discipline

Since erecting a fence a few months ago, my mailman has been in a conundrum about how to deliver my mail.  Should he fasten it to the fence?  Throw it over?  Open the gate and bring it in?  He has tried all of those.  I had no idea how inconvenient my fence had been for […]

Aunt Clara’s 3 ways to live to 99+ – free and laughing!

I spoke to my dear Aunt Clara a few days ago – the Aunt Clara who is my WOW (What an Old Woman) and is busy planning her 100th birthday party next April (she’s not sure yet whether it will be at her home or a hotel … but will let me know).  Throughout the […]

Free and laughing travel – without leaving home!

I came across an interview with author Mary Pipher.  Here’s what she shared about books: ‎”If you live 70 years and aren’t a reader, you will know maybe 3,000 people over your lifetime. But if you read books, you’ll go all over the world and know all these wonderful people you could never have met […]

Bring it on God!

I just received word of yet another disappointment.  I had submitted a proposal to work  in Dominica, one of my favourite places in the world.  It was not accepted. As I graciously acknowledged the rejection – oh have I come a long way to be gracious in the face of rejection – I remembered the […]

Interview with Marguerite – Laughing to Freedom

I am delighted to be featured on the Postcards from the Diaspora Corner of the Jamaica Cultural Exchange e-magazine.  Click HERE to enjoy this interview! I am always happy for any opportunity to add to the freedom and laughter quotient in the world.  It is my belief that if enough people are free, then there […]

What to do when you can’t find 10 things to be thankful for …

Every morning for the past 6 months or so I have written 10 things I am grateful for in my journal.  It used to be 5, and one day I decided to double it. I have, and continue to recommend this highly to everyone – it is so powerful and important to the quality of […]

How to cut the emotional chains

“When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.” –  Catherine Ponder What wise words from Catherine Ponder.  Today, ask yourself: Who am I holding resentment towards? What effect is this having […]

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