4-Hour Work Week

For the past week I have been engrossed in a book entitled “The 4-hour Workweek” authored by Tim Ferris. A friend had lent me the audiobook a few months ago with the admonition “Marguerite, you MUST listen to this”. I excitedly claimed it with the intention of immediately following his sage advice. That was months […]

Dealing or healing?

“How are you” my yoga teacher asked last night as I arrived for class. She knows of a particular challenge I have been having recently with my left wrist. “Fine” I responded “Except I am still dealing with my wrist”. She quipped “Not dealing: healing”. What a difference a letter makes! From “d” to “h”: […]

Ann

Today is Ann’s birthday. We have been friends since we met in kindergarten at 3 years old – almost 50 years ago! She was my first friend, and has remained a dear and treasured sister through the years. Ann and I played our way through childhood – climbing trees, exploring gullies, gorging on the mangoes, […]

Melange

I was present last night to the most delightful dining experience. I am in Trinidad and my son Marc who now lives there, and I were meeting for dinner. As Marc drove through the streets of Port-of Spain, I asked “Where are we going?” “I don’t know” he responded. Yet he drove with a sense […]

The beginning of the end?

Many people are in despair about what is happening in the world today – war, civil conflicts, rebelliousness of the youth, disease, drug abuse, slavery, poverty! Some see an acceleration and intensifying of these afflictions, predicting that the end is nigh. “What’s happening in the world today” people sigh, unsure as to whether we are […]

Releasing the flu

Last Wednesday, I felt an itching in my throat that signalled the beginning of the flu. Interestingly, I had taken my children to the doctor days before. On leaving his office, he cautioned me to be careful, to take care of myself, as it could be my turn next. That seed sown, within a few […]

Obamania

I am quietly bemused by the current Obamania (mania over Barack Obama) running rife. Recently, I have been privy to a number of small groups of conversants in Jamaica endorsing Obama – “I like him” – and extolling the virtues of his stated policies, his charisma and his simple likeability. These are serious conversations, with […]

"I Know"

Months ago I viewed the movie “The Secret” with great expectation as I had heard so much about it. I awaited the revelation of this thing that had been hidden for millennia and that would magically change my life. When it was finally revealed, my response was: “That’s it? I already know that”. Indeed, I […]

Everday

“There’s a typo on the cover” my brother said as he held up the copy of my book that I had just presented him for his birthday. “What?” yelled my sister and I simultaneously, and in total disbelief. We both grabbed for the book – and sure enough, there was the typo “Free and Laughing: […]

Homework

Yesterday, my 8 year old niece Yeshema came to the office after school. I heard her mother reminding her to do her homework. Shortly after she came to my office door and said “Look Auntie Marguerite” holding up a sign she had made for her mother’s desk. I admired it and asked her to make […]

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