The Gifted

I cringe when I hear people talk about “the gifted”. I have always felt that by categorizing some people (a minority) as gifted, we automatically create another category of “non-gifted”. This has very harmful effects on the latter as it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy – if children are labeled “non-gifted”, then they start to believe […]

Territory

I went to the Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in Montego Bay last Saturday. The event was very well-attended, as it has become quite a “buzz” on the Jamaican social calendar. “Everybody who was anybody” was there! There are no seats, just open space, so it has become quite the norm for those attending […]

Happy New Moment

January 1 2007. Happy New Year. We have been wishing this for ourselves and for each other for years. It is such a hopeful greeting. Happy. New. Year. With these words, we wish for others new beginnings, better, more and the leaving behind of the old, the useless, the negative, the sad. Sometime in middle […]

We live in a trusting world

As I watched the plane taking my children from Jamaica to Trinidad take off on Wednesday, it occurred to me that we live in a trusting world. Imagine the level of trust that I displayed in putting my sweet babies on a plane by themselves to take them safely to Trinidad. How totally I trusted […]

Nothing is ever lost

A few nights ago, I could not find my car keys. I was at my mother’s house. I had laid them on her dining table the minute I entered her home. When I was ready to leave, the keys were nowhere to be found. We searched everywhere and everything – the entire living room, the […]

There are no limits

As the end of the year rolls around and we face the beginning of another year, we turn our minds to setting resolutions for the New Year. As I reflect on the year just gone by and on what I achieved, a few things occur to me. In January I wrote down a number of […]

Mars and Venus

A few months ago I reread “Men are from Mars; Women are from Venus” by John Gray. I have always viewed this book in the light of intimate love relationships between men and women. As I read it however, it occurred to me that all the men in my life are from Mars! My sons, […]

My Mom

One of the joys of my life is to have my mother as friend, confidante, fun-partner, shopping tetess, coach, mentor, role model, teacher, student and … mother. My mom has taught me not to be afraid of each stage in life, but simply to accept and learn from whatever each stage brings. As early as […]

School = prison?

Here is another e-mail conversation between my sister, niece and me about what really goes on in the education system – we are speaking here about secondary schools. I am sharing this because I believe that the only way to solve a problem is to come out of denial and face it squarely. We MUST […]

Plies (pronounced “plee-ayz”)

On my path to enlightenment, I have found great value in always coming back to the basics. This weekend, I hosted and attended “The Awakening” program developed by the Global Institute For Transformation (GIFT). The Awakening is designed to awaken us from our unconscious sleep and allow us to take a conscious look at ourselves. […]

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