A strong core

Yesterday I was riveted to the most amazing video of a dance performance by two men in Poland. I have never seen such a display of strength and control as they lifted, rose, elevated each other interchangeably – the only props being their own and each others bodies.  After my initial awe, it became clear […]

Cure for cancer?

Here’s an interesting article on curing cancer.  I have always been fascinated by those in the medical profession who dismiss the importance of nutrition in preventing/curing dis-ease.  It seems counterintuitive to believe that we take stuff into our bodies throughout everyday, but that this “stuff” has no impact on our health and wellbeing!  Yet, in […]

What a way to go! What a way to live!

One of Jamaica’s most beloved and talented playwrights, Trevor Rhone, made his transition on Monday.  I was lucky enough to have known him, as he was a man of great wit, humility and elegance. There is a story around his passing – he went to Bella’s Gate, his childhood home deep in rural Jamaica on […]

Litany

This is one of the most beautiful poems ever written – it is a prayer of gratitude for the most fundamental things in life! LITANY By George Campbell I hold the splendid daylight in my hands Inwardly grateful for a lovely day. Thank you life. Daylight like a fine fan spread from my hands Daylight […]

Missing Jamaican coffee

Everyone who knows me, knows that I am an inveterate, unapologetic coffee drinker.  Every new study that pronounces that coffee is good for your health, is heralded by me and spread far and wide to all!  “See?  I always told you coffee is good for you”. My sister and I are also known as brewers […]

“If you need help, call me”

“Remember, if u need any help call me. I know u are very independent, knowledgeable and resourceful, but call me all the same – for anything – to laugh – to cry – to gripe when homesickness hits” wrote Marcia, my friend from high school. I hadn’t been in touch with Marcia since we graduated […]

Facing the new and unknown – rest first!

I migrated to Canada on Monday. For the first time in my life, I purchased a one-way ticket. This is a huge step, for not only have I moved, my teenagers have also moved with me. It is a big step for my entire family – including my dogs who will be joining us soon! […]

Jamaican athletics moving forward

I wrote this last year after Jamaica’s performance in the Beijing Olympics. I am repeating it, after Jamaica’s performance in the Berlin World Championships. The calls for “government to do this and government to do that” are getting louder – I take a different view, as I observe something really interesting. Read on …. Much […]

Usain Bolt – “That’s just me”

I wrote this blog one year ago, after Usain Bolt’s amazing performance at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Watching him shatter his own world record in the 100m at the World Championships in Berlin yesterday – relaxed, joking, sparring, having fun – I was reminded that yes, Bolt is a mind-boggling athlete, but it is […]

Panic …. then peace

I awoke yesterday morning at 4.45 a.m. in a panic. The day before I had moved my furniture and released my dogs, Daisy and Mufasa, to their new owner. Now, I realized, I was really moving to Canada. A rush of seemingly limitless “things to do before I leave” flooded my brain, juxtaposed with the […]

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