Alia’s ‘inner Circle’ revealed

As we travel this life, we come to the realisation of how important relationships are, in particular, the relationships into which we were born – our families. It is the purpose of relationships to teach us about ourselves. There is no accident that we have the families we have – we were brought together for […]

Love like a dog

I have always had dogs in my life, as my father was a great lover of dogs. Bonding time with Daddy was about bathing the dogs and picking ticks (strange but true)! Puppies were always welcomed into our home, with the only condition being that my sister and I had to do all the care, […]

When God Talks

Last Sunday, there was a flyer in the program at church for a talk by Dadi Janki, the spiritual leader of the Brahma Kumaris organization, a worldwide movement for enlightenment. I took the flyer out and placed it in my bag. On Monday morning, while packing for my trip to St. Lucia and Trinidad, for […]

SOULMATES

In the arena of love and intimate relationships, we often speak about finding our soulmate. This person, we believe, is THE ONE who will complete us – physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally. This is THE person with whom we will resonate so totally that we will feel whole and complete. We believe that this person […]

The Rope and The Cross

This Easter morning, I had the delightful experience of the 6.00 a.m. Easter Sunrise morning of worship in dance and music, presented by the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica. One particular dance that I had seen many times resonated with me in a different way this morning. “The Rope and The Cross” depicted the […]

I love you

One morning last week before going to work, I e-mailed four of my dearest friends. I told them how much they mean to me and ended with “I love you”. I also called my children (I was overseas away from home) to say “I love you”. My day went uphill from there on. For by […]

I bless this sacred union

“I bless this sacred union knowing it is pure love. I am eternally grateful” This is an affirmation to be said by a couple prior to having sex. It occurred to me that just as how we bless the food we are about to take into our bodies, a most intimate act, perhaps we ought […]

The true nature of work

I recently met a most gifted pianist, David Osborne, who was playing at the Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. I was there for dinner, and was captivated by the beauty and joy in his interpretation of some of my favourite songs. I went up to him to enquire about his CDs for I knew that […]

Love Games

Many of us see love as a game – where one wins, which is competitive and where the rules have been set and learned from our observations of love games around us. For most of us, love is a game of win/lose so that manipulation becomes the key tool. It’s about “I am not calling […]

Parents and education

Following is a conversation among 3 generations of women in my family about parental involvement in Jamaican education. Some background – Grandma is my mother (now a vibrant 88 year old), Carole is my sister and Zahra is my niece who is teaching remedial reading at a technical high school in Jamaica. Please note that […]

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