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 […]

Divine Order the morning of Victoria’s exam

This morning my daughter had an examination at 8.00 a.m. This is the one morning when: 1. We all wake up late 2. Shane’s school uniform is not ironed 3. My car has a flat tyre PANIC! But, it is also the morning when: 1. I breathe 2. I affirm Divine Order 3. Marlon, the […]

An unfree and unlaughing moment

Yesterday I had an unfree and unlaughing moment! I turned into a parking space at a small shopping plaza. The vehicle beside me was parked badly i.e. on the yellow line, and so I adjusted how I parked in order to give the driver space to enter his car. A security guard began frantically signalling […]

Douglas and Daisy’s wedding anniversary orchid

I received this e-mail from my sister this morning: This orchid plant was given to us by the School of Dance at the time of Mummy’s passing. Here it is in full bloom once more on Mummy and Daddy’s 61st Wedding Anniversary! The amazing thing is that I have never had an orchid rebloom – […]

All is well in the world today

As I sat on my back patio early this morning, I observed all that was going on around me in this, my little sanctuary from the world. Cloud, my Shih Tzu Zazu (from the Lion King) brought me the morning report that all was well in the backyard, having taken a stately, sniffing walk along […]

My how we’ve grown

In a do-or-die World Cup soccer clincher, Jamaica played Honduras last night at the National Stadium in Kingston. Buoyed by our somewhat unexpected win over Mexico last Saturday, it seemed like every Jamaican (yes, all 2.6 million of us) was headed to this match. Kick-off time was scheduled for 7.00 p.m. so my sister Carole […]

It’s a small world after all

So here I am in South Africa, in the library of my hotel having a meeting with Robert, my business partner. A woman walks in and asks us if we are South African. I ask “Do we look like South Africans?” a bit perplexed, as most people see immediately that we are foreigners. “I am […]

Global Citizens

Victoria, Shane and I are on our way to South Africa. In mothering my children, I have always maintained that I am rearing citizens of the world, and have endeavoured to bring them up that way. When the opportunity for me to visit South Africa this summer came up, I was determined to find a […]

The Detox

Yesterday was the final day of my 7-day detox. The programme, which I do about once per year, has me imbibing only fruits and fruit and vegetable juices. No cooked foods. No sugar. No meat. No flour (as in pastry or bread). And worst thing of all for me – no coffee! I decided to […]

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”: […]

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