Just last night I was sorting through some old photos and came across a picture of me dressed in my Sunday best. As you know, Ledgers Road Methodist Church was an integral part of growing up, for most West Indians in Chalvey. Sunday school at the church was unavoidable and though long, it was religious,…
YOI WYSIWYG
Last week-end I suited up in a recently gifted gi , jumped into my RSKC custom embodied track suit and instructed a karate class for junior grades as an alternate for Sensei Jermaine, chief instructor at ISKC, my nephew who was layed up following exploratory knee surgery. Not sure, how I was talked into this…
al•tru•ism
It is my opinion that altruism is a selfless belief that is likely present within each of us. This inherent belief is cultivated and evoked by a sense of citizenship or personal guilt, which triggers a random act of kindness towards others offering a sense of fulfillment for oneself upon completion. And so, on one…
Take Action
A friend once told me that learning had no boundaries. Take action. My father commented, if you can read and understand what is read son, anything is possible. Take action. With these two perspectives in mind, I have learned to enjoy the experience of learning so that I am not easily lead, therefore better prepared…
No mystery in black history
February, designated month of the year for Black History. Make note, our history should not be a mystery, look around and get to know who we are, the great things we have done and the impact that we have had and will continue to have on society. No mystery in Black History, we are here…
When a House is not a Home
I live in the now and not a dreamer by nature. However, for many years I have had a reoccurring visualization, a picture of a house, somewhere out there, not sure where and no explanation as to why. It is a place that I feel belongs to me or waiting for me. Very strange. I…
Happy Holidays – Cancel Christmas
Life is full ups and downs, however, in the bleakest of moments, take a moment stop and think about what you say and how you act, as your reaction, action or response may become etched in someone memory for a very long time. I have one such moment to recall and it started on Christmas…
You Have Mail
I am not a Historian; however, I often sit and reflect on when life was less complicated than it is today. Remarkably, technology and technological advances has changed so much of what we do now and will continue to challenge and blur the lines around privacy of personal thoughts or dialogue we share within the…
Jailbreak
Every now and again, I hear in some fashion that I have ‘upset’ my son. Maybe it was something that I said or something that I did, either way it clearly didn’t go down well and I would no doubt have to make amends, through further discussion and an explanation why, to restore the balance…
Crash Landing
The human body may be strong, however the mind can be fragile. I recently witnessed a sad situation where a seemingly healthy person was reduced to an empty silent whisper , without voice, without movement, with only a heartbeat and wish for things to be different. As a family friend, she lay speechless on the…