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When I was growing up in Trinidad, I was repeatedly told that I was “too emotional”. I have struggled with that label for most of my adult life and certainly felt the weight of non-acceptance the whole of my childhood. Heck, why would I expect others to accept me as an adult when I was not even… [Continue Reading]
It was the size of a small marble for more than 10 years, the lipoma on my shoulder. I used to feel it right under my skin over my right shoulder, and I hoped it would go away. Then it started growing and I STILL hoped it would go away. Until it grew to… [Continue Reading]
Emerson, “Whenever you meet anyone, remember they are going through a great war”. If we could only keep this statement in mind when we rush to judge people. We interact, draw conclusions and we act as if those conclusions were actual fact. We create arguments around the made up facts. We play judge and… [Continue Reading]
Answer me, oh my love, just what sin have I been guilty of? Won’t you tell me where I’ve lost your love? Please answer me sweetheart….so goes the first verse of an old song by Nat King Cole. I grew up with this song….I can hear my father crooning the words along with the radio… [Continue Reading]
I will respect myself without your permission. I will respect my work. I will seek counsel from trusted advisors. My work will be my life message. My life will reflect my beliefs and values. My values will be visible to ME at all times. I will respect myself at equal or higher levels than… [Continue Reading]
Coming out of Zumba today, a woman my age looks at me and says, “One day I am going to be able to move like that 25 year old teacher.” I say, “One day I will not be able to move as well as I do today.” She looks at me and says, “Oh God,… [Continue Reading]
She wouldn’t accept my offer of a bracelet. She wouldn’t let me make a crown for her. She refused to come closer. She was one of the 200 or so students in one of the orphanages that my clown group visited. There I was sitting on a step, making crowns from pipe cleaners. The kids were… [Continue Reading]
I was chatting with a dear friend a while back and I heard myself say that sometimes people’s excuses are bigger than their Joy. Wow, I thought, that’s good… What do I mean by that simple sentence? I mean that some people like to wallow on the “poor me” side of the street. The… [Continue Reading]
It happened so quickly. I did not feel like walking down the subway steps to take the train and the bus stop was right there. I also did not want to waste money on a taxi. I walked into the yogurt shop and said, “Do you have change for the bus?” I then saw… [Continue Reading]
“We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.” J. Dryden I am taking a class in Positive Psychology and my teacher, Tal, just allowed the wonderful quote above to escape! I say escape because I felt that this quote freed me from something, but what? As I write this, I do not… [Continue Reading]
A few months ago, I was fortunate enough to spend about 5 days with a friend. Just us two! We worked side by … [Read More...]
When I was growing up in Trinidad, I was repeatedly told that I was "too emotional". I have struggled with that label for … [Read More...]
It was the size of a small marble for more than 10 years, the lipoma on my shoulder. I used to feel it right under … [Read More...]