Offer yourself grace

We are now in day 5 million of the COVID pandemonium. A bit dramatic I’ll admit but that is certainly what it feels like. Now mind you, I am a home body so I am not complaining. I get to protect my space and my peace for the most part. On the other hand, there…

We are multifaceted beings

As we take each step towards our goals and plans for our lives and the lives of those around us, it is important to do so with intention. My mother blessed me in so many ways that I am just now coming to grips with all the sacrifices she made and developing a clear understanding…

Parenting during COVID

It has been over a year and a half since the whirlwind of COVID hit the shores of Jamaica and life as we know it would change so drastically. On a wider scale I believe this is something that we can all relate to ; just how sudden of a shift life has had on…

Give a little Gratitude.

Being left alone with ones thoughts can be an eye opening experience or it can be a gut wrenching, pain staking process. Which have you explored since COVID? Just a few weeks ago, I was asked how I was coping. I was fine, life seemed well, or rather, as can be, given all that was…

Breastfeeding week- An Ode

It will be amazing they said. It will be a great bonding experience. You will connect with the baby in an amazing way. Breast is best. Keep trying. The latch will come. It’s okay if they keep crying. The battle will soon be won. Breast is best. But what they never said, The tip that…

Becoming…

The journey of a thousand miles begins with just a single step. We are molded daily by our surroundings, the people in our lives, the people we encounter along the way. We are continuously learning, growing and evolving. This is a snippet into my becoming, today.

Have you been feeling like an impostor?

“The feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something,” is a general definition of confidence. This time we’re in is so unique. It’ll have your mind playing tricks on itself. Have you heard the discussion around impostor syndrome? “The persistent inability to believe that one’s success is deserved…

Let’s be mindful today.

I commend the parents that have it figured out. The parents that are able to leave them be, create a safe space and allow them to thrive in their own right. I felt horrible in that moment. I snapped. He was told immediately no kindle for a week, no television time for the rest of the day. He was sentenced to “no technology exile”, to face 7 days hard time. In that moment I felt accomplished, like I was doing something to help him.

Theorizing a Perspective on Decision 2020.

/pəˈspek.tɪv/ “A particular way of considering something,” is how the Cambridge dictionary defines the word perspective. It is a hell of a thing I must say. Have you ever wondered why it is that seven persons could be in a room, an incident occurs and of the seven there are probably only two accounts that…

Top 5 Lessons for self-sustenance!

Some of life’s best thoughts come to us in the most unexpected places and in the most unique ways. I mean, sitting on the loo, john, bike (real Jamaican) or potty, whatever you identify with it as, it’s a great place to really develop brilliant ideas. Let’s take out the thought of what you may…