Humans change. Families change. Societies change. Names change. Institutions change. Friendships change. Leaders change. Leadership changes. Theories change. Concepts change. Time changes. Formulae change. Laws change. Rules and regulations change. Plants change. Animals change. Oceans change. Rivers change. Lakes change. Weather patterns change. Planets change. Universe changes. Stars change. Galaxies change. Hearts change. Minds change.Continue reading “Change is Changing”
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The Head and Heart
Throughout life, the heart and the head battle for control, Struggling for domination, Because we instigate this war between the two, Because social programming poisons us with the binary virus. The head thinks ABOUT the moment. The heart is AWARE of the moment. The head analyses and dissects the moment. The heart embraces and appreciatesContinue reading “The Head and Heart”
Be Still
From the Retreat House in the coastal/rural town of Blachiessuse, Trinidad and Tobago The morning is at a standstill. The concert stage of the coastland is quiet. Nothing is moving except for a lone hummingbird darting from flower to flower. Coconut trees are hardly swaying, seemingly sluggishly getting out of bed. The audience of theContinue reading “Be Still”
Tears of the Earth
It’s a new morning—the long hand of the analog clock positions itself at twelve and the shorthand at six. I am awake and anxiously take my seat in nature’s audience hall overlooking the sleepless and restless ocean, waiting for nature’s orchestra to begin its morning performance. I wait, I wait. The coconut trees are silent.Continue reading “Tears of the Earth”
Different, yet Interconnected
As egg and sperm kiss and unite, DNA of difference, yet interconnectivity is born. Giving instructions and shaping, Difference and interconnectivity to life. Millions of different tiny cells Evolving and growing, Shaping distinct organs, personalities, and physicality. Yet, naturally interconnected to each. Helplessly taking shape Within protective womb walls, Different from the mother protector YetContinue reading “Different, yet Interconnected”
Synodality – Call for Caution
As I measure the pulse of the synodal journey throughout the Antilles Episcopal Conference’s geographic region, I sense grave anxiety and urgency to shift into implementation gear. Based on the parish and diocesan syntheses, pastoral leaders have listed common themes, and have invited parishioners and parishes to identify two or three priority areas for implementation.Continue reading “Synodality – Call for Caution”
Table – A Metaphor for Life
As the nation-states of the Caribbean wrestle with serious socio-economic challenges such as corruption, waste, nepotism, and violent crimes, I offer an insight for contemplation. Imagine an individual, a human family, a society, and a nation as a four-legged table. Each leg symbolizes one aspect of who they are – a physical, spiritual, social, andContinue reading “Table – A Metaphor for Life”
Personal, Communal and Human Growth
Day after day, I raptly gaze at my growing Noni tree. Starting from a tiny shoot, and now a full-blown tree, gifting, not just to itself, but to the garden community, and the environment. As roots traverse deeper and deeper into the soil, absorbing rich nutrients, invisibly transporting them up the trunks, quietly producing branches,Continue reading “Personal, Communal and Human Growth”
Step to Humility
Mango, Mango, Mango all over the place. Summer is mango season in the Caribbean. Mango trees decorated with yellow mangoes, Mangoes splattered on the ground like carpet. Mangoes on roadside stalls, Mangoes on market stalls, Mangoes on country road, Mango smell perfuming the air, Rotten mangoes attracting flies. MANGO TREE Step One: Emmanuel – GodContinue reading “Step to Humility”
Creation – A Grain of Sand
We are like grains of sand on the long stretch of the Manzanilla Beach.Manzanilla Beach is but a tiny fraction of coastal Trinidad.Coastal Trinidad is but an island in the archipelago of Caribbean islands.Caribbean islands are but a tiny fraction of the Caribbean Sea.The Caribbean Sea is but a tiny fraction of water sandwiched betweenContinue reading “Creation – A Grain of Sand”