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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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

I learnt to swim in a swimming pool at high school. Since that time swimming has been a regular part of my exercise regime. After decades of swimming alone, I joined a swimming class with a professional coach. From those sessions, I discovered that science, research, and experience have inspired advanced swimming techniques. Acquiring theseContinue reading “New Ways of Praying”