Yoga, Pig and Mud.

Yoga, Pig and Mud.

I took to yoga like a pig to mud. Where have you ever seen a pig more contented, more connected, and more at home than wallowing in a puddle of warm, rich, gooey, mud? That is how I feel on my yoga mat — like a pig in mud. I have always been a person who exercised —...
Bear Only What You Can Carry

Bear Only What You Can Carry

The old avocado tree seemed to be leaning more and more towards the ground. She was injured in a hurricane a few years ago and lost most of her top. The storm’s rushing water exposed a large proportion of her root system which damaged her even more. But she would not...
How The Universe Answered The Man On The Bench

How The Universe Answered The Man On The Bench

I had to go to the bank today, I didn’t want to but I had to — there was some business to transact that was more urgent than my desire to put it off. We were in the middle of the world’s first-ever ‘lockfew’ ( curfew+lockdown) which meant that every activity was in,...
Excuse Me While I Let The Sun Shine On My Face

Excuse Me While I Let The Sun Shine On My Face

Well, today was D-Day, not a repeat of Operation Neptune, but it might as well have been since it was to lead to my liberation. I had to take pictures. I do not like posing for a camera and taking photos. I am that person who, when I absolutely have to take official...
You Never Know Where Bliss Might Come From

You Never Know Where Bliss Might Come From

The days were getting longer and hotter as summer approaches. We do not have a real summer per se, since we live in the Caribbean where hot, sunny days are always on the menu, but there is a time — close to when the hurricanes start making their presence felt, when...
Unapologetically Caribbean

Unapologetically Caribbean

I am unapologetically Caribbean. I was born and raised in the West Indies and still live here to this day. Quick geography lesson, the Caribbean proper is that land space, mostly comprised of relatively small islands, running from The Bahamas in the north, tucked just...