I read something very disturbing this morning in the newspaper about love. It was a feature on the so called ‘season of love’ with Valentine’s Day just around the corner. Christian counselor and author, Gary Chapman, offered his advice on how to love. Top on his list of ways to love was: “Saying things that makes one feel special; a …
Thoughts on consciousness
For me, consciousness is a state of awareness of self, so a ‘conscious person’ is someone who is actively engaged in being aware and creating awareness. To know thyself is a journey through consciousness; it is cultivation of self. Consciousness helps us to experience every moment of life with presence of mind. When all of our layers of life converge in …
African Queen
In the company of women she has a quite grace, a non confrontational confidence communicated through her posturing. She powders her face naked, going about her morning routine, getting ready for work. She is not aware of her sensuality although it is radiating from the tips of her nipples, standing firm at the crest of her breasts that are too …
The Myth of Identity and Our Dirty Little Secret
(As published in The Tribune newspaper by staff reporter Noelle Nicolls, on Monday, February 01, 2010) BAHAMIANS base their very survival and sense of self worth on preserving what is believed to be the quintessential Bahamian way of life. With a possessive, sometimes almost fanatical sense of pride, they stand unwavering in defence of this identity. Unfortunately, the concept of …
Conspiring to destroy Haiti: Past and present
(As published in The Tribune newspaper by staff reporter Noelle Nicolls, on Monday, February 01, 2010) THE transformative power of the spoken word has been proven throughout the centuries, but one wonders if declaring the Bahamas a Christian nation through constitutional declaration and use of the public pulpit is sufficient to make it actually so. The nation’s claim to Christian …