True relationships

Over the last couple of years my life has been a constant rollercoaster - from one challenge to the next. Was it fun? Some of it. However, what I know is that they have made me stronger and taught me lessons I could not have learnt in a classroom. With my desire to become a story of success for myself and family. I am inspired to achieve goals I set.  Education was at the top of 'things to do list' and balancing the demands of family life, businesses and school came with their own challenges. Having to deal with a teenage son was I think my greatest challenge. When your child looks at you and say 'mommy you were no better than me, when you were my age'. It just hits you, at least that struck me and I had to step back and analyze and go into retrospect. Rebellion is a sword of contempt for parents which breeds anger and resentment to whomever dishes it. Disrespect on the other hand destroys a good spirit. Together these negative energies took a toll on my sense of ser...

Eternal Father bless our land - Jamaica "Land of wood and water". The path to independence pretty much started from around 1945, right at the end of World War 11. During this period there was a move by the British Government to relieve the country from under its rule as being a crown colony and into an independent state. On August 6, 1962, the country saw the last of the Union Jack which is the national flag of the United Kingdom being lowered and replaced by the Jamaican Flag - The black, Green and Gold! What a celebration this must have been! The journey to independence was harsh and fatal for many of the natives - the Arawaks and Tainos who lived on the island. This was so as the people were constantly fighting those who sought to; and managed to capture, claimed and ruled the island which they inhabited. The natives were enslaved by their capturers. The island was first invaded by the Spanish voyager/explorer Christopher Columbus who landed in the island in 1494 and t...

I thought as a child - for a girl to love a girl it was bad and not so bad. But for a boy to love a boy - then that’s really bad. I was raised to believe and accept that same sex is a horrible sin; it's immoral and has no place in the normal world. The norm in my world then, was boy and girl, man and woman, male and female - and that is final! Today people all over the world are fighting for this cause to decriminalize and to entrench it in their constitution as a right to love their own sex. On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that The US constitution guarantees that in all 50 states same sex couples have the right to marry. This is a fundamental decision for the LGBT community, who has been lobbying for this cause. For those who hold a different view as it relates to same sex relationships - this is a slap in their face and for the most part their religious beliefs. When an issue which affects a people becomes entrenched in a constitution it becomes the norm. Discrimi...

As the business environment becomes more and more competitive; entrepreneurs are encouraged to consistently upgrade and improve or diversify their skills and range of products and services they offer to satisfy the needs of customers in their specific line of business. Might I say, gone or soon gone are the days when customers are loyal because of excellent products or services. The emphasis is more now on the cost of those goods and services, as the spending power of the prospective customers and clients have been reduced drastically. They are less concerned now about quality and are now more focused on affordability. Yes, there are still those who will look for quality and can afford to pay for it, and there are customers who are not incensed by cost and these are the few; there are those who will go the extra mile to ensure they receive value for their money – which is a wholesome approach that includes excellent customer service, qu...