“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it.” – Dalai Lama XIV July In July, I moved to Kingston! I started my new leadership position and I got my own office at the Peace Corps Office. As… Read More 12 Days of Gratitude: Day 7
“Gratitude opens the door to…the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe. You open the door through gratitude.” – Deepak Chopra I was fully occupied yesterday, cooking and making preparations for the Christmas feast Logan and I are about to partake in. And so today, on this bright and sunny Christmas, I’m sharing two… Read More 12 Days of Gratitude: Days 5 & 6
The ticking clock ebbs and flows with astounding irregularity. At times, the length of a day feels arbitrary. April zipped by and dragged on. I felt myself being shoved forward as I desperately grasped around me in hopes of collecting moments that might be important later. I allowed myself to be pulled in every direction,… Read More 12 Days of Gratitude: Day 4
Oprah once said, “No gesture is too small when done with gratitude.” This month, I’m taking a page out of that queen’s book and reflecting on the year 2016 through a lens of gratitude. So what was I up to in March? March This is Ms. Taylor. Ms. Taylor taught Grade 4 at my school… Read More 12 Days of Gratitude: Day 3
I’m taking the last 12 days of the year to celebrate moments that fill me with gratitude. It’s moments like these that helped me fall in love with Jamaica all over again. February: Lucky me, more visitors! Golie, one of my best friends, came to visit me in Jamaica at the start of February. We… Read More 12 Days of Gratitude: Day 2
