…Hurricane Melissa may have tested our resilience, but she also reminded us of something powerful: even when everything familiar is stripped away, our spirit remains. And from that spirit, we will rise, steadier, wiser, and perhaps even more compassionate than before. For me, Jamaica is not just a place, it’s a people, a resilient people, a people that never allows themselves to stay down when kicked in the face. Jamaica, land we love, Jamaica to the world…
… I’ve come to understand that achievement, real, lasting, soul-deep achievement, isn’t about how much we’ve accomplished or own, but how closely we’re walking with God as we do the work. …
It’s the only time of year that you will have some persons showing that they are not as unapproachable and gruff as they appear the rest of the year. Is it a front or do they allow the festivities and feelings of the Christmas to just take them over and or overwhelm them?
It’s in giving that we receive. It doesn’t have to be where you give and the whole world sees what you do. You can be a philanthropist without informing the world.