Category: Reflections
When love dies
(Picture: Emrana who recently arrived into this world deserves a life, filled with love, opportunity, and security – like all other children – why cant it be?) At times, many things come together to cause you to contemplate your work, your life and your very being. That is the way my life appears to unfold […]
When I die
(Picture – Mustapha 3years old, whose father died before he was born and mother died 3 days after his birth, and is now raised by his grandmother with some assistance from me, tries to help in return.) When I die, I would like people to think of me as – “He tried”. I thought about this today […]
LIFE-its mystery and magic
(Picture – These children deserve a decent future too, not just poverty and deprivation) “Whatever you can do or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. At the moment of commitment, the entire universe conspires to assist you.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe This is one of the […]
Life’s Journey – enriching lives and valuing contributions
"You will never be completely at home again because..............of loving and knowing people in more than one place." (girlgi com)
Community – in a survival economy
(A of view of a typical marketplace in an economy where 97% of businesses are micro. This one a fish market at one landing site for fish in The Gambia people sell fish and variety of other products.) I have argued for many years that what has been touted as ‘Globalization’ was indeed centralization. People […]
Tears – years on
(A picture of tragedy and hope. The little boy’s dad died before he was born, and his mom died 3 days after his birth. He is now being cared for by his grandmother who came to me because someone told her I would help.) I shed a tear today, in fact, I cried a lot […]
As foundations collapse
(Picture: My neighbours dressed for their own special day) As we near this Christmas season, when Christians celebrate the birth of Christ, we find a celebration that has morphed into a celebration of consumerism unhinged. It is the pinnacle of sales and profits for those engaged in the capitalist world of retail, the time when […]
On being alone – a world without self
A bout of inner ear infection in September knocked me off my feet for a couple of weeks providing me time and space for thought and reflection. Its been almost two years now since I left Newfoundland and Labrador and journeyed to The Gambia. Even though I had been here twice before for a total […]
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