According to ‘oxford dictionaries online’ a relative is defined as a person connected by blood or marriage and to be frank that is all we are. We don’t seem to know the values of being team players, supportive, protective, close etc. As J.K Rowling would have said “We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.” Why do we constantly fight with one another? Belittle each other? Kick each other while they are already down? Why can’t we come together as one big happy family and make this thing work?

I’ve been around many families before, and as much as they would have disagreements one thing I find, is that the disagreements stays within the household.  You don’t find them sitting with one another and gossiping on another. How are we supposed to go forward if that’s all we do? To think you would sit with me now and gossip one family member and then sit with that very same member and gossip me. Where are we going? Though I may be the vilest member of this family (as you guys put it) and as much as you say he would be ashamed of me today, I can’t help but think he is also ashamed of each one of you as well. I knew him, you knew him too and we all know he was a family man, he loved us all and he always encouraged us to stick together. Now I’m homeless, not literally but I only knew a home when he was alive, now all I have is a place to rest my head, reassurance that I won’t get wet if it rains and food to eat. That’s as far as it goes.

We seem to forget what it is to nurture and instead we neglect one another as if we’re all just distant strangers. We’ve adopted this habit of helping strangers rather than our own flesh which leads me to wonder what we learnt from him. What did we learn? Because as much as he use to go all out to help others, he never left his own undone, in fact I like using this example, remember that faithful day in May? He died going to get mangoes for the kids. He didn’t have to go but he loved it and maybe the same way we as a family love giving but when it’s a case of strangers before our own kind its reasons for concern.

The older I get the more that I see he really loved this family and he did the best he could but all I hope is when I have my own family I would see more of him in me. There is no such thing as a "broken family." Family is family, and is not determined by marriage certificates, divorce papers, and adoption documents. Families are made in the heart. The only time family becomes null is when those ties in the heart are cut. If you cut those ties, those people are not your family. If you make those ties, those people are your family. And if you hate those ties, those people will still be your family because whatever you hate will always be with you. Maybe if we understand that the bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life then we’d begin to honor, support and be there for one another. Let’s be the driving force in on another’s life and not the force driving one another apart.

RIP Walter Knight- best great grandfather ever

my beautiful country

Grenada  is an island country and Commonwealth realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. Grenada is located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela, and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. 

Grenada is also known as the “Island of Spice” because of the production of nutmeg and mace crops of which Grenada is one of the world’s largest exporters. Its size is 344 square kilometres (133 sq mi), with an estimated population of 110,000. Its capital is St. George’s. The national bird of Grenada is the critically endangered Grenada Dove.  

                                                

I had the opportunity to go hiking with my cousin that came to visit from Canada and boy was the scenes amazing. so i’m wondering why is it that producers of movies and stuff refuses to travel to such places like my country to film movies. And of course i know with finances involved it’s quite hard but isn’t all the money worth it when you the finish product is amazing.

Truth is the beauty of Grenada (like all countries) isn’t just good for one genre of movies e.g, there are areas that I’ve been to that looks similar to horror scenes in movies (and yes i am into horror movies) except too me hey are way more amazing. 

most times it’s like certain countries in the Caribbean is excluded from the world, for whatever reason i don’t know. I don’t know the rules or guidelines as it relates to world music tours and stuff but to me that name should somehow be changed, i mean why is it that, for as long as live all these big name celebrities would say they’re touring “the world” and you never see them here in the Caribbean. alright fair enough the Caribbean is where you find them vacationing most time but it seems like the Caribbean is no good place to spend money for the purpose of entertaining their “Caribbean” fans, or is it that they themselves are too “big” for our “little” islands. now i’m not against anyone here and i will still support them and look up to them but i just think it’s rather unfair.

 I would love to see the day that one of these big name producers see it fit to produce a movie and have it filmed in “Grenada”. after all we’re not outer space we’re just a boat ride or a plane ride away. call me stupid but when it comes to finances, that shouldn’t even be a problem because they have the money and by  the way when comparing US$ to EC$ there’s no problem what so ever. 1 US dollar is 2.70 EC so there. i always have hope of something great happening so, guess what! one day it will happen.

Introduction

I am new to this "blogging" thing but i'm accustomed to writing. I've gone over the idea of doing a blog for quite a while and after carefully weighing in my pro's and con's i finally decided to go ahead and do it. during the days that i'm updating my blog i'd try to make it as interesting as possible.i'm an 18 year old that has lots of thoughts in her head and needs somewhere to let them out, i would NOT offend anyone in my writing at all. i live in the Caribbean and i would sure hope people could relate to my posts. i would like whoever is reading this now to respect my views and of course the stuff i post up here will be based on facts and my opinion and i know you may not share the same sentiments. persons are free to comment/ share their views based on what they think and i will respect your opinions so as much as i would respect your views please return the favor.once again thank you for at least viewing my blog.