I won a raffle competition from UK black business show, courtesy of St Lucia tourism authority. The prize Included 7 nights accommodation, breakfast, flight & airport transfer, for two. Due to unforeseen circumstances my travel was postponed, and I ended up going solo. Calabash Cove is truly a beautiful all inclusive five star resort in…
Book review | who moved my cheese?
A fiction book by Doctor Spencer Johnson, a well-known physician turned bestselling author. Who moved my cheese is a fable narrated within a story about self-awareness, how anticipating and adapting to changes alleviates the consequences of unpreparedness. The cheese refers to satisfactions e.g relationships, income, values. “The quicker you let go of the old cheese,…
World food court | Rhythm kitchen
An open kitchen restaurant surrounded by other continental food stations. Rhythm kitchen prepares authentic Caribbean food, located in Westfield Stratford city, at world food court. I was apprehensive about going because I prefer eating somewhere I don’t carry food to unreserved table, but for rhythm kitchen I will. The food is delicious, spicy and cooked…
Failure is a gateway to success
The optimism of thinking that failure leads to success, is so tragic and yet such a relief. The loop in which failure plays out in reality is the real kicker and what deters people from persevering past their mishap. Success is never truly stationery because the goalpost always shifts. Failure is an opportunity to solidify…
Enclothed cognition | How Clothes Shape Self-Perception
Enclothed cognition means an individuals clothing influences their psyche and behaviour. When I came across this term, it reaffirmed what I already understood. Hence when Monique, a comedian/actress spoke on black woman wearing bonnets in public, I wasn’t outraged. The term has reminiscence to “you are what you eat”. When we don’t wear clothes that…
Maggie OA 