('Glory, star, and destiny' are all the same things and will be used interchangeably throughout this post). Growing up as a child in Jamaica I remember some warnings my mother gave to us. The first warning we had even gotten a beating for was: "Never eat from anyone."  ...

('Glory, star, and destiny' are all the same things and will be used interchangeably throughout this post). Growing up as a child in Jamaica I remember some warnings my mother gave to us. The first warning we had even gotten a beating for was: "Never eat from anyone."  ...

Most Africans have something they do or say when warning a child. I have seen it most among the Yorubas, but I've also seen others do the same. ...

Most Africans have something they do or say when warning a child. I have seen it most among the Yorubas, but I've also seen others do the same. ...

I remember once when I lived with the "Wicked Baby Father" while we were having problems which were overwhelming for me (a lot of cheating, lying, and cruel treatment). One night while he slept soundly, I laid awake in the dark contemplating my life. With only a glimmer of moonlight peeping in, I was, as usual, alone in my worries. ...

I remember once when I lived with the "Wicked Baby Father" while we were having problems which were overwhelming for me (a lot of cheating, lying, and cruel treatment). One night while he slept soundly, I laid awake in the dark contemplating my life. With only a glimmer of moonlight peeping in, I was, as usual, alone in my worries. ...

When I was child growing up in Jamaica, I have written this here before, I can remember around age 5 or 6 I was standing in the back porch of our home. There was a cherry tree several yards away from where I stood. The sun was bright and hot and I alone stood at that backdoor of the back porch, just when a small pebble was hurled at me from behind the cherry tree. ...

When I was child growing up in Jamaica, I have written this here before, I can remember around age 5 or 6 I was standing in the back porch of our home. There was a cherry tree several yards away from where I stood. The sun was bright and hot and I alone stood at that backdoor of the back porch, just when a small pebble was hurled at me from behind the cherry tree. ...

Several years ago I attended a spiritual church (which was actually a makeshift church holed up in the back of a botanica). Back then I was a "dance" (Jamaican party) lover and goer, but the message had come to me:"Seek Ye The Kingdom Of God And All His Righteousness and All Others Will Be Added Unto You."  And so my friends and I decided to attend the botanica church. ...

Several years ago I attended a spiritual church (which was actually a makeshift church holed up in the back of a botanica). Back then I was a "dance" (Jamaican party) lover and goer, but the message had come to me:"Seek Ye The Kingdom Of God And All His Righteousness and All Others Will Be Added Unto You."  And so my friends and I decided to attend the botanica church. ...