Compassion
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Self Directed Learning, Placebos and Gambling.
07.01.25Happy New Year Readers! Bzzzz-bzzzz! Yara’s new phone jittered on the cracked tabletop like a panicked mosquito, shaking out a sticky-sweet tune in a boy’s thick Jamaican sing-song: “Mi want a hippopotamus fi Christmas…” The sound bounced off the peeling walls of the little, broken-down house, filling it with a strange kind of cheer. MalĂŻa…
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Imaginal Method: Religion & Spirituality at Christmas
24.12.2024 Story (Soft organ chords: G, C, A minor) “Merry Christmas, my dear family in Christ! Can I get a Hallelujah for the goodness of our Lord?” Congregation solemnly: “Hallelujah!” I stand here tonight in the glow of this holy Christmas Eve. Antigua’s warm breeze brushes against my brown skin as we gather to celebrate…
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“As Trini as Bhagi”
A post for Universal Health Coverage Day 12.12.24 Scene: A grand community centre with a timeless backdrop inspired by Deborah Anzinger’s work. The Prime Union’s Minister stands at a simple, pearly podium. A small but attentive audience fills the room. The air is heavy with solemnity but charged with hope. Prime Union’s Minister: (Adjusts papers,…
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“Hexis: Don’t switch off!”; A post for World AIDS day 2024.
Scene 1 INT. A MODEST HOUSE IN RURAL TRINIDAD – NIGHT (Christmas lights twinkle outside. The sound of parang music wafts through the air as a small radio plays a lively tun one. “🎶Ah want a piece of pork… 🎶” The camera pans to HEXIS, 21, sitting at a kitchen table. He looks older than…
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It’s Just Compassion
Tips for New Docs: Compassionomics Over Escapism – Free therapy for burnout. #TipsForNewDocs Introduction: In the gentle caress of the Caribbean breeze, where the azure waves kissed the shores of Tobago, Dr. Jasmine’s journey began. Born in Trinidad, her life could have followed the unpredictable path of ease. Yet, Jasmine, with her brown sugar skin…
