Stillness Speaks

"When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world."

My best friend Tressa sent me this amazing book called "Stillness Speaks" by Eckhart Tolle and I started reading it today. I highly recommend it to anyone who isn't necessarily religious but still has a since of spirituality. Its really taught me to slow down and take in the things around me by just being still. So today I decided to practice being still while sitting on the veranda drinking my coffee and I found myself appreciating my surrounding so much more. Upon further realization I thought making a list would help remind me to stop and appreciate these small moments that I take such advantage of sometimes. So below is my list, enjoy!

--The sound of buses honking their horns in anticipation of the next stop or just simply to say hello.

--Palm trees swaying in the wind

--Birds chirping new songs of harmony

--Rain falling on tin roofs
--Goats crying in hunger
--Children laughing as they skip down the road to the bakery.
--The man blowing his conch horn, warning neighbors of his fish for sale.
--The constant sound of my fan that keeps me cool
--Crunching of vegetables fresh from the garden.
--The sound of airplanes leaving the island as they disappear into the horizon.

--Ravine water splashing against rocks as it makes its way down the mountain.

--Thunder rolling across the mountains

DONATE!!!!! please?

See that new really cool orange-ish colored button on the right side of this screen? It reads....DONATE!!!!

I have set up an account to accept donations for my reading program at St. Paul's Government Primary School. Our vision is to paint the room with kid friendly animals, beach scenes and vocabulary words in hopes of getting the children even MORE excited to read. The students currently LOVE laying on the reading mat (see previous post) that I recycled from the hallway "dump", but its not enough. We want the atmosphere to be much different than the rest of the school so kids want to come in and read, learn new vocab and play reading games. With the help of your kind donation, the paint and supplies needed to update the room WILL BE POSSIBLE! My initial goal is 1,000 US dollars. I know that sounds like alot, but if we reach that goal we can not only paint, but get new posters and furniture for the room. The kids are going to be SO excited!

So, I'm kindly asking you to open your hearts and wallets and donate to this great cause! Its a tax right off right? haha. C'mon my people, you have supported me through this crazy journey, now support my school!

Thanks in advance and now GO CLICK DONATE!!!!!

Reading Program Update

This is a photo blog of the reading room at my primary school. Things are finally getting organized and it's a great feeling.