Controlling Your Mind

Dear Friends, This might surprise you but'an idle mind is the Devil's work shop"Let's talk about this. Do you know that if you don't control your mind and keep your thoughts in order, your mind can and will kill you. What is the dictionary definition of the 'mind". 1. It is your ability to be aware of things and to think and reason. 2. The ability to concentrate,and stay attentive. 3. Memory,opinions,sickness, wellness, joy, sadness, and many more are controlled by the Mind. I believe that in order to have a long,healthy, and prosperous life you must speak directly to one thing that controls your life, that is the "Mind". The Mind has a good connection to all of the parts of your body,and speaks to them as I am speaking to you. The Mind sends them signals of Pain and other illness and discomforts. The Mind blocks your creativity, and can bring on tiredness, depression, and lack of interest. When you are asleep, the Mind is partly at rest in the physical body, but is sometimes very alert in your dreams, playing back scenes of your life that sometimes spans many,many years or recent activities such as scenes from a Horror movie you saw last night.It is like a Computer, it saves information. I believe that the cure for all of this Authority and control on our lives is to stay active, and creative.DO NOT ACCEPT, sickness and poverty and all the other "stuff". When you are being "attacked' by your mind, simply say " I am not going there today". Think right, be happy.

In Search of Bahamian History

My search for the origin of my French last name began in 1987, as  I reflected on how my father's name "Charles Leonard Poitier" and that of my siblings, aunts and uncle were connected to Cat Island:How did the last name reached Cat Island, Bahamas.Therefore, I began my investigations, leafing through pages of Encloypedia Americana, at a time when the Internet was in the early stages, took long hours.
Weeks, then months passed as I  checked  citizens'  with French last names in the Caribbean, Montreal, South Pacific, and the United States. Searched Will,Church and Burial records in various Countries of the World,

In 1989, when my daughter left Town for University studies at Tuskegee University in Alabama, I went with her to study and seek to find an American connection to the Poitiers in the early American Colonies, there was non.But, my eyes picked up a trail of another man 'Charles Potter", a slave owner from Rhode Island whom I assusmed was the Slave Owner I seeked.

The Creative Art of "Bottling" Tomatoes on Cat Island

Dear Friends, This form of preserving the delicate ripe tomatoes has been passed down from generations on the beautiful island called 'Cat Island" in the Bahamas. Imagine, acres of rich farm land with thousands of plants, with tomatoes ripening in the brilliant Bahamian sun light. There are no large markets on Cat Island to purchase these very perishable crops. They are juicy and sweet, sprinkled with salt, and a squeeze of lemon, they are a treat. But the story of the huge crop of tomatoes on Cat Island is an interesting one and I observed how the people in Arthur's Town won't allow their hard farming labor to go to waste.The tomato crops had to be saved for future meals. I sat inside my friend Meonie Webb's House away from the mosquitoes to observe the bottling tomatoes process. Stepping out side to get a closer look was a mistake because the mosquitoes were furious. But, this hard working crew, the mosquitoes did not bite. The sterilization started as empty bottles (soda/beer)were washed clean in hot soapy water, using a bottle brush. Crackling Fires were lit and the bottles placed in into huge 50 gallons drums which were placed over the fire to boil. Many persons in the neighborhood including the children participated, some by "feeding" the fire with more wood, and others peeling the skin from the 'blanched' tomatoes. The tomatoes were then 'crushed' in a hand operated machine The sterilization took several hours. After the bottles were "cooled", they were filled with tomatoes, 'Capped" with a hand operated bottle caper, then placed back into the barrels to boil again. This seemingly never ending 'bottling' took my waiting far into the night. I never left my window seat where I observed in awe and respect for the faithful people of Arthur's Town, Cat Island who never let this Culture die. They either 'Bottle" tomatoes or give them away to friends and relatives.

Embracing The Past With the Future

Dear Friends, while living in the present is very exciting with advancement in Technology moving like a rocket flight to the moon; many persons in the 18 to 45 age  categories  are accepting changing  technologies  and enjoying them like  a new born baby tasting a sweet formula for the first time.

An introduction to Computers and the Internet is a venture into the unknown  for a Senior Citizen." going where they have never gone before".

Smart phones can be intimidating, particularly  for  those who are not aware that tapping the letters on the keyboard lightly have  better results, than placing the finger tip directly on the keys . It can take several minutes to respond to a text  for beginners.

To compare my past to the future  I made  a mental trip back to to 1996 when I wrote letters by hand, taking them to the Post Office here in Nassau Bahamas. I purchased  stamps for delivery to my friends in far away Scotland, Indonesia, Finland, Australia, Canada and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The letters took weeks and sometimes months to arrive. My letters addressed to Susan in Australia, and Tony in Tanzania written at this time, never  received a response. I believe they never arrived to the destinations.

 I am embracing my past days with the future  and will never handwrite  my  manuscripts, letters, nor  speeches again. I will save time and energy by using my Computer and send emails. I will use Face book, Twitter, Google + and Linked in to communicate. I promise to  change  my long distance preference  by using 'What's App" on my smart phone. Good bye 1996, hello 2016.

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