Curmiah: I pray, speak to the universe, set smaller / more manageable goals and / or seek support or motivation from those close to me. Lately however, on those particularly days, I’ ve seemed to receive some sort of message of encouragement from either a stranger or someone outside my immediate circle telling me to keep on. You’ ve messaged me at one of those times, and your words of encouragement have made all the difference! I feed off energy a lot, so it’ s not so much the words, but I receive the energy! Certainly!
Curmiah: If you think about it as a relationship, and the circumstances in which I left home, to me, it’ s almost like having that one true love that somehow slipped away from you. I’ m forever in love with my island, always longing to return. I’ m sure there’ s some psychology behind it, but I feel like I’ m constantly trying to reclaim or get a sense of the life I might’ ve had growing up home. I honestly can’ t describe how right it feels when I am home. I do know that whenever I get on that flight to leave home and return to London, it always hurts, and I always feel like I’ m going on a mission. I am here to get things done.
Lovee: Warms my heart to know that I did that for you. Creative people tend to feed off positive energies, hence optimism / positive people to us is like breath. We have to keep each other up, you know? I understand that life is a struggle for all of us, and we all go through the motions, no matter who we are. A simple act of kindness can do so much for someone at any given moment. We never know what someone else is going through. I try to be a light in the paths of others. Your love and passion for Saint Lucia and its people is evident. Where do you think such patriotism stems from?
Just last week I was speaking about the warmth and charisma of Caribbean people and how we really are like no other. That’ s one of my favorite things about being home; greeting folk and getting warmth in return!
Lovee: Ahhh,.. our wonderful heritage. Thank God for it! We must hold on to it and pass it on to our children. That’ s what I’ m trying to do with my writing. What does being“ Saint Lucian” mean to you?