Conquering Fear and Anxiety: Taking Common Entrance Exam
Every morning, several little birds congregated on my windowsill chirping and singing sweet melodies. With sleep still very much in my eyes,…
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Conquering Fear and Anxiety: Better days ahead
The weathered and beaten old wooden wheelbarrow flew down the croton lined driveway with two little passengers on board steering it away from…
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The Diaspora movement, a walk down memory lane
When I shared the letter among my friends in Los Angeles at the time, no one knew what it meant and frankly, they didn’t care. Our…
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Conquering Fear and Anxiety: Change cometh in the aftermath of Hurricane Gilbert
The sun shone brightly in the clear blue skies. Not a cloud was in sight and the splendour and majestic framed colours in the sky seemed…
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Conquering Fear and Anxiety: Hurricane Gilbert
There was an unexplained calm just before the storm. The atmosphere was very hushed, that even the chirping birds disappeared. Nature came to…
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Conquering Fear and Anxiety: Not attending church wasn't an option
We went to church religiously every Sunday. I can’t remember any Sunday that I missed church; as a child and into my teenage years,…
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Conquering Fear and Anxiety: 'I hated going home'
At only eight years old, there were many changes that happened in my life. I became more aware of my surroundings and the meandering,…
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Conquering Fear and Anxiety: In the Midst
My grandmother went to the post office quite often and on some occasions, I would accompany her. The area in the post office for collecting…
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Coronavirus a wakeup call to repentance
Most of what we experience today is as a result of disobedience. The word of God says in 2 Chronicles 7:14; 'if my people who are called…
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Conquering Fear and Anxiety: Where it all began
I was eight years old, when I met him. It was the first time I was seeing someone of another colour pigmentation other than myself or my…
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COVID-19 Impact in Jamaica: A Function of Risk Management
Collectively all countries were caught off guard –some more than others– by the initial outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, which…
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'What I have done wrong over the years was to remain silent'
Whether in good times or bad, most people say that stress interferes at least moderately with their lives. Chronic stress can affect your…
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Holness’ push to expedite revised NIDS law causing ‘grave disquiet’
Almost one year ago to the day, on the 12th of April 2019, the Full Court of the Supreme Court of Jamaica struck down the National…
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Easter communion with a difference
For the first time in the 92-year history of Elim Assembly the Communion Service, which is quaintly referred to as Breaking of Bread Service…
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'Long before anyone realised it, one of my aunts knew'
GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER is characterized by persistent worry or fear. People with this disorder worry about a number of…
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'I asked myself would I go crazy'
Anxiety disorders can develop from a complex set of risk factors, including genetics, brain chemistry, personality, and life events. Anxiety…
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