Are you enjoying BALANCE between work & play, family & friends, sleep & activity, chores & fun? Pay attention to what feels out-of-balance in your life, then focus on the steps needed to tip things in your favor to improve the health of your mind, body, and Spirit. Focus on finding BALANCE in your thoughts and actions. Remember – Life is Better IN Balance! .
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03 Jan: Irene Bacchus-Holder: Pyrographic Artist – Making the World Beautiful with Wood Arts & Craft
Irene Bacchus-Holder is a Guyana-based pyrographic artist (the art of burning design onto wood or leather). For more than a decade, she has been perfecting this art form in creating functional pieces for the home using Guyana’s natural woods. Irene got started in this craft with the encouragement of my brother who sent her a wood burning pen with interchangeable tips. She began by offering gifts made of wood from Guyana’s rainforest to several friends. Irene stated that she always wanted to do…
I’m a lady I try to speak softly when I talk I respect myself I have a little grace with my walkI try to be kind to others I try to use those things I was thought I like to be comforted and I appreciate the gifts I’m bought You see I like long conversations but I don’t really like telling tales I want the protection of my man cas I don’t really like breaking…
Happy New Year GGR Family!!! Wishing you all a blessed and success filled 2013. Release the past and start living your dream. New Year, New You! .
“Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world.” ― Marilyn Monroe .
No one has ever become poor by giving, so “Pay it Forward” this holiday season by performing random acts of kindness. Here are some simple ideas. Bake goodies and take them to the police station, fire station, emergency room. Pay a local teenager to mow someones yard, who is elderly, sick or their spouse is away. Knit or crochet a baby blanket and take it to the Nurses station, in the hospital, for the next…
Bernadette Indira Persaud is one of Guyana’s best-known artists, writers and educators. She was born in Berbice in 1946 and is a graduate of the University of Guyana and of the Burrows School of Art in Georgetown. Her painting career began in the early 1980s, when she felt a need to express her ideas through her creativity. In 1985, she became the first woman to win the Guyana National Visual Arts Competition, and she continues to produce…
Yes Rock Stars – you can WIN this fabulous croc-print handbag simply by *Liking* this Photo on Facebook. RULES: You must be a Fan of the Page and must be able to receive packages to a regular address, not a P.O. Box. Entries ends at 6PM on Wednesday December 19, 2012. The winner will be announced on Facebook at 10:00 on Thursday. This item will be shipped from New York to the winner’s location (worldwide). Good Luck and…
Jenell Pierre, is the CEO of Bow Jay, a fashion accessories line, based in Georgetown, Guyana. A 2011 graduate of St. Stanislaus, and former science major, Jenell started out making bow as a just as an ‘accidental’ hobby. It quickly became apparent to Jenell that this teenage pastime was much more than that. As her designs caught the eyes of her family and family, they wanted her to make pieces for them and offered to pay…
Ann is one of the few Black female employees at the senior management level at the Nova Scotia Public Service Commission, and has become a well-known and respected Ambassador for change and inclusivity in the Commission, and her community. She was born in Guyana and currently resides in Canada. Ann is currently leading a two-year, province-wide, Research Initiative to engage academic institutions, government, businesses and communities in Nova Scotia on Employment Equity Partnership. In addition,…