Tag: #IntentionalLiving
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Any Dutty Wata Can Cool Hot Iron
Before electric irons, people heated heavy metal irons over hot coals or a fire. A seamstress had to judge the temperature by experience. When the iron grew too hot, water helped cool it before it touched the cloth. The proverb begins in this earlier household scene: the iron is hot, the cloth is waiting, and…
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Cock Mout’ Kill Cock
When Your Words Become Your Worst Enemy There’s something magnificent about a rooster at dawn. The way he stands tall, throws back his head, and announces to the world that a new day has arrived. His crow carries confidence, authority, the unmistakable sound of someone who believes he rules his domain. But in Jamaica, there’s…