Tag: #Speakyourtruth
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Falla Falla Get Lef
On the Cost of Borrowing Somebody Else’s Path Many Jamaican children have heard it from a mother, an auntie, or a teacher standing with one hand on a hip: Falla falla get lef. When we always follow others, we get left behind. It usually came after someone copied a friend into trouble, jumped on the…
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Goat laugh, everybody find out sey ’im nuh got no teeth.
Why the Loudest Performance Often Reveals the Deepest Vulnerability The goat wanted everyone to notice it. It certainly succeeded. Every person and every animal in the yard now knows one important fact: the goat has no teeth. The goat was trying to show confidence, energy, and personality. Instead, it revealed something it probably would have…
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Mout’ Mek Fi Talk
Speak Your Truth before Silence Starts Speaking For You Before microphones and megaphones, podcasts and press conferences, Instagram captions and Whatsapp messages, there was always the simplest technology of all: the mouth. Jamaican wisdom does names its purpose plainly: “Mout mek fi talk.” Literally, the mouth is made for talking. Figuratively, your voice is not…