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Post traumatic growth

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Are you ready to grow? Have you been going through a really tough time and feel that there is no way out but your world is caving in? In such a state you can either wither or grow. To grow you need to use the stones of what is ailing you to put under your feet to put you closer to the top. Looking at Grand Bahama I see that a number of people are getting this really hopeful feeling again and I'm hoping it moves ahead and bring about the growth needed from the post traumatic stress of the hurricanes and the global financial crisis. So the word on the street is that the straw vendors are being moved to the International Bazaar and tourists will be bused there. Is this true? I don't know but when I heard it some people are really upset by the idea and immediately I started thinking on the opportunities that await a renewed interest in the International Bazaar. If tourists are being bused there, then how about more restaurants opening for those persons who are coming to

Be the Change II

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So I almost went without putting up a post today but after scrolling though my Facebook account but here is something I came across. Please please feel free to go to this page and like it. I intend to share it because I really enjoyed it. Stop bickering about the PLP, FNM & DNA. Neither has the solution to this country's problems. Truth is, we the ordinary citizens are the solution. Imagine if we could get 50 people in each constituency to form a team that organizes one community event every month inclusive of: 1. Mentors for the kids; 2. Anger-management for the young men; 3. Family planning for the young women; 4. Jobs for residents; 5. Money management talks for residents; 6. Scholarships for students; 7. Events for the elderly; 8. Free legal and medical talks for residents; 9. Breakfast and lunch programs for students. There's no need for politicians or political parties. Let's get ordinary citizens together to do extraordinary things for our