No One Should Steal Your Happy
No One Should Steal Your Happy By Dr. Marcia “I apologize for what happened yesterday, and it won’t happen again. Today, no one is going to steal my happy!” Those were the words of my seven-year student who had a temper tantrum the day before and he declared that he...
Add Value
Add Value Dr. Marcia Like everyone else, Covid-19 caused many changes and through the changes, we have had to weather some kind of storm. During this time, we taught virtually, we had meetings virtually, we had church virtually, we had birthdays virtually, we had...
Please, Call Me by My Name…..
Please, Call Me by My Name.... By Dr. Marcia Being called my correct name has always been an issue for me. It started years ago when I migrated to the United States and my new journey began. Little did I know that it also meant having a “new name”! ...
Full Circle
Full Circle Dr. Marcia Many years ago, I moved to New Jersey to start a new way of life and literally had no joy, but ready to start another phase of my life. One of the things that was an interesting difference that I had to face was that my daughter was attending a...
Stay Rooted!
Just like the physical storms of life, I can be caught off guard in my personal storm of life, and so I must also prepare. It should be noted that the storms will definitely come, and I can ensure that I include the following tips about being rooted
Say What You Mean?
Say What You Mean? By Dr. Marcia Davis-Dawkins I am almost certain that most of us have heard the expression, “Say what you mean, but don’t say it mean!” How many of us ever think about those words seriously? It is such an interesting statement. Interesting for so...
There Should Be Balance!
There Should Be Balance! By Dr. Marcia Davis-Dawkins Mother’s Day 2020 was not a normal one. It seems like it would be just another COVID-19 day, one that we were quarantined and would sit and be grateful for being alive and well unlike so many others who had...
Invisible Child
Invisible Child By Dr. Marcia Davis-Dawkins Recently I was asked by one of my friends, why I didn’t play a sport. Well, I calmly responded, “I didn’t get the opportunity to do so.” In my heart, I thought it would have ended there but it didn’t. He gasped and said,...
Springtime!
Springtime! By Dr. Marcia Davis-Dawkins Hello everyone, I’m bringing you this blog in a different format primarily because of the topic for discussion. Since it is springtime, which brings about change and change is not a new topic to my blog as...
Dangerous Disturbances
Music has always been a source of inspiration, a time of reflection and motivation and I recently heard a song during the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic that we faced and I thought of how disturbed this virus had made us. The song, titled “Dangerous Disturbances”, by a Jamaican Reggae group called Chalice, refers to reggae taking over the world and I thought how interesting that it is indeed a shock how the human coronavirus has literally taken over the world.
Generational Impact – What is Your Legacy?
Generational Impact – What is Your Legacy? By Dr. Marcia Davis-Dawkins February was Black History Month in some countries, including the United States of America. Throughout the month, time was set aside to highlight and celebrate some notable history makers in our...
Love and Care; From Our Youths to Our Nursing Homes
Love and Care; From Our Youths to Our Nursing Homes By Dr. Marcia Davis-Dawkins Recently the Student Council Advisors (including me) took the members of the School's Student Council to a Nursing Home close to our school. We are teaching students that they should...