Charmaine J Forde

“The best feeling in the world, is to be able to help someone else other than yourself.”

“Find children in your neighborhood,Teach them how to read and writeTake them out of the darkness,Into the light”

“Find children in your neighborhood,Teach them to read and writeTake them out of the darkness,Into the light”

“The more you do for people, the less grateful they become, but don’t let that deter your sincere spirit of giving.”

“I may not have a world of things, I may not have the biggest wings, What I do have is a heart of love, Because I trust the One above”

“Praise children when they do good, And if they should stumble or fall, Show them how to be humble,Show them how to stand tall”

“No one leaves this hidden treasure,Feeling the same way they came,They always refer their friends to this Gem,This island with a beautiful name,My beautiful “Bim”—Barbados”

“It took me thirty years to find myself, I had little wealth, But I had my health”

“If you run fast enough, you can still catch those dreams. Don't give up yet!”

“I miss being in Barbados in December,That is a time I always remember,The smell of varnish on the wooden floors,And the smell of paint on the wooden doorsThe crowds in de Supermarket,Buying up the rum,And the music blastingPuh rup a pum pum”

“If we could think about somebody else other than ourselves for a few minutes a day, this world would be so much better off.”

“Never allow anyone to take you out of character, some people know which buttons to press. (Zip it instead)”

“During the course of your temporary hurdles, keep searching for a tad of optimism”

“Gratitude for me is waking up each day, and being able to make a difference in somebody’s life.”

“For when he was poor, he had an unpretentious heart, but when he became rich, he became filled with arrogance.”