On September 1st DRR Delon arrived on the same flight as Beenie Man and his entourage who will be performing (article written Sept 1st) at the 2018 Soleil Summer Festival at Pigeon Point tonight. DRR Delon is scheduled to visit RCGI on Tuesday at our regular meeting. He has a packed schedule as he moves on to Martinique on Friday.
In the picture: DRR Delon, AG Lisle and President of Rotaract Club of Saint Lucia Desma Saltibus
The Regular meeting of RCGI took the form of Dip & Chat. Members spoke on random topics that they drew out of a hat. We welcomed PP Peter Douch by getting him to klick off. Peter told us that he had the pleasure of sitting next Big Bird Joel Garner (famous West Indian Fast Bowler) at a lunch in Antigua. Peter is a huge sports fan. Sadly Garner was too tall to even notice PP Peter sitting beside him and uttered not a word to Peter for the entire lunch!
Members got on to favourate quotes. Secretary Trudy sent in a few that I confess I did not hear at the meeting but since no one sent in their quote as requested we will go with the following:
Lenita’s favourite quote: “Man cannot live by bread alone- needs butter, cheese, eggs etc.” by Dr. Lois Parker, Leadership coach
Astrid’s favourite quote: “ I will never dim my glow just because someone is intimidated by my radiance.”
Trudy O.: “The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night.” By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Rtn Lennie and yours truly recited bits of the Rudyard Kipling poem "IF" ; this was of significance to me as it was passed on tom from my father shortly before he died when I was fourteen. Lenny did not tell me at the time why it was special to him but I am sure we will share that later. If you are interested "read more" as I have included the verse below.
Other quotes ranged around "A word to the wise is enough"; "He who poses as a fool is not a fool"; Believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see - again passed on to me by my dad. This was the Segway into the famous Ronald Regan quote - Trust but Verify - frequently quoted by ECCB Governor Sir. Dwight Venner (deceased).
"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside awakes" Carl Jung
"To make a difference in someone's life you don't have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful, or perfect. You just have to care". Mandy Hale
All in all some good discussion and levity.
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