Appreciation For Loved Ones

One of the biggest hurdles I have to deal with on a daily basis, aside from the hectic work day, is being away from all the people that I've grown up with especially my close friends and family. I know that I still have things to do on my own and now, I even have a family of my own, but sometimes, I'm overwhelmed with how much I miss them.

And of course, it's the Bahamas. Who wouldn't miss the Bahamas after they leave? I sure do. Some of the things I miss are things that I know I've taken for granted in the past. Makin me miss them more than ever. Things like the friends that I have from my block. The Eastwood crew. Sure I have many new friends since I've left, but I can never replace the true friendship of the fellas I grew up with. Some of those friends have even passed away, leaving me with no means of redemption, confused as to what even happened and sadly, no chance to say goodbye.

And of all the fellas, I can say I truly miss my boy Andy Thompson. We had plenty of plans for the future, things we wanted to do and experience, and we will never get the chance to. Even more hurting, his bigger brother Dave also passed away. I really miss my real homies.

I do say thanks to God for the friends that I have been able to make out here: Brandon Bass, Woo Is Exclusive, Scrill, Marcus, Ced... and many others. Ya'll need to be sure that you appreciate what you have in the friends that are there with you on a daily basis.

On the other side of things, the family member I miss most is my little sister, Ajariah. Since I left for the US almost 10 years ago, we've never really had a chance to have fun together. Either she was much too young, or I just wasn't there. And we have a bigger sister, Shakara, but her and I have had plenty time to have our fun in life. We are only a year apart so not too many things we weren't able to do together.

It sucks that Ajariah is so much younger. That is why you shouldn't have kids too far apart. They never really get that chance to bond like they should. Never really a chance to get to know her as well as I want to. But I think that time is coming soon. It's about time I return home to take care of some business. As my friend Tori would say, "We Bahamian is small thinkers. We need to start thinking bigger. Much bigger".

Soon time to reunite with the parts of my past that I've missed: chillin on the court with my boys in the afternoons and weekend, eatin a nice conch snack from Bamboo Shack, relaxin with family eating the foods that I so much love, spending time on a real beach with real sand. And even some new things that I want to do: start a few businesses, introduce my family to my wife who hasn't had the pleasure of meeting everyone or going to the Bahamas yet (I know she will love it), taking my new Angel over to see the sights and meet her family, teaching my little AJ what this life has in store, helping Ashya to develop her Bahamian accent fully :-).

You will always hear me staying positive. Of course I have my moments where something will get the best of me, but it's not too long before I regain control of my thoughts and get back on track. To all my loved ones and the friends that have been there for me through a journey that I thought I was doing on my own, Thank you.

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