I WAS invited to the annual Shakespeare movie night at the British High Commissioner’s residence, it was a very relaxing and humorous evening; comfortable seats, great wine, delicious finger foods, funny storyline from an iconic figure and great conversations from the people in attendance. “If music be the food of love, play on” one of the most famous Shakespeare quotes was featured in Twelfth Night. The acting from the entire cast was superb, here’s a synopsis of the story:

In the kingdom of Illyria, a nobleman named Orsino lies around listening to music, pining away for the love of Lady Olivia. He cannot have her because she is in mourning for her dead brother and refuses to entertain any proposals of marriage. Meanwhile, off the coast, a storm has caused a terrible shipwreck. A young, aristocratic-born woman named Viola is swept onto the Illyrian shore. Finding herself alone in a strange land, she assumes that her twin brother, Sebastian, has been drowned in the wreck and tries to figure out what sort of work she can do. A friendly sea captain tells her about Orsino’s courtship of Olivia and Viola says that she wishes she could go to work in Olivia’s home. But since Lady Olivia refuses to talk with any strangers, Viola decides that she cannot look for work with her. Instead, she decides to disguise herself as a man, taking on the name of Cesario and goes to work in the household of Duke Orsino. Viola (disguised as Cesario) quickly becomes a favourite of Orsino, who makes Cesario his page. Viola finds herself falling in love with Orsino—a difficult love to pursue, as Orsino believes her to be a man. But when Orsino sends Cesario to deliver Orsino’s love messages to the disdainful Olivia, Olivia herself falls for the beautiful young Cesario, believing her to be a man.

Okay, you have to see it for yourself to see what happens in the end. It was great to see that some schoolchildren were invited. The High Commissioner is so cool and it was evident how proud he was to host this movie night. I was sitting next to my good friend, Desmond Sears, and he made the point of how fortunate that the kids can see the visuals because in his day you had to read. William Shakespeare was born in April and died in April but his legacy will forever live.

My entire week was inspiring actually; I went out of town, this time I went to Berbice and I spent a couple hours with a youth group from Berbice where I shared from the Living With Intention programme. They were very receptive and excited. It’s always great when males reach out after one of these sessions because it’s always hard for them to open up. Our young people are hungry to do better and they’re looking for mentors to believe in them, that is why the Living With Intention Motivational Mission is so dear to me.
I also met with some phenomenal ladies for the Confidence Becomes You Workshop and from all the feedback, all the participants benefitted tremendously in their personal and professional lives.

The next session is on May 3 and if you would like to join us you can call 6300550 or 6644851 or email us at livingwithintention11@gmail.com for more information.
We never stop growing but we have to intentionally make an effort to grow in the way that can benefit us. Write down five things that will get you closer to your goals and write next to those five things how you plan to achieve them. Let’s continue to celebrate this journey called life BEYOND THE RUNWAY.