A book by Cheryl-Anne R. Gayle
That Verandah
Life
52 Weeks of Caribbean Proverbs
for Women in Transition
Reflective writing for wellbeing.
One proverb a week, a reflection to read, and questions to answer in your own notebook, at your own pace, across a year.
Sent personally by Cheryl-Anne, in a day or two.
The shape of a week
Wisdom to live with. Space to make it your own.
The sayings we grew up with still have something to tell us. This book gives each one room to settle into the life you are living now.
Begin with a proverb
A piece of Caribbean wisdom, in its own voice, opens the week. A reflection sits beside it.
Find the question that stays
Four prompts and one deeper question invite you to notice what the proverb stirs. You do not have to answer them all.
Carry it into your day
Write in a notebook, leave yourself a voice note, take a walk, or sit quietly. The practice is yours.
A moment from week one
“One one coco
full basket.”
A Jamaican proverb
“You are beginning this book. That is one coco in the basket.”
“Do not rush through this book. Do not rush through this season. One one coco full basket. The basket is already filling.”
From the Week 1 reflection in That Verandah Life
An invitation
Start with a free sample week.
One complete week: the proverb, the reflection, four prompts, and a deeper question. Leave it somewhere you pass often. Let it stay open.
There is a place for you here.
Thank you. Your sample week comes from me rather than from a machine, so give me a day or two. Look out for it on the verandah.
A page for your notebook
A page to print and keep in your own notebook: the week, the proverb in your own hand, your prompt response, the deeper question, and what you carry into next week. Free for your personal use.
Letter suits Jamaica, the US and Canada. A4 suits the UK, Europe and most other countries.