{"id":111250,"date":"2014-01-29T10:28:23","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T14:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=111250"},"modified":"2014-01-29T10:28:23","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T14:28:23","slug":"business-life-ode-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/columns\/business-life\/business-life-ode-thanks\/","title":{"rendered":"BUSINESS &#038; LIFE: An ode of thanks"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_83298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83298\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-83298\" alt=\"Dr. Valda Henry\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/valda-henry.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/valda-henry.jpg 160w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/valda-henry-100x150.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Valda Henry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This week, coming on the heel of another successful Phenomenal Caribbean Women Symposium held on January 25, 2014, I give thanks! Every year, we promise that the Symposium is going to be bigger and better and every year, by God\u2019s Grace, it is. The 5th Phenomenal Caribbean Women Symposium was a resounding success, despite a few minor glitches. In the words of one of the participants, \u201cit was a spiritual, interactive, empowering fellowship day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I give thanks for life. I am so thankful that I am present in this moment. I am thankful for my gifts and talents and the opportunities to use them. In the words of one of the song sang by Fr. Sharplis and his Praise Team, I am thankful for the opportunity to empty myself so that God can use me to do His work. I give thanks.<\/p>\n<p>I am thankful for my family, the wind beneath my wings and who is responsible for much of who I am. Their unconditional love, support and encouragement and my father\u2019s constant reminder that I could be anything and go anywhere I wanted to go and the only limitation are the ones I placed on myself. I give thanks.<\/p>\n<p>I give thanks for my little Nathan Obassi Kenrick Elkin Henry, my bundle of love, joy and energy. It is such an honour and privilege to watch this little person grow and become! My best gift who I must guide to fulfill his God-given purpose and return back to God worthy. I give thanks.<\/p>\n<p>I give thanks for my friends, the family I have chosen for myself. There are some friends I see and speak to daily, some weekly, some periodically and some rarely however, the love, support and encouragement are ever-present. I give thanks.<\/p>\n<p>I give thanks for my detractors for the nuggets of wisdom they sometimes provide. I give thanks.<\/p>\n<p>I give thanks for VF Inc and my staff, past and present. My staff, too, is my family I have chosen. We are a team working together with a shared vision and mission. I thank them for their love, support and loyalty. I give thanks.<\/p>\n<p>I give thanks for all of VF Inc.\u2019s clients. They are the reason we exist and grow. We are here to serve and be of service to them. I give thanks.<\/p>\n<p>I give thanks for VF Inc.\u2019s strategic partners, collaborators, business associates and bankers. They facilitate our work and enable us to spread our wings even wider. I give thanks.<\/p>\n<p>I give thanks for all my mentors and for the many angels God has sent to guide and help me on my life\u2019s journey. They have prepared me, provided opportunities and played key roles in me recognizing and working at fulfilling my God-Given purpose.<\/p>\n<p>In respect to Phenomenal Caribbean Women Symposium VF Inc.\u2019 most recent success, I thank the Bureau of Gender Affairs and by extension the Ministry of Social Services, Community Development and Gender Affairs and the Government of Dominica. I give thanks for the Director and staff of the Bureau, the Permanent Secretary and Minister. I give thanks for all our strategic partners, sponsors, Forestry Division, Dr. Honeychurch and his team at the Cabrits. I give thanks.<\/p>\n<p>I thank our featured speakers, Mrs. Nevae Edwards, Mrs. Olivia Douglas, Ms. Rose Willock and Ms. Rene Mercedes Baptiste, who were so inspirational, so giving and humble for touching our hearts and lives. They shared so much wisdom. They were fantastic! They were phenomenal! They were on fire! I give thanks.<\/p>\n<p>I give, in the words of Nathan, \u201cBig Thanks\u201d to the participants of PCWS 2014, for without you, it could not have happen! You are phenomenal women! You are special and unique! You are children of the universe, with every right to be here and you know it! I thank you for your love, patience and support. I give thanks.<\/p>\n<p>I give thanks for all my Blessings, too numerous to list! My heart is full of love and joy! There is music and dancing in my soul! I am at peace! I love my life! I give thanks!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks! Thanks! Thanks! I give God thanks for all He has done in my life, does in my life and will continue to do in my life. In the words of Holy Mary, Mother of God, I say, \u201cI am the handmaid of the Lord. Be it done to me According to His Will.\u201d I give Thanks!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This week, coming on the heel of another successful Phenomenal Caribbean Women Symposium held on January 25, 2014, I give thanks! 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