The Victor- Losing at his own Game.

The irony right?

That the ‘victor’, should lose out on life and living life its fullest –literally. 

And the ‘fullest’ is this context isn’t the #bestlife; it’s the fullest that you live, love and give so deeply that you die empty.  

What’s funny is that we say it so often, that we sometimes take it for granted. 

In the Caribbean, the level of familiarity, intimacy and ‘villageness’, sometimes causes more harm. We don’t want to offend our parents, families and people who nurtured us, so we avoid taking risks, we avoid being unconventional, we evade certain conversations and situations. 

I’ve lived it, I’ve watched my family and others around me forego opportunities and avoid scenarios that could have otherwise brought growth, healing and new skills.

All this time, we’re losing... Losing out on opportunity to learn, relearn and unlearn. Opportunity to stretch mentally, emotionally, soulfully and physically. 

But.... 

There’s hope. Increasingly I see a generation of Caribbean fellas and sisters who are unapologetic, bold, risk takers, straight talkers and innovators. 

This is the generation that will inspire us outside to stop losing out and challenge us to step outside of our familiar narratives and to live out loud. To live fearlessly and daringly. 

It is my hope that The Victor Life contributes to mission, to share stories of victory, in order to encourage us to challenge ourselves more, and dismantle the narratives we’ve been given. 

It will not be rainbows, sunshine and all things positive. It will be authentic and lived experiences of overcoming the bullshit that life hands us daily.  It will be ‘but what de ass really going here? Let’s turn this shit around’ kinda vibe. 

So. 

Welcome. 

And like we say in St. Lucia. 

We go talk! 

Stay winning.

Lou

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