Being the change or being a part of the change

0:01 Happy Sunday. Welcome to the Nuis and latest episode of your favorite podcast, that mind, currently under construction. You are enough who it is. It is your favorite host, that mind. I thank you so much for joining us today. Before we get in stage episode, I just want to take a moment to acknowledge and celebrate the life of my beautiful mother and Stella over to yesterday was her two years transitional anniversary. Two years ago she gained her wings. Yesterday and although a huge part of me was extremely sad, and still is, you know as something that I continue to deal with day in, day out, each and every day. But I've learned, through therapy, speaking with people who could take to pour into me and continue to curb encourage me, that you know, you have to go through those I like you have to feel those emotions so you can continue to heal and continue to move forward. But the thing is, even though out a huge part of people sad, I'm still happy for the fact that she lived her life the way that she wanted to. She had no regrets, I think odd for the years that we had with her. He understood because, you know,

1:36 those of you who know of who've heard me talk about my mom, who's been with me from the beginning of currently under construction. You know, I've talked about my mom here and there. My mom has never met a stranger ever and she's never met a stranger ever in her life. I mean my mom can strike up a conversation with you and ten minutes at the end you hearing this conversation, you will swear her and the person she's talking to have known one another for years. They're just carrying on like that like their long lost friends who are just catching up, who haven't seen one another and many moons. And that was one of the most beautiful things about her and her gift. You know, another one of the most beautiful things about her, which I think all of us, her children, inherited from her as her wonderful giving heart. My mom would help anybody. My mom would give you the shirt off her back. Just was a wonderful soul. You know, feed anybody, just you know, she loved to cook and it passed it down to her her babies, but she loved to cook and didn't care who you were or whatever the case may be. She cooked and she sudden she knew he was hungry, my mom will feed you I remember many times when I was a kid that my friends and I could be outside playing and they're come in and, you know, my Mama with you know basic with Naston, they're going to eat. She just fixed my plate or she said that.

3:04 I know all she'll tell night go go in there, fixhall something to eat, and she meant that she wouldn't ask and she was telling how y'all go in and eat, and she did. And my friends loved us so much. They did. They really loved her and they all, you know, looked at her as a second mom, you know, to a degree. So again I want to send a shout out, you know, to celebrating her life. You know, Mama, we love you, we miss you that we miss your physical presence daily, but we know your physical press, I mean your spiritual presence, is with US always, day in and day out, and were so grateful and for the time that we had with you and we're so glad you got your wings. Mama, continue to look down on us, continue to watch over us, and we're going to continue to love you. We're going to continue to make ourselves proud and me personally, I'm going to ensure that I keep my promise to you to live my life to the fullest and not just simply exist. Thank you, Mama.

4:19 We love you baby. Well in transition and again, welcome to current with the under construction of you all been waiting for this episode. So glad to be here with you all the day. You're going to have three episodes this week. will be on the lookout for them. They're all going to come pretty close together, so just pretty juck again, be on the lookout for them and be prepared. So much as going on in this world. But I want to talk about change. Change. It's a simple word, soup for one syllable word change. We're seeing a constant change in this country, throughout this world. I've heard a saying over and over the years of my life. I've heard it in many different forms, but it all comes back to the same thing, singing the only thing that's constant in this world it's change. Now I disagree with that because I still, I feel, the only thing that's constant in this world as God, that we can't shake that any form of fashion. But that's neither here nor there, and that's the entirely different subject. Will talk about that at a later date, but today

5:53 would change. Again, I've heard and I did and I do find it to be true. The only thing that's constant in this world today it's change. Change comes in many forms. We see good change, we see bad change, we see in different change, but we still see change. Nothing that we can think of in this world, on this planet, remains the same. If you take a look at the landmass prior to hey you all, I want to test take the time to apologize for that. That was called. It came in and I couldn't avoid at that particular time. I needed to go on and catch so I do want to take the time to apologize that for that. But getting back to it, change, a guess a change happens in so many forms and we see so much change coming about in this world. If we look at the land mass of how this world was, let's say, several thousands of years ago, and then we look at it now, it's completely different landscape. It looks the same as so

7:23 many different ways with the landscape is changed so much. But again, it's change. I've seen the political climate in this country changed drastically over the last several years now. I'm not a politician, I'm not in the politics. You all know that that is not my thing, that's not my skill, that ain't how I get down. You all know that. But I've seen a lot of disturbing things in the political forefront that I've been kind of keeping an eye on. That's again, very disturbing. So we just had to supreme court vote on and it completely happened to overturn or row versus Wade.

8:22 We talked about that in the earlier episode a few months back here on currently under construction. You all know my personal feelings on that. But that's just a prelude, you know, to what I see me be happening now. I'm not going to deep dive into that. I only brought it up because, again, like I said, the the change that I'm singing on the political front that I've been keeping eye on, that I'm not happy with what I'm seeing. So, with that being said, we're going to address that in a very future episode. I do mean near future episode, as in within the next few episodes coming up. We're going to deep dive into that, but today we are not. But all I'm going to say my people, is my cousins and kin folks, keep out, keep it illow to the ground. So a lot of things just just this coming that's going down, that's coming on down the pike. It don't look good, but keep your eye out, keep you ir low to the ground and just be mindful.

9:24 But again, will deep dive on that in a later day. But change becomes of Saul and it's up to us how we choose to move forward and proceed with that change. Now we're either going to do that for the good we're going to do it for the bad. We either can be a part of the change or we can become the change. So wait a minute, oh, hold on, back up a second. So what you mean by that? We can either be a part of the change or we can become the change. We guess what. Cousins and kin folks, Y'all know me. I kind of dig DIG DEF into it. I'm glad you asked me that question. So when I say you could be a part of the change, that means that howeverything's grow I have it. Things may be however they may happen. You just go along with the flow. Now, in most instances, is not a bad thing. It's not a bad thing at all to, you know, see what changes come about, you adapt to them and you continue to roll with it. Most Times that's not a bad it's not a bad thing, that's not a bad idea to do. So sometimes it's it's just the natural order of things. It is, but then

11:01 there are other times that it's not a good thing at all to you just continue to flow with the change like that, because then you become stagnant. If you just allow whatever changes to come about and you're just sitting still, then you just become stagnant and at that particular point you you don't continue to evolve, you remain the same. Okay, I know you asked. You looking for me, for example. So, okay, for example, you have some people, and again, I'm not knocking this, I'm not, you know, downing this, this group of people in the shape form of fashion. I'm not speaking or talking on anyone in particular or anything like that.

11:58 Again, this is just a scenario. So I don't want any of my cousins, a King folks to get offended to Oh they goes speaking about anybody in general, because I'm not. But there is. So, for instance, you may have a group of people who he may have grown up in a certain neighborhood or, you know, apartment complex projects, whatever the case may be. Well, they get used to that and the changes that come about may have made it easier to for them to remain there or continue to get whatever type of assistance they may have been, you know, them or their parents may have been getting. Well, they have become used to that or that way of living or that way of life there. There is until, in turn, they just think that okay, well, let's this is cool for me to continue to live in this because I can easily do the same thing because of the changes that were made. I can, you know, get on here, I can get me a house here or an apartment here or whatever, you know, and I can, you know, go through and get it, get beat the system or whatever whatnight, and I can do the same thing, whereas now you've become stagnant because you you don't continue to evolve or you don't you develop the mindset that that change they came about, you just float along with it and in turn, now you're

13:30 just okay with the status quote. And again, I'm not I'm not talking down to anyone, cousins and kin folks, I'm not disparaging anyone's way of life or anything of their particular nature. Again, it was just an example. It's just an example because we never know anyone's circumstances or situations that cause them to remain in poverty stricken or high violence area or anything of that nature.

14:11 We don't know and it's not my job, nor is it within my pay grade, so to speak, to look into, investigate, speak on good or bad of anyone situation. That in how we roll. Y'All know that ain't mean and it's not how we do things here at currently under construction, not at all. We're head uplift you, we're head informed you. We're here to have meaningful dialog, no matter if it touch someone the wrong way or anything like that. It's all done in love, it is.

14:52 That's why we family. You hear me all right now now when I say to be the change, that is, you know, US taking the initiative to do things to affect the outcome of change special whether it's within the neighborhood, where this's within the community, whether that's within the city or state that you make living, is you affecting the outcome itself. But what more so, when I'm talking about that I'm more so thinking of the change within us.

15:41 To change within us, we control the narrative of the INS and outs of our lives. Now, give me wrong. God is the orchestrator. He created and gave us the life. Put the decisions that we make within this life. They're us. We make those decisions. That's why he gave us free will. But the change that we make, we can make the decision put ourselves on a path in order to establish those changes, in moving forward, working on ourselves to improve our lives, you know, in a positive manner, in order taking the steps in order to improve our health, not just your physical health, but your mental health, your emotional health, especially your spiritual health. That's what I mean being the change. However, we move our health, we continue to evolve and grow in life. We are the catalyst of that change within ourselves. We Are we can choose to

17:15 work on being a better person for US each day than we were the day before. Most of you all know I've talked about it and most of all who know me personally know that I've talked about this at length. I'm preparing to have very etric surgery here soon. This is a change that I'm wanted within myself. I've most of you all know that I've struggled over the past ten years or so with my weight, that it fluctuate, it goes up, it goes down. There's one point of time that I was doing very well than not when I was losing weight, that I lost a hundred plus pounds. Yes, you hurt me. I lost a hundred plus pounds.

17:57 was doing great, but then that can point in my life to wear unforeseen circumstances caused me to get off track and I begin to pick weight up again. So even though I know I can take the initiative and I can work very, very hard again, which, even with what I'm preparing to do, I'm still going to have to work hard, but I'm using this as a tool to help have this physical change for myself, for the betterment of me, so that way I don't develop any of physical issues that I could have an avoid it, or any medical issues that I could avoid. You know, whether it's heart disease, whether it's some type of kidney a problem, or whether it's high blood pressure or diabetes, which runs heavily in my family. So I don't want to wait until these things become a factor to me to do something about it. That's taking the initiative, to be proactive, to be the change for within myself and moving forward so I can physically be a better me, which in turn, at the same time working on emotionally being a better me, mentally being a better me and, as I

19:30 strive and work to it each day, spiritually being a better me. I'm not perfect. I'm far from that. I've made mistakes, I still make mistakes, we all do. I still make mistakes, but at the end of the day, I still continue to try to move forward. Change is still change, regardless of how slow it may seem or how small that it is. Change is still change, whether we can see it or not, whether others consider that, and a lot of times others can't see the change in you initially, or they may see it but don't want to see it because they're still equating it with the person that you may have been who they are more acquainted with. But don't let that define you. Don't let that define you. They in turn, can't define you. Don't let whatever changes that you choose to make in your life and whatever point is serial setting, point of time that you're doing it don't let those changes hens on what other people think, see or make say about you. You hear me, cousins

21:04 and King folks, I need try to hear me on that one. Make those changes for you, not no one else. You be the catalyst for the change of you. You be the catalyst for the change that you want to see happen around you. You be the catalyst for the change that you want to see in our children. And, speaking of our children, we definitely have to ensure that we're setting an example and doing what we can help them change the mindset of where they are right now, because we are losing our children people. We are losing our children to the streets, we are losing our children to disrespect. We are losing our children to a lot of these social media sites and the content that they see on it. Now, I'm not saying all content is bad, but a lot of the content that they see or things that they are running across, that they are having access

22:37 to with their fingertips, they're falling prey to it. We can't allow or look for social media to raise our children as the equivalent of a what our parents had to do with us. Of those of you who are in my generation, generation x. You know, it's the equivalent of what I parents couldn't allow to happen for us. They couldn't allow the streets to raise us. We can't allow social media to raise our children. Let it be a Tute to help do so, but not to be the and all end all.

23:19 Yes, they have a lot of more information at their fingertips and everything now, but let's do our parts to be in their lives. Let's do our part to get in their business, because you know where that parents, we supposed to be in their business. We're supposed to be because we're their parents. They're the gift that God gave us. And even if they don't see it, even if they get mad of us, you know, that's fine, that's okay, they can do it, they can be mad at us, it's okay. We shouldn't care, but let's do better than that.

24:08 But, by the same token, the children that we have that are trying to reach out to us, that want to be heard, let's parents not be so high up on our horses, let's not be so narrow minded that we don't take the time to listen to our children. Let's let that also be a part of the change as well that we learned to sit and listen to our children, because to hear people, some people say, well, their child, they'll those are children, they don't go through anything, they they don't know anything, they don't go through anything. But they do, they do go through things. In my lifetime, and I pray God allow me to see much, much more than he already has in my lifetime, I have never seen so many children feel that it's gotten so bad for them that they don't want to be here anymore, that they're taking their own lives. That's terrifying. That's terrifying people that our children are going through so much or experiencing so much trauma and hurt and pain and whatever the case may

25:38 be, that they feel that they no longer want to be here and they're taking their own lives. That rate is going higher and higher and we have to get in there and do something about that. We have to get in there and help these babies. They're crying out in their need our help and we have to get in there and help make that change. There's a song, and I know we've all hurt this song, whether we've heard the original, whether we've heard someone sing it, whether we've heard a different rendition of it, we've all heard this song. A change going to come. I don't want to sit and wait until the change comes. I want to be a part of that change. I want to beat the change. I would do what I can to help ensure that change comes with starting with myself.

26:57 I can't affect a change of anything or anyone else if I don't start with me. So, my cousins and kin folks, it starts with you. It starts with you. It starts with you. It's starts with you. You have, we have, we us, you and I. We have to start with us. We have to start with us to be the change that we need, that our children needs, that I community needs and that this world needs. But it starts with us. I'm going and shut it down right there. I'm going to thank everybody for tuning in and hanging out with me today on this episode of currently under construction. You know, we do this things twice a week, but again we're going to have three episodes this week. One. Thank you all for taking the time out of your business schedule to listening in and just come chill with me. No, I love y'all. Know I love you had. This one was on a little

28:30 different vibe today, but I felt it needed it needed to be said, it needed to come and let's be about this change. And again, it starts with us, cousins and can folks. It starts with US continue to listen to us on all the platforms, the streaming platforms, wherever you listen to your podcast, wherever you get your podcasts. Remember, we broadcast on Google podcast, apple podcast, spotify, overcast, pocket cash radio, public radio, one cast, box Castro, I heart Radio Deezer, many many others. Again, you can listen to us on also our website at the Constructioncom but we definitely hope you continue to listen to us on apple podcasts, Google podcast, spotify, overcast, pocket cast radio, public I heard Radio Deezer, cast, box Castro, many, many others. Thank you all for CONTO continuing to support us here current in the construction. Continue to uplift us, continue to pray with us. Let's continue to pray for each other, our family this continue to pray for our neighbor. That's nothing wrong with

30:04 it. It's easy to pray for those that you love, that you see, you may interact with daily. But let's do our best to try to pray for those that we don't or that we're not in agreement with or that who may have wronged us in somewhere, and it's okay, let's still pray for them. Let's still do that. But most important and let's continue to pray for ourselves. Continue to pray that God creates the change in us that we need to be better people moving forward each day. That is my prayer for myself, that is my prefer you, my cousins and King folks, each and every day, be looking out, being a look out for our next episode, getting continue to keep get prepared for Phoenix Fire Radio Coming January two thousand and twenty three. I'm so excited about that. Man, we got so much stuff that I'm so many different ideas that I'm in the works on, that I'm thinking about, that I'm brought brainstorming with with a few other people on our team. Hey, if you all have any ideas that you could think of for great musical continct or something that you may want to hear, or for specific day, because again, the only day that I have really locked in. As for us, the content that I know that I'm going to bring for that day is Sunday. That's one of our time

31:38 starts. Our time slice a Saturday. So far, Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday. The fourth day is dynamic right now. I haven't picked a specific day. Part of me wants to shoot for Friday or maybe even Monday, but I may do Friday. But either way those are the days that are set. And then the last day is dynamic right now. It may shift, it may we may make it, it may be permanent, but we haven't the side of just yet. But email us here at the show and let us know what kind of what kind of content or music that you may want to hear on a specific day and it's a topic for it. Let's do to give me a topic for that specific day and what kind of music that you all want to hear. All right, email us at the at here at the show. Remember that email is under construction one thousand nine hundred and seventy four at yahoocom. Under construction one thousand nine hundred and seventy four at Yahoocom and let us know. You never know, may make we may pick yours, we may pick yours, so be on the look I for so y'all do that y'all. Help. Y'All. Help your cousin now and let me know what's helping, what we can bring for you to help make put our some great content as we prepare to launch phoenix fire radio. See y'all, get ready for the Phoenix CUSTA Phoenix is definitely rising. All right,

33:14 cousin a kin folk, I'm gonna get ready to get on out of here. Before I do, you know, I'm Alla, y'all. Come on and get in with getting here with me and say it with me. Y'All know whatever, didn't know what it is. You all on my village and it takes a village to make this thing happen, and we're going to continue to build this thing. You went not together, step by step, one break at a time. Currently under construction. I love you all. I will talk to you all in a couple of days. Have a great Sunday. I love you. Peace,