Relaunch/ Sorry we are late.

WEBVTT100:00:00.400 --> 00:00:04.240Welcome to the newest episode of countingthe construction. I am your host,200:00:04.360 --> 00:00:09.349ohdest thank you so much for joiningus. We're here, it's the relaunch,300:00:09.550 --> 00:00:14.429we're on our new platform. We'rerolling. Man, I'm just so400:00:14.550 --> 00:00:18.190excited to be with you all again. Man, it's just the blessing and500:00:18.309 --> 00:00:24.739the privilege to once again just comebefore you all. You know. Thank600:00:24.780 --> 00:00:28.140you all for your support. Iwant to thank you for the emails and700:00:28.379 --> 00:00:32.979the messages that you've left. Iknow a lot of you have been wondering800:00:33.179 --> 00:00:41.929why we moved from anchor over tosounder DOT fl. I just felt that900:00:42.570 --> 00:00:46.810we had pretty much at current andthe construction. We had outgrown anchor.1000:00:47.850 --> 00:00:51.079Don't get me wrong, I havenothing bad to say about anchor. Anchor1100:00:51.159 --> 00:00:54.200give us out start. We wereable to get our foot in the door1200:00:54.240 --> 00:00:58.399in a podcasting community through anchor.I met a lot of wonderful and great1300:00:58.560 --> 00:01:03.629people who also broadcast on anchor.I was able to meet a lot of1400:01:03.750 --> 00:01:08.109you all, you know, butfor the most part, I mean just1500:01:08.349 --> 00:01:12.150like with some things and just likeyou in life, sometimes you begin to1600:01:12.310 --> 00:01:18.310grow and you are grow certain thingsand you are grow certain people or situations,1700:01:18.700 --> 00:01:23.579and so from there it's time tomove forward or, you know,1800:01:23.700 --> 00:01:29.180continue it to feel stagnant in thesituation or the place that you may be1900:01:29.379 --> 00:01:34.810in. And so that in itselfwas a lesson, lesson for me more2000:01:34.890 --> 00:01:42.810than anything, because I just feelthat that's something that God does with us2100:01:42.849 --> 00:01:49.840a lot. You See, Godtakes us through stages in life. Now,2200:01:49.840 --> 00:01:53.799I know we've all have had thisconversation before and here we are,2300:01:53.920 --> 00:01:57.200we're having this conversation again and andI'm loving to have this conversation again.2400:01:57.560 --> 00:02:02.829That wasn't the direction that I wasgoing in for this new, relaunched episode,2500:02:04.150 --> 00:02:07.510but Hey, a lot of timesthis is what happens. You know,2600:02:07.709 --> 00:02:12.750God have me going one specific wayand take me into something that's completely2700:02:12.789 --> 00:02:20.460different altogether. You know, butit's the same way that we do when2800:02:20.620 --> 00:02:24.620God, when we become start tobecome stagnant in life or in a situation,2900:02:24.740 --> 00:02:29.780whether it's a job, whether it'sa relationship, whether it's a friendship,3000:02:30.289 --> 00:02:35.250whether it's a business, whether it'ssomething that you're doing, or even3100:02:35.490 --> 00:02:40.250your relationship with him. You know, God will then in turn, begin3200:02:40.370 --> 00:02:45.120to take you to a different placebecause he begins to make you uncomfortable.3300:02:46.800 --> 00:02:51.439You see, we can't grow.Our God can't allow us to grow until3400:02:51.560 --> 00:02:54.240he makes us some comfortable with wherewe are. I make us take that3500:02:54.520 --> 00:03:02.550hard looking reflection at ourselves in thatprocess. Yeah, yeah, yeah,3600:03:02.789 --> 00:03:07.550I mean straight up, you know, and this is this is where I3700:03:07.830 --> 00:03:14.819found myself at that particular time,just feeling stagnant, just, you know,3800:03:15.020 --> 00:03:19.539in a place that I felt likeI was no longer growing. I3900:03:19.699 --> 00:03:27.289felt that the podcast, the episodesthat we were putting out, wasn't quite4000:03:27.330 --> 00:03:30.610getting to all of the audience thatwe had before, we had for over4100:03:30.689 --> 00:03:37.889a period of time. We're currentlyunder construction, so I preyed on it.4200:03:38.250 --> 00:03:40.439You know, I'm not going tosay I was at a place of4300:03:40.479 --> 00:03:43.680giving up, but I was justlike, okay, God, it's this4400:03:43.800 --> 00:03:46.039what I want to do. Youdid you put me in this position and4500:03:46.159 --> 00:03:53.039give me this particular platform just toget me here? And then I feel4600:03:53.080 --> 00:04:00.150stagnant and stuck or feel like we'renot continuing to grow, or even looking4700:04:00.189 --> 00:04:03.909at the an Elix of everything,or looking at to the people we had4800:04:05.430 --> 00:04:10.939grown accustomed to reaching, that numberseems to have been dwindling and dwindling and4900:04:11.460 --> 00:04:14.219I was wondering at first, likeokay, well, is it that?5000:04:14.259 --> 00:04:28.769Are they getting tired of our contentor we're becoming just, you know,5100:04:29.889 --> 00:04:32.529people not interested in what we haveto say here anymore or anything? But5200:04:33.569 --> 00:04:41.160that proved to be otherwise, becauseI was still getting several emails and several5300:04:41.240 --> 00:04:45.000messages wondering, Hey, what's goingon? Are we getting a power of5400:04:45.120 --> 00:04:48.759this week? Are Our man?You really hit home with that particular episode5500:04:48.879 --> 00:04:55.790this week and everything. So Iknew it wasn't that. So I again,5600:04:56.110 --> 00:05:00.029you know, did what I thoughtto do, or what I knew5700:05:00.029 --> 00:05:03.910to do at that particular moment,which was basically turn it over to God5800:05:04.629 --> 00:05:13.939see if I can get some typeof message from him or direction. And5900:05:15.740 --> 00:05:21.449God did that. God gave thatdirection. So I begin to research,6000:05:24.170 --> 00:05:28.129begin to move. I do knowyou are remember telling me, telling you6100:05:28.250 --> 00:05:31.529that we were moving into a completelydifferent direction. We're currently under construction for6200:05:31.649 --> 00:05:36.680this upcoming year. The video portionof it is still coming a for as6300:05:36.720 --> 00:05:43.600our streaming, I've actually did finda really great service that we can stream6400:05:43.720 --> 00:05:48.000on while we're recording, so thatwhen you have the option to either stream6500:05:48.040 --> 00:05:53.750it or, you know, asyou've been doing from the jump, been,6600:05:54.189 --> 00:05:56.750you know, getting our record,getting our audio which I know a6700:05:56.829 --> 00:06:00.870lot of you loved that and Iwant to continue to deliver that to you.6800:06:00.550 --> 00:06:03.699But I also want to, youknow, give those the opportunity want6900:06:03.740 --> 00:06:09.540to maybe, you know, takea look at us or, you know,7000:06:09.980 --> 00:06:12.699want to check us out while we'restreaming, you know, to see7100:06:12.699 --> 00:06:15.100what we have to say, tosee what we're talking about this particular subject.7200:06:15.100 --> 00:06:19.569We give them that opportunity to doso. So that's definitely coming.7300:06:20.290 --> 00:06:27.410But I just want to thank Godfor giving me a clear sense of direction7400:06:27.490 --> 00:06:30.129when I didn't know what's going on, a where to go, what to7500:06:30.290 --> 00:06:38.759do, and I didn't want tolose our podcast. I didn't want to7600:06:39.439 --> 00:06:44.560lose all of the ground that wegained. I didn't want to make my7700:06:45.000 --> 00:06:49.149make the people or you all feelthat we're gone, we're not coming back,7800:06:49.350 --> 00:06:55.029and to disappoint you all because Ilove doing this, I love being7900:06:55.110 --> 00:06:59.430able to sit down and have aconversation with you, because that's what this8000:06:59.509 --> 00:07:01.740feels like when I record, whenI doing that sort of a podcast,8100:07:01.819 --> 00:07:05.220I don't feel like I'm listening toa huge artist. I feel like I'm8200:07:05.300 --> 00:07:10.139just sitting here, I'm talking tomy friends, I'm talking to my family,8300:07:10.220 --> 00:07:14.139I'm talking to my community, I'mtalking to my loved ones, because8400:07:14.259 --> 00:07:17.250that's what you all are to me. You all are my friends, you8500:07:17.290 --> 00:07:21.370all are my family, you allare my loved ones, you all are8600:07:21.529 --> 00:07:27.649my community. You know I model, you know I'm out of you know8700:07:27.730 --> 00:07:30.720what we say at the end ofevery episode, and that's what you all8800:07:30.800 --> 00:07:34.160are to me. Those are justwords. That's what I feel, that's8900:07:34.199 --> 00:07:36.959what I say, that's what Imean, because that's what you all are9000:07:38.120 --> 00:07:43.920to me. So we had topick this thing up and we had to,9100:07:44.589 --> 00:07:50.110you know, move on and moveinto a new direction and we were9200:07:50.149 --> 00:07:54.149able to move over to this newplatform and I it took us a while9300:07:54.269 --> 00:07:58.389to get things up and running becausewith this new platform, things of different9400:07:58.470 --> 00:08:03.620things are we have way more toolsto are at our disposal, things that9500:08:03.740 --> 00:08:07.500I've had to learn, new tricksthat I've had to learn, new systems9600:08:07.540 --> 00:08:13.970I've had to learn and and adaptto. But guess what, I'm here9700:08:13.329 --> 00:08:18.209to put out the put out thebest podcast I can for you all,9800:08:20.170 --> 00:08:26.970starting today with this new re launchof curly under construction. We're here.9900:08:28.360 --> 00:08:31.559We are here. I didn't needto feel like that. I was going10000:08:31.639 --> 00:08:39.200in to preach to you all,but hey, we're back. I've missed10100:08:39.240 --> 00:08:45.110you. So in it an eventof all of that. What's going on?10200:08:45.269 --> 00:08:48.110My people, what's happening it?Talk to me, let me know10300:08:48.230 --> 00:08:52.149what's going on. Everybody's being manwith so much that's gone on. So10400:08:52.230 --> 00:09:00.779much has happened since our last episode, and this was brought back up to10500:09:00.820 --> 00:09:07.299my attention by several people. Iwasn't wasn't going to touch based on it10600:09:07.419 --> 00:09:11.529again, but it's brought back around. So we had an episode a few10700:09:11.529 --> 00:09:18.250episodes ago about dealing with bullies andNarcissus. So that was such a huge10800:09:18.490 --> 00:09:26.799outpourt and such a huge topic andwe had such a great feedback on it.10900:09:28.279 --> 00:09:31.440And as to hey, can youtouch based on that again? Can11000:09:31.519 --> 00:09:35.679you talk more about that, orwhat do you think about such and such11100:09:35.799 --> 00:09:39.389going on? You know, hey, what do you think about this particular11200:09:39.470 --> 00:09:46.110form of bullying and everything and andthese particular type of Narcissis? So what11300:09:46.269 --> 00:09:52.980we're going to do is we're goingto revisit it as apart two, but11400:09:52.139 --> 00:09:58.259not together like last episode. We'regoing to do a separate episode on bullies11500:09:58.379 --> 00:10:07.250and a separate episode on Narcissis.Yeah, so in the next couple of11600:10:07.370 --> 00:10:09.610episodes. That's what's going to becoming up, so I need you all11700:10:09.690 --> 00:10:13.690to be on the lookout for that. But we're definitely going to touch based11800:10:13.730 --> 00:10:18.370on that again because, man,I'm I'm seeing a whole lot more of11900:10:18.490 --> 00:10:20.929it. I'm seeing a whole lotof it that I don't like, and12000:10:20.129 --> 00:10:26.039you all know I don't like bullies. I despise bullies. Y'All know that.12100:10:26.159 --> 00:10:30.200I've talked about more than one ofkids. Y'All know how I feel12200:10:30.200 --> 00:10:35.990about bullies and I'm starting to seea whole lot more of it. But12300:10:35.070 --> 00:10:39.350the killing thing about it is I'mlike I'm saying, I'm I'm seeing even12400:10:39.389 --> 00:10:43.070more of it on social media now. I've seen bits and pieces of it12500:10:43.190 --> 00:10:48.110here and there, but I'm seeingmore and more of it on social media12600:10:48.309 --> 00:10:56.940and taking outrageous with this, likeseriously, they really get highly outrageous with12700:10:56.100 --> 00:11:01.379it. But again, I'm notgoing to touch base on that now because12800:11:01.419 --> 00:11:03.929you know, it's really the forme to get into. there. Is12900:11:05.090 --> 00:11:09.970Real easy for me to jump inon and talk about bullying because, again,13000:11:11.009 --> 00:11:15.970y'all know how I feel about bullies. I I doubt like them.13100:11:16.090 --> 00:11:20.200I have no love form in anyshape form of fashion. But I'm going13200:11:20.279 --> 00:11:26.120to save all of that energy,all of that pent up things that I13300:11:26.240 --> 00:11:30.879have to say, we're going tosave that for that episode. So that13400:11:31.080 --> 00:11:37.509will be the next episode coming,the episode of bullying and how to handle13500:11:37.590 --> 00:11:41.350it, what to look for andthis new type of bullying. Well,13600:11:41.389 --> 00:11:45.590it's not really knew. It's beenaround, but it's even more prevalent now13700:11:45.629 --> 00:11:50.539because these bullets we got behind computerscreens, behind telephones, behind keyboards and13800:11:50.620 --> 00:11:54.139everything. So we're going to talkabout them and then we're going to also13900:11:54.259 --> 00:12:03.129talk about these narcissists, these peoplethat have no regard for anyone but themselves14000:12:05.330 --> 00:12:11.769who it goes to the point ofeven violence. But Hey, like I14100:12:11.889 --> 00:12:15.450said, we're going to touch baseon that then at another particular time.14200:12:16.759 --> 00:12:20.759Now I want to send a quickshout out to a wonderful, wonderful listener14300:12:20.840 --> 00:12:26.159of ours who's been following us everyday since our, you know, season14400:12:26.279 --> 00:12:31.750one. Few episodes in the seasonone she started listening to us and she's14500:12:31.870 --> 00:12:39.909been on board with it. But, UM, Miss Mj, it I14600:12:39.990 --> 00:12:43.269want to send a shout out toyou, Miss Mj. Thank you,14700:12:45.620 --> 00:12:52.820thank you for your kind words,thank you for your support, thank you14800:12:52.179 --> 00:13:01.570for your encouragement, thank you foryour prayers. Your Hu become like a14900:13:01.730 --> 00:13:05.970second a second mother to me inso many ways. So I want to15000:13:05.049 --> 00:13:09.649sit and I want to just takethat opportunity to thank you for encouraging me,15100:13:09.970 --> 00:13:18.080for uplifting me and for helping meget back on my horse. So15200:13:20.320 --> 00:13:24.240I just want to send that shoutout out. You know, man,15300:13:24.639 --> 00:13:28.549this this it feels good to bethe talking to you all again. Oh,15400:13:28.750 --> 00:13:33.350got the new equipment to but people. So, uh, I know15500:13:33.549 --> 00:13:35.909the audio may sound a little bitbetter. Hopefully it sounds a whole lot15600:13:35.990 --> 00:13:39.629better. Hopefully you all can hearme a lot clear. We got a15700:13:39.710 --> 00:13:46.220microphone. We have a very firstpodcast microphone. Yes, we do.15800:13:48.299 --> 00:13:52.340I'm excited about it. I'm excitedabout all they can do. It has15900:13:52.379 --> 00:14:00.289a whole lot of features to it, mostly noise canceling and clearing everything up.16000:14:00.490 --> 00:14:05.649So I've tested it out. Worksgreat eat. So we're using it16100:14:05.850 --> 00:14:11.120right now. So hopefully this makesit our episode a whole lot crisper,16200:14:11.320 --> 00:14:16.720whole lot clear. Also, afew choose to read that any of the16300:14:16.840 --> 00:14:24.830transcripts from our podcast. They willbe a lot clearer to you going forward.16400:14:24.950 --> 00:14:31.830But yeah, we have our veryfirst podcast microphone. Will we have16500:14:31.070 --> 00:14:35.389more equipment on the way? Oh, we're, we're, we're look,16600:14:35.549 --> 00:14:39.860look, we went to this newplatform. It's open up a whole lot16700:14:39.899 --> 00:14:43.860of doors to us. It reallyhas, and I'm so excited about it,16800:14:45.299 --> 00:14:52.659man, open up to new communitiesthat I've been able to become a16900:14:52.860 --> 00:14:58.929part of and be able to networkwith on social media, on Linkedin,17000:14:58.370 --> 00:15:05.330on Tick Tock, on instagram.So, man, I'm just excited about17100:15:05.889 --> 00:15:07.720the new heights that God is gettingready to take us to. Our God17200:15:07.879 --> 00:15:11.919is in the process taking us toright now here on currently under construction.17300:15:13.200 --> 00:15:18.840Just so excited, man, justjust blessing after blessing that's been coming down17400:15:20.200 --> 00:15:30.830just, I just think, themost high for just taking his time and17500:15:30.950 --> 00:15:41.620taking the opportunity to see fit touse me in a way that he has17600:15:41.340 --> 00:15:48.860and with this platform and ever howI can touch anyone. Ministry comes in17700:15:48.980 --> 00:15:58.690so many different forms, whether youpastor whether you choir singer, choir director,17800:16:00.289 --> 00:16:08.919whether you hold some position in thechurch or whether you talk to people17900:16:10.200 --> 00:16:19.269through life experiences or you go visitprisons, mentor kids, whatever the case18000:16:19.350 --> 00:16:25.950may be. Mens, ministry comesin many, many different forms. And18100:16:26.230 --> 00:16:33.899so this, this is the platformthat God gave me to reach an encouraging18200:16:33.940 --> 00:16:38.980uplift others in any and every waythat I possibly can through any subject that18300:16:40.019 --> 00:16:44.019I speak on, that he givesme insight to speak on and the move18400:16:44.179 --> 00:16:51.169forward. So again, I'm sograteful to the most hied for this,18500:16:51.809 --> 00:16:56.730for this platform, for this opportunityfor dough any and everybody that I can18600:16:56.929 --> 00:17:03.559reach out and touch, encourage,uplift in any shape from a fashion with18700:17:03.759 --> 00:17:07.200this podcast. So that's a partof our mission. That is our mission18800:17:07.319 --> 00:17:15.039statement, to continue to uplift andencourage all of our listeners while having meaningful18900:17:15.240 --> 00:17:22.190dialog. That is what currently underconstruction is all about. It is,19000:17:22.309 --> 00:17:27.509it is, it is man,and I love this. Man. I19100:17:27.589 --> 00:17:33.900Miss Y'all. I Miss Y'all alot. Man, I missed doing this,19200:17:33.859 --> 00:17:37.740but I'm again so excited about we'refinally up and running on our new19300:17:37.819 --> 00:17:45.970platform. You can still listen toUS wherever you get your podcast, wherever19400:17:45.009 --> 00:17:52.809you listen to your podcast, andthere are some new platforms that you're going19500:17:52.809 --> 00:18:00.680to be able to hear his broadcaston Amazon, Stitcher, just to name19600:18:00.720 --> 00:18:08.559a few. Deezer, I heartradio, sound cloud and of course,19700:18:08.640 --> 00:18:14.630our standard others. You know you'llbe able to listen to us on spotify,19800:18:14.710 --> 00:18:21.029apple podcast, Google podcast, radio, public overcast, pocket cast,19900:18:22.470 --> 00:18:26.029souls and and then many others.You know that you've been able to listen20000:18:26.069 --> 00:18:30.900to us on and before and youcontinue to be able to continue to listen20100:18:30.940 --> 00:18:37.059to us on now going forward,I'll ensure if you don't know the new20200:18:37.220 --> 00:18:42.089link of how to reach us,I'll ensure that I include that it's in20300:18:42.170 --> 00:18:48.250our new bio. Make sure Iinclude it in the transcripts of this particular20400:18:48.369 --> 00:18:52.930episode so you'll be able to clickon that and find us. Whist,20500:18:52.970 --> 00:18:56.160I can say we still broadcast onevery other platform that you've already been listening20600:18:56.200 --> 00:19:00.839to us on. So if youstill have us and you follow us on20700:19:00.839 --> 00:19:03.920those particular platforms, then you shouldstill be able to get these new episodes20800:19:04.720 --> 00:19:07.480for my new hosting platform on hereas well. Or you can neither.20900:19:07.519 --> 00:19:17.750Go to our website at www dotunder under constructioncom. That is www dot21000:19:18.109 --> 00:19:22.150under constructioncom. You can need togo to our website, our actual website,21100:19:22.230 --> 00:19:26.539and you can follow us there,you can listen to it there,21200:19:26.859 --> 00:19:34.380you can share it and, likeyou've been doing before, and get a21300:19:34.420 --> 00:19:42.089great podcast episode. We're listening everyby it not going to hold you too21400:19:42.250 --> 00:19:48.250long. This is our relaunch episode. I'll do it you. I get21500:19:48.289 --> 00:19:49.890another episode again in a couple ofdays. I'm going to get back on21600:19:51.049 --> 00:19:55.359schedule. I'm going to stick tothat, so be on the lookout for21700:19:55.599 --> 00:20:00.680that. We got a lot ofgreat things coming up in this second half21800:20:00.720 --> 00:20:04.440of our third season. This isstill season three. This is not a21900:20:04.559 --> 00:20:08.829new season we do. We arestill in season three. This is season22000:20:08.990 --> 00:20:14.990three of your favorite podcast and mine, currently under construction. This is season22100:20:15.109 --> 00:20:23.059three, episode fourteen, currently underconstruction and man, just excited about everything22200:20:23.059 --> 00:20:29.339that. We're going to do everythingthat we are doing and keep it locked22300:20:29.380 --> 00:20:36.009right there, so I can youknow I'm model see it with me.22400:20:36.930 --> 00:20:40.930It takes a village to make thisthing happen, and you all are my22500:20:41.049 --> 00:20:45.089village and we're going to continue tobuild this thing together, you and I,22600:20:47.089 --> 00:20:51.519step by step, one step ata time, continue to lady this22700:20:51.559 --> 00:20:56.160foundation one brick at a time.Currently under construction. I talk to you22800:20:56.200 --> 00:21:00.400all in a few days. Gottabe safe and I'll talk to you all22900:21:00.480 --> 00:21:03.039soon. Peace,