Breaking it Down with Renee

Grief is real and a process, we don't like or enjoy.  When brokenness and matters of a broken heart require healing, you have to allow yourself to go through the grieving process of; shock, denial, bargaining, and depression before you get to acceptance.  What I know for sure about loss  of a loved one, marriage or job etc. is, it takes as long as it takes you, to feel it, work through it and once you get to the other side, its like turning a caterpillar (going into a cocoon) to reappear as a beautiful butterfly.  It's not fun, but you can get through it.

We are over 50, single and we are living and loving life! In other words we too are thriving. w/o a man "king".  However, that does not mean, having a man...a good man in our life for companionship isn't important to us,  because it is.  We are Queens, and have earned that crown, whether we have a man to call us that or not, because we know who made us and He made us beautiful, wonderful  We have loved, been loved and still have hope to love again, if that's in God's plan.  We have learned that every woman who s married is not happy, and we've also learned being single doesn't mean you are lonely and sad.  So many married women do not feel loved, safe in their home.  We appreciate the love and companionship that our married sisters are experiencing  with their loving and caring husbands who are thriving as couples. Those who are not, we love them too,  and are here for them as well. But this podcast, is about us, fabulous, single lades, thriving and loving life!

There are several identifiers that I am associated with; a Woman, Black, Mother, Grandmother, Daughter, Sister etc., I am also a Christian

Likewise, my daughter, is a Woman, Black, Wife, Mother, Daughter, Career Professional etc., she also is a Hebrew Israelite.

This podcast is a Mother & Daughter one on one candid discussion primarily for me to acquire some insight into the Hebrew Israelite perspective, which I have very little understanding of.  However, I have enough sense to know, that her walk with God is hers and not what I think, or feel it should be.  What I know, is We am not to lean on our own understanding, In all our ways acknowledge Him....and He shall direct our paths. (Proverbs 3:5 NKJ)

We are living in a time where there is so much going on, that it is keeping most if not all of us too close to the edge, the young, the old and the restless.  

At no other time have so many elementary school age children have been diagnosed with depression and anxiety. The elderly, also have been tremendously affected by depression and anxiety due to loneliness and other factors.  There are many culprits that are causing depression and anxiety.  It's not just the Pandemic, its racial tensions, politics, police brutality, inner city senseless killings due to our lenient gun laws, food, housing, medical and the list goes on and on, these are just a few.  The uncertainty of where we're headed, and how we're going to get there masked up and vaccinated or the alternative. None of us appear to be ready for this new normal.  

Whatever it is, depression and anxiety will follow, and it affects the rich and poor, the haves and the have nots.  No one is immune. We need the proper tools to meet them both head on.

The Founder and CEO Marva Beazer (Beazer's Bountiful Baskets) shares her inspiration and passion for providing healthy foods and meeting the needs of a community she has recently settled and retired to in Beaufort, SC.  She talks about how she's doing this and how we can help her, we are all in this together and can help her deliver these Bountiful Baskets to feed families and individuals.  Take a listen, more importantly, provide your support as noted during the conversation.  Thank you!

We are reminded of the story told to Ms. Battle as a child by her mother, of the man who complained about the hole in his shoes, until he met the man who had no feet.  There is always something to be thankful for. If you are  reading this, then you have sight....be thankful you can see.   If you can hear, listen to the podcast, and be thankful you can hear.  I think you get the idea.  Look around, you'll be surprised of how much you have to be thankful and perhaps grateful for.  

Rhonda Green (Author) of "My Exit Plan", gives us more insight into the importance of having an Exit Plan for ourselves and our families.  Having a  plan helps  to facilitate your wishes and make them known to your family.  An Exit Plan, gives you the opportunity to get your house in order now so you can get on with your living. It provides freedom, confidence and gives your family grace to fulfill your wishes.  

Get the book "My Exit Plan" at (www.rhondagreen.org).  You can also get My Exit Plan the Workbook a tool to walk you through all needed information to leave your legacy.  Get them today and be Blessed!

The justice system in America is "What's on our Minds".  The system must be re-defined as a police system.  Funding must be re-allocated  to the community, schools and much needed social services that impact humanity, particularly as it relates to dealing with the mentally ill to foster empathy for humanity in general.  The U.S. does not need a militarized police force, that is filled with men and women that do not have empathy for other human beings, especially in the black community.  We must do better!  We must continue to fight to remove systemic racism in the policing policies in this country.

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This conversation we jump right into how we have been experiencing the blues as related to policing our community in the U.S. every state and every area.  We are being over policed where minor events (air freshner, hanging from a rear view mirror, speed limits, tags etc.) are handled differently and escalated and ending in deadly outcomes for us.  It doesn't matter if your are serving in the Military wearing your uniform, or a child playing in a park, if you are Black in America, your encounter minor as it may be,  you can lose your life, even if you comply.  We got the police blues and police reform is not only required but needed right now.

In Memory of George Floyd.

"All the broken...pieces...fit together...because of His death."