I made a mistake in the podcast. My dad passed away on October 31st, 2020. That’s why I’m not sure what head space I’m in. Gives me new perspective on the “every month is October” line. But yeah. My dad and I never did a whole lot together but we were close. He was one of my biggest supporters. Never judged me for what I did just showed genuine support and love. All without ever outrightly listening to my music. Father’s Day was really rough this year. I’m grateful though. I know that I may not have much but there are others who’ve had way less. I’ll hold onto the memories I’ve had with my dad. I know I’m blessed to have them.

I’m usually not one to tell people what to do but definitely if you’re struggling and feeling alone know that you are not. Sometimes our friends don’t know what we need. And other times they can’t deliver it when we need it the most. At times like that it’s also hard to stay objective as well but a therapist could help you through some of that. Or meditation maybe. I’m no professional and I’d like that much to be clear but I do know that a check in with yourself, your family members, your friends can save a life. Be kind to yourself. Look out for other. Love without limits those that you care about and who cares about you.

I think I said pretty much everything in the podcast. Not much more I can truly add besides to recommend meditation and the communing with oneself. You have to become aware of yourself and where you are to properly know just who you want to be and how far from that person you are. Keep your head up though. Luck favors the prepared.

Are there truly unique experiences? I cannot confirm or deny but I know now that I’d like to share more of my experiences with you. Also would like to hear some of your experiences. I may start a Twitter space for those who just want to share their experiences like I am. Either that or I’ll ask some of you to share your experiences through me on her. Gonna have to figure it out. Until then though.

Here’s the thing. I live on a Caribbean Island, islands to be exact(Trinidad and Tobago🇹🇹), and I know what it is to have a really hot day and not have water. Thank God I have a tank now but I’m too familiar with “heated messes” of days. Thankfully there are beautiful beaches and rivers you can go to on days like those. But imagine that “heated mess” amplified by, I don’t know, a lot. Granted the cold would probably kill you much faster but I’m ok with that. I can live with that. We also haven’t spoken about the water levels rising and covering the land masses. Would you want to survive on an earth that’s been engulfed by the ocean? If you have a big enough boat please consider swinging by and picking me up. I’ll bring coconuts. So yeah, tell me what you think. Which would you choose as your stage to survive or die on. At me on Twitter @cory_kayce. Choose wisely and may the odds be ever in your favor.

Certain experiences stick with us for a very long time. Learning to work through them isn’t always easy. Traumatizing experience especially. I spoke about the car accident I got into where I felt complete calmness but what I didn’t mention was how much I struggled with driving after it. The thought of loosing control and crashing was very present in my mind. My hands would shake and my palms became really sweaty whenever I got behind the wheel. I had to take it really slow. I remember talking to my dad about the accident. Before that I hadn’t told anyone about it. That day I felt better but the day after I was back to shaky and sweaty. It wasn’t until I opened up to my friends about it that it went away. Sometimes all you really need is a listening ear truly but I know that some people need a lot more than just a couple conversations. But yeah, I noticed that I was protecting my trauma by not speaking about it. What traumatic experience have you had, in your life, that you’re protecting by not talking to someone about it?

Paying attention to the time you spend is important as well. I think balance is what’s key. So yes, be rooted in the here and now but also know that actions have consequences and your future needs to be considered. I mentioned in the podcast that your DOB and DOP(date of passing) go on your tombstone as proof of your existence but another proof of existence is whatever you’ve left behind. Now I don’t want to cause existential dread for anyone. But do consider what you’ve done or what you can do, that can be left behind to enrich the future. All contributions are welcomed(like seriously. All). Big or small. Significant and insignificant. Interesting thing is I’ve always taken issue with the term YOLO but in this sense it’s oddly appropriate. I guess my issue with it is that it can be taken to some serious extremes. I’m a conservative guy you know. Shoutout to you by the way for reading through the description of the podcast and not just listening and moving on. You’re the true MVP. Thanks for being a part of this morning moment on the east side. Serenity.

That calm you experience, if you’ve experienced it, truly is a light for you to get yourself out of some dark situations. For me, it’s helped me get my friends out of a dark situation as well. What I didn’t mention is there was a river about 4 feet ahead from where we came to a stop. Thankfully, we didn’t end up in it. But after we crashed I was the only one with the clarity to do something and help my friends. I got cut by the glass of the windshield though. So not completely unscathed. I’m thankful for that light that gave me that calmness to deal with that situation. Oh and of course for protecting my face. I’m too good looking to be having a busted up face.

As I mentioned in the podcast HyerVale was created to be a place of comfort. Not everyone would be comfortable in the same place and that’s ok. Life as I see it is a mountain that you climb. The higher you go the more successful you are. HyerVale is where you decide to stop climbing. Where you decide, “ok I’m content. Let me appreciate where I’m at.” There’s a peace in knowing that you can achieve more but choosing to settle because you’ve proven all you had to to yourself. Some people die before finding their higher valley. That’s incredibly sad. And I guess that’s the true purpose of the brand. The clothes, the music, even this podcast is to get you to look around at where you’re at and appreciate it for what it is. Don’t compare your climb to anyone else’s. Just do the work. But also, don’t kill yourself looking up for your higher valley when it was always just around you.

Just sharing some of my thoughts. A bit of me. The East Morning Moments will be Cory KayCe uncut. No one to bounce off of. Just me being myself. Raw and unfiltered.