United By Stoke is the RAVEN 425 RISE ABOVE Podcast

Wow 😳- I had an evening with a twist - where some peoples true feelings came out about me... and I can tell you this is that 10 minutes I was lambasted with comments and gestures - as I sat back and listened....take that in listened 👂the fact I have some self awareness was a true blessing -I did not react although all the normal human feeling came up -ego hurt 😭, feelings hurt, anger, wanting to talk back - these all came up but as always this was NOT ABOUT ME - IT WAS ABOUT THEM - this was lesson number 1 for me : if 9 out of 10 people are happy or 9 out of 10 answers are correct why do we focus on the one ☝️ negative 👎? For the first seconds of that lambasting I did- even 10 years deep... I questioned what the phuck was I doing... and if there was a point... from a few negative ish words - in that moment I let those words take my emotions to a past and I forgot my purpose and how many I have actually helped! Thankfully

In life for me especially I want to learn something everyday to better myself and those around me everyday 🙌 so to educate and humble myself is a daily thing - to have that child 👶 like mind that doesn't know and doesn't pretend to know is bliss... yet I get comments, emails and even texts with question, feedback and sometime rebuttals to some of the things I have said - which is a beautiful thing and every time I ask them to either come and talk about their experience or their point ☝️ of view so we DEBATE and educate each other and all of us and hopefully each side learns grows and is better off... 99% of the time no one shows. Keyboard 🎹 gangster they are called in the urban world 🌎- use talking points but never show up to educate? So in life :gossip - office talk whatever if they don't say it to your face to debate- phuck em they weak ❤️👊🙌

In this episode I speak on my own personal experience with sitting in on a conversation with a mother and grandmother speaking about the granddaughter or daughter- the grandmother 👵 who showed me her granddaughters insta and snap accounts (super hip grandmother for real!) spoke about how the granddaughter was very talented at her job how booked up she was and how she lived such a perfect 👌 life - so much so that I wanted to meet her and converse - but within 3 minutes of grandma leaving the mom takes a phone call from her own sister and the story starts to change very quickly - the moral and my learning lesson DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE - highlight reals are not real life - the only truth is hard work always wins - not faking or acting the part❤️👊🙌

I continue on about how upset 😭 this lady got me by her throwing a temper tantrum on the beach 🌊 and yet how amazing it is to have to awareness to see what your mind is actually doing. Control your mind don't let it control you 🙌 in the end it took me at least 5 minutes to learn and move out of that space 🚀 which really had nothing to do with me - I let someone else's actions effect my vibes!!😳😲

On this journey of mine... of ours : please people we are human we are not perfect 👌 we are not selling snake 🐍 oil with a bold faced lie that you will be cured of all your issues overnight- I am almost 10 years deep in this practice and this lesson today that the universe taught me shows me 2 things how truly far I have come -which is amazing 😉 and yet how far I have to go!! Which is also equally amazing because to learn and be better every day is such a beautiful thing!!❤️🙌👊

I continue on about the documentary the universe put into my head and how I had to overcome all the wiring and programming that was in my head and force myself to turn around and head back into the storm - to experience and live like a child trying something for the first time - it was truly magical- I felt empowered that I did this and LIVED truly LIVED through something new. This to me is a metaphor for life - the child's mind - it keeps us young alive and engaged on this amazing journey called life!! ( it could be a business adventure, a new workout program, a new eating plan, a new sport- no limits) We truly owe this to ourselves and those around us!!👊🙌❤️💋🙏

The universe continues to bring emotions and teachings up for me on my journey to heal my mind body and soul on this trip- today as I sat spoiled rotten in the sun ☀️ meditating in shallow water while grounding in the sand- a storm blew up - and my immediate response was to run for cover leave to get out of the rain ☔️ ?🤔 A response based on past events and attached to an emotion from the past- then out of the blue - this documentary that I watched about a man who was wrongfully imprisoned for 30 years to solitary confinement 23 hours a day said. "When I was there what I wouldn't do to just fell the rain ☔️😮😰" we do not only owe it to ourselves to live an empowered life - we owe it to those who can't 💥❤️👊🙌🙏 please let's live our life to the fullest!!!❤️💋

As I walked by an older man 👴🏻 today who was what looked like poor health - I as I always do with vibrant energy said "hello sir I hope 🤞 you are well" to my surprise I did not get a response... this does happen to me from time to time- what happened next in my own mind lead me down a path of thoughts 💭 that were attached to emotions that were attached to my past- a whole lot of thinking done from someone who did not reply- then a while later what was said to me Humbled me and brought me an extreme feeling of being on the right path - always practice what you preach🙌👊❤️

Again the universe always provides and teaches us- I had an amazing learning lesson with a group today the conversation was all about issue's that this group was having with financial problems and not being able to send family presents 🎁 can only have one car- can barley afford rent- and so on and so on - yet the more we chatted (and by that I mean they complained) the real talk started. They eat out almost daily - drink daily - movies 🎥 weekly- and at least once a month they try to hit a major league game of some sort.... phuck me and it was not my place to interject but can you 👂 hear the words that are coming out of your mouth 👄? In truth though ignorance is bliss and unless you want to really change you won't we can't complain and just expect things to change it just does not work that way 😳✊️👊

I was in an establishment today having an amazing vibe -food and music zone when the owner and an employee came out to have a discussion or heart to heart ❤️- the employee had missed a bunch of shifts with no word- no call in just a no show after no show leaving the rest of the team high and dry - however showed up today asking for a raise and better shifts!! ( unreal hey) as an entrepreneur and business owner I was lost - the employee blamed the owner the staff and customers for a poor work environment and experience and took ZERO responsibility for their own actions- I see this a lot in business these days and I fear things may keep heading this way with everyone one claiming or faking the BOSS lifestyle on social media. I hope truly hope we all understand to get to the top we will have to eat crap and kiss a lot of toads to finally get that prince 👑 or princess 👸 #realtalk ❤️🙌👊