WiseSon’s Podcast

We have to create a space to explore what it truly means to be a man. Our graves are filled with boys who think that they are men because they stay in a state of anger. That think they are men because they are a certain age or size. It's understanding our male energy and the power of that energy that can build or destroy, starting with self.

Why are we struggling with our health? Why are our children struggling, especially our boys? Because we have developed all these variations of being a man and we do not realize the power we hold and the impact we make. Society has told us we have no value outside of what we can do or provide. I'm here to tell you, that we are the biggest needle movers, but we need to truly know who WE are as men. 

Something every man needs to hear, especially Black men and those who care about the Black men in their families. We have to do a better job taking care of ourselves. I see you raising young boys and girls that are not yours. I see you teaching, coaching and mentoring and being the support for the village, but you need support also. Let's get to health!

Dawud and I Talk about what the soul is, how we heal and where the notion of the soul came from. Who is your soul mate? Are you open to exploring your own soul or are you partially closed off? If we are not fully open we are fully closed. Always powerful!

Dawud, Sarah and I talk about what it really meant to love one another. We talk about the fears that often keep us from being open and fully including. Things were created to be used and people to be loved, the problem is that we love things and use people (Dala Lama). Love is understanding that everyone does not have love to give, they have a low or no capacity where some of us have more than enough. People are always loving or asking to be loved. The challenge is we cannot be in full expression if we function out of fear. Chime in and tell us what you thing.

It is easy to dismiss things that happen in our lives as good and bad. When things don't go the way, we expect to dismiss those things. Stop, revisit those lessons, they are the key to your biggest shifts, and they expand your growth in ways that you cannot imagine. Sit with the pain and discomfort until you see the lesson. Death has taught me the importance of now; a broken heart has taught me the importance of staying open and love has taught me the importance of connection and giving.

Too often we find ourselves attempting to pull others down because they are in a spotlight we want or covet. We don't want to do what it takes to get that light, even though that light over there was not meant for us. Competition and comparison are killing us, and society is making a killing (literally and figuratively) off of our win at all cost mentality. There is no In-joyment in our lives because we think shining the brightest makes us relevant and significant. So, we attempt to dim others in order to make us seem brighter. We are either all winning or all losing. Right now, we are all losing because we don't realize that there is always plenty for everyone. 

We often take the wisdom, the inspiration and the lessons we have in our lives for granted. We look for what we have right in front of us, and we miss it most of the time because we are not open and expect it to be packaged a certain way. We miss it all because we are looking for what's in front of us and in us, over there. It's all extraordinary, and we won't realize it most of the time until it's gone.

Part two of the healing discussion and tapping into the why. Not why me, but what is this situation or person trying to teach me or remind me of. We all have a choice to heal and become the best version of ourselves or focus on what was done to cause us pain. The pain is not the problem, it is the focus on the pain rather than the lessons and message that the pain brings to light. You got this, it will just require action and a choice to heal.

There is no avoiding danger, no avoiding failure, no comfort zones, there is only life and it will happen whether we operate in fear or faith. The goal is to enjoy the ride more than the destination. Conscious or not, the lessons will be taught and life will continue to happen, without our permission. Choose faith and trust over fear and doubt.