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Feb. 17, 2022

Relaunch/ Sorry we are late.

Relaunch/ Sorry we are late.

It here.. Our relaunch episode. We just have random talk about upcoming episodes. the reason for moving to our new hosting platform and what we have coing up. Mostly we thank you .

Transcript
WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.400 --> 00:00:04.240 Welcome to the newest episode of counting the construction. I am your host, 2 00:00:04.360 --> 00:00:09.349 ohdest thank you so much for joining us. We're here, it's the relaunch, 3 00:00:09.550 --> 00:00:14.429 we're on our new platform. We're rolling. Man, I'm just so 4 00:00:14.550 --> 00:00:18.190 excited to be with you all again. Man, it's just the blessing and 5 00:00:18.309 --> 00:00:24.739 the privilege to once again just come before you all. You know. Thank 6 00:00:24.780 --> 00:00:28.140 you all for your support. I want to thank you for the emails and 7 00:00:28.379 --> 00:00:32.979 the messages that you've left. I know a lot of you have been wondering 8 00:00:33.179 --> 00:00:41.929 why we moved from anchor over to sounder DOT fl. I just felt that 9 00:00:42.570 --> 00:00:46.810 we had pretty much at current and the construction. We had outgrown anchor. 10 00:00:47.850 --> 00:00:51.079 Don't get me wrong, I have nothing bad to say about anchor. Anchor 11 00:00:51.159 --> 00:00:54.200 give us out start. We were able to get our foot in the door 12 00:00:54.240 --> 00:00:58.399 in a podcasting community through anchor. I met a lot of wonderful and great 13 00:00:58.560 --> 00:01:03.629 people who also broadcast on anchor. I was able to meet a lot of 14 00:01:03.750 --> 00:01:08.109 you all, you know, but for the most part, I mean just 15 00:01:08.349 --> 00:01:12.150 like with some things and just like you in life, sometimes you begin to 16 00:01:12.310 --> 00:01:18.310 grow and you are grow certain things and you are grow certain people or situations, 17 00:01:18.700 --> 00:01:23.579 and so from there it's time to move forward or, you know, 18 00:01:23.700 --> 00:01:29.180 continue it to feel stagnant in the situation or the place that you may be 19 00:01:29.379 --> 00:01:34.810 in. And so that in itself was a lesson, lesson for me more 20 00:01:34.890 --> 00:01:42.810 than anything, because I just feel that that's something that God does with us 21 00:01:42.849 --> 00:01:49.840 a lot. You See, God takes us through stages in life. Now, 22 00:01:49.840 --> 00:01:53.799 I know we've all have had this conversation before and here we are, 23 00:01:53.920 --> 00:01:57.200 we're having this conversation again and and I'm loving to have this conversation again. 24 00:01:57.560 --> 00:02:02.829 That wasn't the direction that I was going in for this new, relaunched episode, 25 00:02:04.150 --> 00:02:07.510 but Hey, a lot of times this is what happens. You know, 26 00:02:07.709 --> 00:02:12.750 God have me going one specific way and take me into something that's completely 27 00:02:12.789 --> 00:02:20.460 different altogether. You know, but it's the same way that we do when 28 00:02:20.620 --> 00:02:24.620 God, when we become start to become stagnant in life or in a situation, 29 00:02:24.740 --> 00:02:29.780 whether it's a job, whether it's a relationship, whether it's a friendship, 30 00:02:30.289 --> 00:02:35.250 whether it's a business, whether it's something that you're doing, or even 31 00:02:35.490 --> 00:02:40.250 your relationship with him. You know, God will then in turn, begin 32 00:02:40.370 --> 00:02:45.120 to take you to a different place because he begins to make you uncomfortable. 33 00:02:46.800 --> 00:02:51.439 You see, we can't grow. Our God can't allow us to grow until 34 00:02:51.560 --> 00:02:54.240 he makes us some comfortable with where we are. I make us take that 35 00:02:54.520 --> 00:03:02.550 hard looking reflection at ourselves in that process. Yeah, yeah, yeah, 36 00:03:02.789 --> 00:03:07.550 I mean straight up, you know, and this is this is where I 37 00:03:07.830 --> 00:03:14.819 found myself at that particular time, just feeling stagnant, just, you know, 38 00:03:15.020 --> 00:03:19.539 in a place that I felt like I was no longer growing. I 39 00:03:19.699 --> 00:03:27.289 felt that the podcast, the episodes that we were putting out, wasn't quite 40 00:03:27.330 --> 00:03:30.610 getting to all of the audience that we had before, we had for over 41 00:03:30.689 --> 00:03:37.889 a period of time. We're currently under construction, so I preyed on it. 42 00:03:38.250 --> 00:03:40.439 You know, I'm not going to say I was at a place of 43 00:03:40.479 --> 00:03:43.680 giving up, but I was just like, okay, God, it's this 44 00:03:43.800 --> 00:03:46.039 what I want to do. You did you put me in this position and 45 00:03:46.159 --> 00:03:53.039 give me this particular platform just to get me here? And then I feel 46 00:03:53.080 --> 00:04:00.150 stagnant and stuck or feel like we're not continuing to grow, or even looking 47 00:04:00.189 --> 00:04:03.909 at the an Elix of everything, or looking at to the people we had 48 00:04:05.430 --> 00:04:10.939 grown accustomed to reaching, that number seems to have been dwindling and dwindling and 49 00:04:11.460 --> 00:04:14.219 I was wondering at first, like okay, well, is it that? 50 00:04:14.259 --> 00:04:28.769 Are they getting tired of our content or we're becoming just, you know, 51 00:04:29.889 --> 00:04:32.529 people not interested in what we have to say here anymore or anything? But 52 00:04:33.569 --> 00:04:41.160 that proved to be otherwise, because I was still getting several emails and several 53 00:04:41.240 --> 00:04:45.000 messages wondering, Hey, what's going on? Are we getting a power of 54 00:04:45.120 --> 00:04:48.759 this week? Are Our man? You really hit home with that particular episode 55 00:04:48.879 --> 00:04:55.790 this week and everything. So I knew it wasn't that. So I again, 56 00:04:56.110 --> 00:05:00.029 you know, did what I thought to do, or what I knew 57 00:05:00.029 --> 00:05:03.910 to do at that particular moment, which was basically turn it over to God 58 00:05:04.629 --> 00:05:13.939 see if I can get some type of message from him or direction. And 59 00:05:15.740 --> 00:05:21.449 God did that. God gave that direction. So I begin to research, 60 00:05:24.170 --> 00:05:28.129 begin to move. I do know you are remember telling me, telling you 61 00:05:28.250 --> 00:05:31.529 that we were moving into a completely different direction. We're currently under construction for 62 00:05:31.649 --> 00:05:36.680 this upcoming year. The video portion of it is still coming a for as 63 00:05:36.720 --> 00:05:43.600 our streaming, I've actually did find a really great service that we can stream 64 00:05:43.720 --> 00:05:48.000 on while we're recording, so that when you have the option to either stream 65 00:05:48.040 --> 00:05:53.750 it or, you know, as you've been doing from the jump, been, 66 00:05:54.189 --> 00:05:56.750 you know, getting our record, getting our audio which I know a 67 00:05:56.829 --> 00:06:00.870 lot of you loved that and I want to continue to deliver that to you. 68 00:06:00.550 --> 00:06:03.699 But I also want to, you know, give those the opportunity want 69 00:06:03.740 --> 00:06:09.540 to maybe, you know, take a look at us or, you know, 70 00:06:09.980 --> 00:06:12.699 want to check us out while we're streaming, you know, to see 71 00:06:12.699 --> 00:06:15.100 what we have to say, to see what we're talking about this particular subject. 72 00:06:15.100 --> 00:06:19.569 We give them that opportunity to do so. So that's definitely coming. 73 00:06:20.290 --> 00:06:27.410 But I just want to thank God for giving me a clear sense of direction 74 00:06:27.490 --> 00:06:30.129 when I didn't know what's going on, a where to go, what to 75 00:06:30.290 --> 00:06:38.759 do, and I didn't want to lose our podcast. I didn't want to 76 00:06:39.439 --> 00:06:44.560 lose all of the ground that we gained. I didn't want to make my 77 00:06:45.000 --> 00:06:49.149 make the people or you all feel that we're gone, we're not coming back, 78 00:06:49.350 --> 00:06:55.029 and to disappoint you all because I love doing this, I love being 79 00:06:55.110 --> 00:06:59.430 able to sit down and have a conversation with you, because that's what this 80 00:06:59.509 --> 00:07:01.740 feels like when I record, when I doing that sort of a podcast, 81 00:07:01.819 --> 00:07:05.220 I don't feel like I'm listening to a huge artist. I feel like I'm 82 00:07:05.300 --> 00:07:10.139 just sitting here, I'm talking to my friends, I'm talking to my family, 83 00:07:10.220 --> 00:07:14.139 I'm talking to my community, I'm talking to my loved ones, because 84 00:07:14.259 --> 00:07:17.250 that's what you all are to me. You all are my friends, you 85 00:07:17.290 --> 00:07:21.370 all are my family, you all are my loved ones, you all are 86 00:07:21.529 --> 00:07:27.649 my community. You know I model, you know I'm out of you know 87 00:07:27.730 --> 00:07:30.720 what we say at the end of every episode, and that's what you all 88 00:07:30.800 --> 00:07:34.160 are to me. Those are just words. That's what I feel, that's 89 00:07:34.199 --> 00:07:36.959 what I say, that's what I mean, because that's what you all are 90 00:07:38.120 --> 00:07:43.920 to me. So we had to pick this thing up and we had to, 91 00:07:44.589 --> 00:07:50.110 you know, move on and move into a new direction and we were 92 00:07:50.149 --> 00:07:54.149 able to move over to this new platform and I it took us a while 93 00:07:54.269 --> 00:07:58.389 to get things up and running because with this new platform, things of different 94 00:07:58.470 --> 00:08:03.620 things are we have way more tools to are at our disposal, things that 95 00:08:03.740 --> 00:08:07.500 I've had to learn, new tricks that I've had to learn, new systems 96 00:08:07.540 --> 00:08:13.970 I've had to learn and and adapt to. But guess what, I'm here 97 00:08:13.329 --> 00:08:18.209 to put out the put out the best podcast I can for you all, 98 00:08:20.170 --> 00:08:26.970 starting today with this new re launch of curly under construction. We're here. 99 00:08:28.360 --> 00:08:31.559 We are here. I didn't need to feel like that. I was going 100 00:08:31.639 --> 00:08:39.200 in to preach to you all, but hey, we're back. I've missed 101 00:08:39.240 --> 00:08:45.110 you. So in it an event of all of that. What's going on? 102 00:08:45.269 --> 00:08:48.110 My people, what's happening it? Talk to me, let me know 103 00:08:48.230 --> 00:08:52.149 what's going on. Everybody's being man with so much that's gone on. So 104 00:08:52.230 --> 00:09:00.779 much has happened since our last episode, and this was brought back up to 105 00:09:00.820 --> 00:09:07.299 my attention by several people. I wasn't wasn't going to touch based on it 106 00:09:07.419 --> 00:09:11.529 again, but it's brought back around. So we had an episode a few 107 00:09:11.529 --> 00:09:18.250 episodes ago about dealing with bullies and Narcissus. So that was such a huge 108 00:09:18.490 --> 00:09:26.799 outpourt and such a huge topic and we had such a great feedback on it. 109 00:09:28.279 --> 00:09:31.440 And as to hey, can you touch based on that again? Can 110 00:09:31.519 --> 00:09:35.679 you talk more about that, or what do you think about such and such 111 00:09:35.799 --> 00:09:39.389 going on? You know, hey, what do you think about this particular 112 00:09:39.470 --> 00:09:46.110 form of bullying and everything and and these particular type of Narcissis? So what 113 00:09:46.269 --> 00:09:52.980 we're going to do is we're going to revisit it as apart two, but 114 00:09:52.139 --> 00:09:58.259 not together like last episode. We're going to do a separate episode on bullies 115 00:09:58.379 --> 00:10:07.250 and a separate episode on Narcissis. Yeah, so in the next couple of 116 00:10:07.370 --> 00:10:09.610 episodes. That's what's going to be coming up, so I need you all 117 00:10:09.690 --> 00:10:13.690 to be on the lookout for that. But we're definitely going to touch based 118 00:10:13.730 --> 00:10:18.370 on that again because, man, I'm I'm seeing a whole lot more of 119 00:10:18.490 --> 00:10:20.929 it. I'm seeing a whole lot of it that I don't like, and 120 00:10:20.129 --> 00:10:26.039 you all know I don't like bullies. I despise bullies. Y'All know that. 121 00:10:26.159 --> 00:10:30.200 I've talked about more than one of kids. Y'All know how I feel 122 00:10:30.200 --> 00:10:35.990 about bullies and I'm starting to see a whole lot more of it. But 123 00:10:35.070 --> 00:10:39.350 the killing thing about it is I'm like I'm saying, I'm I'm seeing even 124 00:10:39.389 --> 00:10:43.070 more of it on social media now. I've seen bits and pieces of it 125 00:10:43.190 --> 00:10:48.110 here and there, but I'm seeing more and more of it on social media 126 00:10:48.309 --> 00:10:56.940 and taking outrageous with this, like seriously, they really get highly outrageous with 127 00:10:56.100 --> 00:11:01.379 it. But again, I'm not going to touch base on that now because 128 00:11:01.419 --> 00:11:03.929 you know, it's really the for me to get into. there. Is 129 00:11:05.090 --> 00:11:09.970 Real easy for me to jump in on and talk about bullying because, again, 130 00:11:11.009 --> 00:11:15.970 y'all know how I feel about bullies. I I doubt like them. 131 00:11:16.090 --> 00:11:20.200 I have no love form in any shape form of fashion. But I'm going 132 00:11:20.279 --> 00:11:26.120 to save all of that energy, all of that pent up things that I 133 00:11:26.240 --> 00:11:30.879 have to say, we're going to save that for that episode. So that 134 00:11:31.080 --> 00:11:37.509 will be the next episode coming, the episode of bullying and how to handle 135 00:11:37.590 --> 00:11:41.350 it, what to look for and this new type of bullying. Well, 136 00:11:41.389 --> 00:11:45.590 it's not really knew. It's been around, but it's even more prevalent now 137 00:11:45.629 --> 00:11:50.539 because these bullets we got behind computer screens, behind telephones, behind keyboards and 138 00:11:50.620 --> 00:11:54.139 everything. So we're going to talk about them and then we're going to also 139 00:11:54.259 --> 00:12:03.129 talk about these narcissists, these people that have no regard for anyone but themselves 140 00:12:05.330 --> 00:12:11.769 who it goes to the point of even violence. But Hey, like I 141 00:12:11.889 --> 00:12:15.450 said, we're going to touch base on that then at another particular time. 142 00:12:16.759 --> 00:12:20.759 Now I want to send a quick shout out to a wonderful, wonderful listener 143 00:12:20.840 --> 00:12:26.159 of ours who's been following us every day since our, you know, season 144 00:12:26.279 --> 00:12:31.750 one. Few episodes in the season one she started listening to us and she's 145 00:12:31.870 --> 00:12:39.909 been on board with it. But, UM, Miss Mj, it I 146 00:12:39.990 --> 00:12:43.269 want to send a shout out to you, Miss Mj. Thank you, 147 00:12:45.620 --> 00:12:52.820 thank you for your kind words, thank you for your support, thank you 148 00:12:52.179 --> 00:13:01.570 for your encouragement, thank you for your prayers. Your Hu become like a 149 00:13:01.730 --> 00:13:05.970 second a second mother to me in so many ways. So I want to 150 00:13:05.049 --> 00:13:09.649 sit and I want to just take that opportunity to thank you for encouraging me, 151 00:13:09.970 --> 00:13:18.080 for uplifting me and for helping me get back on my horse. So 152 00:13:20.320 --> 00:13:24.240 I just want to send that shout out out. You know, man, 153 00:13:24.639 --> 00:13:28.549 this this it feels good to be the talking to you all again. Oh, 154 00:13:28.750 --> 00:13:33.350 got the new equipment to but people. So, uh, I know 155 00:13:33.549 --> 00:13:35.909 the audio may sound a little bit better. Hopefully it sounds a whole lot 156 00:13:35.990 --> 00:13:39.629 better. Hopefully you all can hear me a lot clear. We got a 157 00:13:39.710 --> 00:13:46.220 microphone. We have a very first podcast microphone. Yes, we do. 158 00:13:48.299 --> 00:13:52.340 I'm excited about it. I'm excited about all they can do. It has 159 00:13:52.379 --> 00:14:00.289 a whole lot of features to it, mostly noise canceling and clearing everything up. 160 00:14:00.490 --> 00:14:05.649 So I've tested it out. Works great eat. So we're using it 161 00:14:05.850 --> 00:14:11.120 right now. So hopefully this makes it our episode a whole lot crisper, 162 00:14:11.320 --> 00:14:16.720 whole lot clear. Also, a few choose to read that any of the 163 00:14:16.840 --> 00:14:24.830 transcripts from our podcast. They will be a lot clearer to you going forward. 164 00:14:24.950 --> 00:14:31.830 But yeah, we have our very first podcast microphone. Will we have 165 00:14:31.070 --> 00:14:35.389 more equipment on the way? Oh, we're, we're, we're look, 166 00:14:35.549 --> 00:14:39.860 look, we went to this new platform. It's open up a whole lot 167 00:14:39.899 --> 00:14:43.860 of doors to us. It really has, and I'm so excited about it, 168 00:14:45.299 --> 00:14:52.659 man, open up to new communities that I've been able to become a 169 00:14:52.860 --> 00:14:58.929 part of and be able to network with on social media, on Linkedin, 170 00:14:58.370 --> 00:15:05.330 on Tick Tock, on instagram. So, man, I'm just excited about 171 00:15:05.889 --> 00:15:07.720 the new heights that God is getting ready to take us to. Our God 172 00:15:07.879 --> 00:15:11.919 is in the process taking us to right now here on currently under construction. 173 00:15:13.200 --> 00:15:18.840 Just so excited, man, just just blessing after blessing that's been coming down 174 00:15:20.200 --> 00:15:30.830 just, I just think, the most high for just taking his time and 175 00:15:30.950 --> 00:15:41.620 taking the opportunity to see fit to use me in a way that he has 176 00:15:41.340 --> 00:15:48.860 and with this platform and ever how I can touch anyone. Ministry comes in 177 00:15:48.980 --> 00:15:58.690 so many different forms, whether you pastor whether you choir singer, choir director, 178 00:16:00.289 --> 00:16:08.919 whether you hold some position in the church or whether you talk to people 179 00:16:10.200 --> 00:16:19.269 through life experiences or you go visit prisons, mentor kids, whatever the case 180 00:16:19.350 --> 00:16:25.950 may be. Mens, ministry comes in many, many different forms. And 181 00:16:26.230 --> 00:16:33.899 so this, this is the platform that God gave me to reach an encouraging 182 00:16:33.940 --> 00:16:38.980 uplift others in any and every way that I possibly can through any subject that 183 00:16:40.019 --> 00:16:44.019 I speak on, that he gives me insight to speak on and the move 184 00:16:44.179 --> 00:16:51.169 forward. So again, I'm so grateful to the most hied for this, 185 00:16:51.809 --> 00:16:56.730 for this platform, for this opportunity for dough any and everybody that I can 186 00:16:56.929 --> 00:17:03.559 reach out and touch, encourage, uplift in any shape from a fashion with 187 00:17:03.759 --> 00:17:07.200 this podcast. So that's a part of our mission. That is our mission 188 00:17:07.319 --> 00:17:15.039 statement, to continue to uplift and encourage all of our listeners while having meaningful 189 00:17:15.240 --> 00:17:22.190 dialog. That is what currently under construction is all about. It is, 190 00:17:22.309 --> 00:17:27.509 it is, it is man, and I love this. Man. I 191 00:17:27.589 --> 00:17:33.900 Miss Y'all. I Miss Y'all a lot. Man, I missed doing this, 192 00:17:33.859 --> 00:17:37.740 but I'm again so excited about we're finally up and running on our new 193 00:17:37.819 --> 00:17:45.970 platform. You can still listen to US wherever you get your podcast, wherever 194 00:17:45.009 --> 00:17:52.809 you listen to your podcast, and there are some new platforms that you're going 195 00:17:52.809 --> 00:18:00.680 to be able to hear his broadcast on Amazon, Stitcher, just to name 196 00:18:00.720 --> 00:18:08.559 a few. Deezer, I heart radio, sound cloud and of course, 197 00:18:08.640 --> 00:18:14.630 our standard others. You know you'll be able to listen to us on spotify, 198 00:18:14.710 --> 00:18:21.029 apple podcast, Google podcast, radio, public overcast, pocket cast, 199 00:18:22.470 --> 00:18:26.029 souls and and then many others. You know that you've been able to listen 200 00:18:26.069 --> 00:18:30.900 to us on and before and you continue to be able to continue to listen 201 00:18:30.940 --> 00:18:37.059 to us on now going forward, I'll ensure if you don't know the new 202 00:18:37.220 --> 00:18:42.089 link of how to reach us, I'll ensure that I include that it's in 203 00:18:42.170 --> 00:18:48.250 our new bio. Make sure I include it in the transcripts of this particular 204 00:18:48.369 --> 00:18:52.930 episode so you'll be able to click on that and find us. Whist, 205 00:18:52.970 --> 00:18:56.160 I can say we still broadcast on every other platform that you've already been listening 206 00:18:56.200 --> 00:19:00.839 to us on. So if you still have us and you follow us on 207 00:19:00.839 --> 00:19:03.920 those particular platforms, then you should still be able to get these new episodes 208 00:19:04.720 --> 00:19:07.480 for my new hosting platform on here as well. Or you can neither. 209 00:19:07.519 --> 00:19:17.750 Go to our website at www dot under under constructioncom. That is www dot 210 00:19:18.109 --> 00:19:22.150 under constructioncom. You can need to go to our website, our actual website, 211 00:19:22.230 --> 00:19:26.539 and you can follow us there, you can listen to it there, 212 00:19:26.859 --> 00:19:34.380 you can share it and, like you've been doing before, and get a 213 00:19:34.420 --> 00:19:42.089 great podcast episode. We're listening every by it not going to hold you too 214 00:19:42.250 --> 00:19:48.250 long. This is our relaunch episode. I'll do it you. I get 215 00:19:48.289 --> 00:19:49.890 another episode again in a couple of days. I'm going to get back on 216 00:19:51.049 --> 00:19:55.359 schedule. I'm going to stick to that, so be on the lookout for 217 00:19:55.599 --> 00:20:00.680 that. We got a lot of great things coming up in this second half 218 00:20:00.720 --> 00:20:04.440 of our third season. This is still season three. This is not a 219 00:20:04.559 --> 00:20:08.829 new season we do. We are still in season three. This is season 220 00:20:08.990 --> 00:20:14.990 three of your favorite podcast and mine, currently under construction. This is season 221 00:20:15.109 --> 00:20:23.059 three, episode fourteen, currently under construction and man, just excited about everything 222 00:20:23.059 --> 00:20:29.339 that. We're going to do everything that we are doing and keep it locked 223 00:20:29.380 --> 00:20:36.009 right there, so I can you know I'm model see it with me. 224 00:20:36.930 --> 00:20:40.930 It takes a village to make this thing happen, and you all are my 225 00:20:41.049 --> 00:20:45.089 village and we're going to continue to build this thing together, you and I, 226 00:20:47.089 --> 00:20:51.519 step by step, one step at a time, continue to lady this 227 00:20:51.559 --> 00:20:56.160 foundation one brick at a time. Currently under construction. I talk to you 228 00:20:56.200 --> 00:21:00.400 all in a few days. Gotta be safe and I'll talk to you all 229 00:21:00.480 --> 00:21:03.039 soon. Peace,