1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,760 Good morning. Good afternoon and good evening everybody. It's your girl sanga McQueen with your mind your body your choice 2 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:11,920 All right, you know 3 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:19,280 Something happened today, and I just thought I would take a really quick break in and come and tell you about it because that's what I do sometimes 4 00:00:21,240 --> 00:00:27,600 About three months ago I was out for a run and I passed this young man and I might have 5 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:33,320 Spoke about this before I can't remember but I probably told you guys this story before 6 00:00:34,460 --> 00:00:40,460 But anyway, there was a young man. He was walking towards me, you know as I was running and 7 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,740 He you know how you nod your head at somebody and said good morning 8 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:50,920 Good morning, ma'am, and I said good morning and he smiled and kept walking 9 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:52,920 I kept walking and didn't ask for anything 10 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:59,360 Nothing so a couple of days later. I seen the same young man again with the same clothes on and 11 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,000 Right then I knew he was homeless 12 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:07,440 Didn't understand it the first time, but I knew he was homeless this time and once again 13 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:11,960 He smiled at me and said good morning. I said good morning and I 14 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:17,800 Kept running, but then I kicked myself because I had a bottle of water and it was so hot 15 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:24,640 I had an extra I always carry two depending on how many miles I'm doing this particular day 16 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:29,280 I had two bottles so that meant I was doing at least 10 miles so I 17 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:36,760 Kicked myself for not offering him a bottle of water and I thought you know what even if I'm only doing 18 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:43,600 four to six miles. I'm gonna carry an extra bottle of water for him and 19 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:45,880 I 20 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:52,040 Did see him again one day and went to offer him the water, but I didn't catch him so 21 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:58,040 Long story short today. I took the grandkids dropped him off at camp 22 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:02,080 Went to the store did a few things and I'm driving home 23 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:08,440 And I see this young man walking down the sidewalk now the area I live in you don't see many homeless people 24 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,440 I've probably seen two 25 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,200 The entire time and I mean my neighborhood 26 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:18,080 I've probably seen two outside of the gates on the sidewalk or something 27 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:20,240 so I 28 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,400 Went through the the gate to come home and 29 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:26,400 Everything in me was telling me turn around 30 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,720 You are starting a new business 31 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:35,640 You are helping the homeless you are helping the homeless get on their feet 32 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:40,040 Get jobs. You're setting them up. You're housing them 33 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:47,160 You know the ones that don't have drug issues or mental health issues. Let me throw that out there trying to get them 34 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:54,400 Reacclimate it back into society back on their own feet. So I thought you know what this is a perfect opportunity 35 00:02:54,480 --> 00:03:00,520 He's a sweet guy. He seems to be he seems to be he's a young guy. He's probably 36 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,320 between 20 and 37 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:05,120 26 38 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:14,060 So let me turn around so I go back out the gate. I drive down the sidewalk and I pass him and pull in so I can turn on my 39 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:17,240 my hazard lights I 40 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:19,720 pull in and 41 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:24,640 I wait a couple of minutes before I get out of my car until he gets closer to me and 42 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:31,000 I finally get out of my car and I go to speak to him and he's got his hands 43 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:33,800 I 44 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:41,200 Used to work in special ed and there's something some of the kids would do where their hands would be moving 45 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:44,440 Almost like 46 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:47,120 You are typing, but you're typing 47 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:53,360 Facing hand-to-hand. I hope that makes sense. Just you're wiggling each finger 48 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:59,680 Mostly the middle three fingers and your hands are facing each other. He was doing that 49 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:05,200 And he had his hands up close to his face and back down and close to his face and back down 50 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:07,920 and I said excuse me and 51 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:11,240 He 52 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:15,160 started talking gibberish and I said excuse me 53 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:21,200 The you know, I want to ask you a question. I want to give you something too. I had some fruit 54 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,480 I had just bought in my car and some water and stuff and 55 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:32,200 and he started talking gibberish kept talking gibberish and he walked around me and 56 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:39,160 He was so dirty and I just wanted to cry because 57 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,080 Just a few months ago y'all 58 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:48,600 He was in my opinion. I mean, I didn't speak to him long, but good morning, ma'am 59 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:52,680 You know, the hands weren't going but living out in these elements 60 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:59,080 Living out in the elements. God only knows what you have to face and praise the Lord. I 61 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:01,520 Don't know what that's like. I 62 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:06,400 Don't know what it's like to sleep outside and and have to worry about 63 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:11,160 bugs and insects and animals dogs and 64 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:13,840 people I 65 00:05:13,840 --> 00:05:18,640 Don't have to worry about the sun being so hot and I don't have water 66 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:25,120 that I'm just praying that I don't have a heat stroke or die of starvation or 67 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,960 Dehydration, I don't know what it's like to sit outside 68 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:37,480 And he caught in one of these Florida rainstorms where it rains like crazy and it floods 69 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:44,160 Within an hour, but then two hours later. It's all dried up. So I just got soaking wet 70 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:50,120 I'm trying to get on higher ground just for now the Sun to be beaming on me at 96 71 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,360 degrees, I 72 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:55,440 Don't know what any of that's like 73 00:05:56,640 --> 00:06:02,000 But to see the effects of a young man who a few months ago spoke to me 74 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,000 to now speaking gibberish and 75 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:13,360 Waving his fingers around in his face as he walks and talks to himself was absolutely heartbreaking to me 76 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:21,800 My friend Paula shared a video I did well over a decade ago that I honestly didn't remember till she 77 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,640 posted it and I didn't even look at it. I never look at my 78 00:06:26,840 --> 00:06:33,120 Videos when I was on TV. I never looked at any of the shows I was on when I was on radio shows 79 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:35,120 I never listened to any of the 80 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:37,840 the 81 00:06:37,840 --> 00:06:41,480 What are they called not podcasts, but the broadcast the broadcast and 82 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:49,960 When I would go do speaking in bait gaugements. I never went back and looked at the videos if they posted them 83 00:06:50,920 --> 00:06:57,640 But something told me to post this look at this one and I did and one of the last things I said is 84 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:02,880 We always wonder why people don't do something about situations 85 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:07,040 Why don't people do things about the homeless or or? 86 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:17,880 Mothers who are hitting their kids or kids who are trying to avoid games or whatever the situation is and 87 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:22,680 Then at the end of that I said why don't I do something? 88 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:28,840 I'm trying y'all. I'm trying my company is 89 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:35,160 encompassed to help other people and this is a true sign to me that 90 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:40,440 Had I not thought of this several months ago and talked to him then maybe I could have helped him 91 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:46,360 But I can't live on my maybes, you know, I can't live on what could have 92 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:50,120 That didn't happen. All I know is that 93 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:57,960 Every day I'm working at trying to make this a better world for the few people I touch. What are you doing? 94 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:05,240 What are you doing if you were one of those people who sit back on social media all day and 95 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:07,960 Comment on other people's lives 96 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:13,480 That's all you do you're not doing your part 97 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:21,240 Even if you're creating your own social media and you're bringing hope and positivity and love and and 98 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:27,240 commitment and and God to people you might be doing your part 99 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,120 Maybe that's your part 100 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:33,720 But there are so many nasty mean negative 101 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,720 comments floating around on social media and guess what y'all 102 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:40,600 They get way more likes 103 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:43,800 Than the kind loving god driven ones 104 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:46,840 Unless your name's Joyce Myers 105 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:50,040 Jolosting TD jakes 106 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,120 All that love and kindness can fall to the side 107 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:56,840 You can post a picture 108 00:08:56,920 --> 00:09:01,320 Test me if you don't believe me. I've got like maybe four or five hundred friends on Facebook 109 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:05,480 But you could post the picture and and maybe a fourth 110 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:10,520 Eighth of your friends will like it. That's a good number of people no matter how many friends you have 111 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:17,640 You have a hundred friends 20 of them like it. That's good. That's good. That's a hundred twenty percent 112 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:24,840 Right, so you post something else now post something negative. Did you all see usher and kiki Palmer? 113 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,080 You're gonna get all kinds of comments 114 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:32,040 Now post something about God or post something positive or a meme about 115 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:36,040 The the light shining you might get a couple of hearts 116 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,160 A couple of hugs 117 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:45,880 Thumbs up, but it's not gonna compare to that post you posted about usher and kiki Palmer or 118 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:50,440 Your pictures it's just like that. I know it's like that 119 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,760 But 120 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,000 Each one can teach one 121 00:09:57,560 --> 00:09:59,560 So just 122 00:09:59,560 --> 00:10:04,600 Reach back and do your part. Don't tell me if you've listened if you're listening to my podcast 123 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:07,480 I'm gonna assume you're grown 124 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:11,240 I can't see too many 12 year olds wanting to hear this podcast 125 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:15,000 But if you're listening to this you're grown up 126 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:22,920 You've been through something. I don't care how minute you think it is or how major you think it is you've been through something 127 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:27,240 When you see somebody else going through something act like you know 128 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:32,280 It doesn't even have to be the same scenario act like you know 129 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:36,200 What it's like to be hungry act like you know 130 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,320 What it's like to be hurting 131 00:10:40,280 --> 00:10:42,840 Act like you know what it's like to be homeless 132 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:51,800 Because by the grace of God you were one paycheck away from being there in all those scenarios 133 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:56,200 Act like you know what it's like when your friend loses a child to lose a child 134 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,400 Have real compassion 135 00:10:59,960 --> 00:11:05,080 Don't expect them to get over it in a month or two months and swear you would have you don't know 136 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:07,720 By the grace of God, you'll never find out 137 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:13,240 Because if I lost one of mine, I'd never be right again 138 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:19,480 I would just hope that I would never lose a child 139 00:11:19,480 --> 00:11:25,960 I would just hope God keeps the same people in my circle that are there now to love on me 140 00:11:27,480 --> 00:11:32,760 To make me smile to bring joy to my life because I cannot imagine 141 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:40,040 Carrying a child and then losing them. I can't imagine it so 142 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,280 You guys I don't care what your situation 143 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:47,720 I don't care if if you were like me and you got caught shoplifting one time 144 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:53,800 If you were homeless homeless, you didn't have anywhere to go but you went from the hospital to 145 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:57,080 Somebody bought you a ticket to go somewhere else 146 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:00,360 It doesn't matter 147 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:02,360 It doesn't matter if 148 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:04,360 You did something 149 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:09,640 And it has nothing to do with somebody else's situation act like you know what it's like to be in a situation 150 00:12:12,360 --> 00:12:14,760 Act like you know what it's like to be in a valley 151 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:19,880 Act like you know what it's like to have to call on Jesus 152 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:25,160 With your whole heart with tears flowing down your face 153 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:28,840 Because you're in such a desert 154 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:32,920 You don't know what tomorrow's gonna be like and he pulls you out 155 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:36,360 Don't look at the next person and frown 156 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:41,000 Or talk about them or feel like you're so much better than them 157 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,000 Because once again 158 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,200 But for the grace of God 159 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:55,080 All right you guys I I was a little sad about the guy but all it did was I've already got a fire under me 160 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:57,080 somebody just threw some 161 00:12:57,880 --> 00:12:59,880 Gasoline on it. So 162 00:12:59,880 --> 00:13:03,640 My gasoline draws and I we're gonna keep this pushing out 163 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:09,560 Listen, I'm also looking for volunteers. I'm if you are in the state of Florida 164 00:13:09,560 --> 00:13:15,080 If you are in the state of Florida if you are in the state of Florida, I don't care where in Florida 165 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:20,120 You could probably help but after we get this up and going it'll probably be a year or so 166 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:22,840 Here I come Georgia 167 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:25,800 And then here I come Missouri. I got this 168 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,760 All right, you guys have a great day on purpose 169 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:33,640 I gotta get back to my lesson