Hey y'all, whether it's morning, evening, or afternoon, I'm just glad that you guys
have decided to vibe with E.
Yes, the one and only E.
Welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, welcome, happy April to you all.
Y'all know what that means.
It's a new month, so that means new beginnings, new mindset, new focus, new start, new intentions,
and new results.
I pray that this month be filled with blessings, love, and good vibes only.
Okay.
For the ones that are new here, welcome, welcome, welcome, and for the ones who are not new to
this, but true to this, hey y'all, what's up, what's popping.
I hope you all are having an amazing Wednesday.
Before we get into it, I just hope that everyone had a happy Easter.
I hope everybody had a great weekend.
I hope everybody learned something from the wellness day and it's taking very, very good
consideration on their wellness when it comes to their well-being because like I mentioned
in our first lesson one-on-one on letting shit flow, we're letting things flow and we're
not letting anyone or anything stop us, especially when it comes to getting that bag, but also
when it comes to our mental and keeping us sane.
Okay.
So, before we get into it, I just wanted to give you all a little rundown on what's going
on now.
Everything is flowing.
Everything is going good.
I hope everything is going good with you as well.
As it being the beginning of the month, I was thinking of doing something like how I
do for the end of the month, just to recap.
But this month, I was like, maybe I'll wait until like once the podcast turned a year old
and probably do both of them.
Taking my time.
But so far, I think everybody is liking the wellness day so far.
The last Wednesday of every month, I think everybody is liking that because people have
been like being interested in the tunes.
So I'm like, okay, I'm gonna keep it that way until like I do like the first of the
month check-in and things like that.
So, without further ado, let's get into it.
Today's vibe of the day is speaking up and speaking out.
The reason why today's vibe of the day is speaking up and speaking out is because lately, social
media has been speaking up and speaking out on a lot of things that have been going on
in the world.
Not with just things going on in the industry, but just things in general.
And also my night class, I take every Tuesday, we had a conversation on sex trafficking and
self is sexual assault.
And I feel like within not even just things like that, but things in general, such as
like relationships, parents, friendships, families, whatever the case may be, you should
be as staff all that whatever is going on in your mind.
Don't be afraid to speak up and speak out on it because you never know.
It's by you being able to speak up and speak out on how you feel about something or someone
will help impact them, but it also will help you as well as impacting to the wellness day,
lesson one on one, let it flow and let it go.
So if you know if you're having an issue or not, or you feel like you would have a good
input onto something, don't be afraid to speak out or speak up on it because you never know
how important your voice can be, especially when it comes to a situation or to a person,
you know, so let's get into it.
So what is speaking up is speaking out, speaking up and speaking out is involved within expressing
one's thoughts, opinions or concerns.
And most cases speak up refers to expressing one's opinion or raising awareness about a
particular problem where is speaking up speaking out is impacting and taking a more aspect
on a proactive stone or proactive situation typically against injustice or wrongdoing
by making a difference and advocating for a change are both actions that involve with
using one voice.
So when it comes to like I mentioned like why is it important like what is speaking up
and speaking out honestly, don't be afraid to speak up especially when it comes to a
situation where it refers to your opinion or raising awareness on something, speak about
it.
Also by me going to a HBCU, one of the one of the HBCUs out of my city, if you don't
know I'm from Baltimore and there's only two HBCUs and that is copied in Morgan State
and they are there both schools are very, very, very on.
They are very strong when it comes to things on campus when it comes to speaking up and
speaking out within every organization that's on each campus.
They are very big on don't be afraid to speak out and speak up and speak out and show up
and show out, you know, do what you feel is don't need to be heard and seen because at
the end of the day, it can impact someone's life and it may make a difference.
Like being involved in organizations that impacts with you being able to be heard and
seen is one of the million, the one of the million.
I feel like it's one in a million.
It's one of the things that you like, dang, somebody finally understands me, especially
when it comes from your people.
By me going to Morgan State and being a part of the organization Love Yours is impacted
with self care and helping you with your business.
We had conversations where we just speak up and speak out about things and also about
how we feel about certain things.
So don't be afraid to join them organizations as well as starting your own on campus because
I feel like once, you know, I feel like once you went college, if you haven't watched a
different world job, I think you'll need to watch it.
Ever since I was little and seeing that, I feel like that had made a very good impact
on me because I've seen how once you get older in college life, you're able to be
free.
You're able to speak up and speak out on any situation or issue you feel as though that
need to be heard.
Do not be afraid to speak up and speak out.
Don't be afraid to let your voice be heard.
Because like I said, you never know how much of an impact that you could put onto someone
or to something, especially within yourself.
You're like an attention to y'all.
Also I forgot to mention April is Awareness for Autism and it's Counseling Month.
So with that being said, speak awareness for them.
Also if you know someone that's a part of either one, speak out on it and be able to
talk to them and stand up for what you believe in.
So when it comes to again speaking up, don't be afraid to speak up on something that you
feel as though is a problem.
Even if it's involving your parents, your friends, your family, your relationship, staff
or whatever.
But think about it in the smartest way possible.
I always say before you speak up, make sure you speak to the people that you're having
the issue with.
Such as if you're having an issue with your parents or guardian, speak to them before
you go on social media and make things 10 times worse.
Because at times by just sitting down and speaking to being direct to whoever or whatever
the issue is, it's better than to just go off with your first instinct of putting it
on social media.
And at times we have those thoughts like, okay, you don't want to listen to me, I'm
going to get you back by putting this on social media.
No, because at the end of the day, you know, you're going to go right back, especially
in relationships.
Oh my gosh, don't don't don't tear down that man or that woman and then you write back
with him.
No.
But if they've been doing some fucked up shady shit, I think yeah, if you whatever
you think is possible do it, but be mindful, you know, be mindful.
I'm the type to address it.
I want to address the person or the people, whatever the case may be.
I want to speak up on it and I'm speak out on it.
If they don't understand, oh well, because sometimes you certain stuff don't need an
audience.
And when I say that is because certain things just do not need to be part broadcast.
It don't.
But sometimes it may be, especially people and things are trying to trigger you and
hey, do what you got to do.
But I feel like once they go high, I'm gonna stay with the hell I'm at because I'm not
meeting you at the level of disrespect and ignorance that you are.
You want to be a clown, you want to be a kid, you want to do stuff that I'm not with.
I'm gonna let you have fun with it because at the end of the day, I'm a being an adult.
Sometimes you know we don't want to be the bigger person, but I would be an adult and
be the bigger person and let it go because I'm speak up on what I got to say.
I'm speak out on it and if you don't like it, oh well, I'm not going to meet you where
you at.
If you be ignorant and being a dumbass, have fun.
I'm not doing that.
So don't be afraid to speak up and speak out because what it is, I just told you.
It refers to expressing one's opinion or raising awareness about a problem and then you have
speak it out which taking a more detour onto a stone such as with things with injustice
and wrongdoing.
But in general, do it, speak up and speak out.
So why is it important to speak up and speak out?
There are several reasons why it is important to speak up and speak out.
To begin with, they help raise awareness and understanding about important issues.
So whatever's going on in your life, I don't care how big or small it is.
If you feel like the people that you are addressing the issue to is not understanding you, okay,
go on a deeper level.
If you have to get people involved to help you within whatever's going on, do it.
Do it.
You got to do what you got to do.
Do what makes you happy and do what you feel is those will give you sanity because at the
end of the day, you don't have time for that.
You don't have time for that.
I don't think people need to waste time and I've been in those situations where dealing
with people that I felt like I'm afraid to speak out on my issue to speak up.
Now I'm like, I'm glad that I'm able to be more vocal and be more comfortable within
my skin because at the end of the day, like I always say, your mental matters.
Your well-being matters.
If you feel like this been on your brain, it's been on your conscious, it's been hurting
you, it's been making you feel some type of way.
I don't care who it is.
I don't care how much power they have.
I don't care what they're doing for a living.
If they are messing with your mental and you feel as though you got to get it out, let
it out, sis, bro.
Because at the end of the day, you have to raise awareness for yourself and to be able
to understand this issue and why it is important for you to get this issue out so it don't
happen again.
So speak up and speak out on it.
Don't be afraid.
Secondly, they empower us individuals to take action and challenge injustice which unlimited
controls that impacts with social and challenges, oh, social and social progress and equalcy.
Sorry, y'all.
Let's do that again.
So secondly, why it is important to speak up and speak out is because they empower us
individuals to take action and challenge injustice which are impacted to social process and
equalcy.
With that being said, why you being able to just express yourself on how you feel and
why you feel the way you feel?
Do it.
Do what you need to feel.
Do what makes you happy.
That's my whole motive.
Like I told y'all this year, we're being selfish, we're taking control and we're protecting
our peace at all costs.
So you're taking control.
No, yeah, you're taking control.
You're being selfish.
You're popping out and you're just doing things that impacts with you.
So with any situation or anything and anyone is making you feel like you can't be able
to speak out and speak up and speak out baby, I'm telling you right now, us individuals
are very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very,
in tune to what the hell be going on with life.
Sometimes we push it under the rug because it's like, okay, I don't have time for it
and it's pointless.
Excuse me, but certain shit that you need to speak out and speak up on, do it.
If you feel as though this person or this situation, your company or whatever the case
may be, staff may think, speak up on it.
You go to them first.
You know, they, it's, it's levels to the shit.
It's steps to it.
You address the issue to the person.
They don't do nothing.
Go to the higher up.
They don't do nothing.
Go to their higher up.
And then if not, then I guess that's where social media comes into play because people
are listening and understanding your story.
And then that's when people are advocating for you because you did what you needed to
do and longest you show them receipts because people will always be like, oh my gosh, it's
no proof.
Baby, here's the proof right here.
And once the proof is right there and the proof is in the pudding, what the hell can
you tell me?
It's nothing else that you could tell me.
Nothing else you could do is even you're going to be on my side or you're going to just sit
there on the bleachers and talk shit like everybody else is doing.
You know, so I say this to say, speak up and speak out.
Don't make you no punk, don't make you no snitch.
If you feel as though you need to speak up and speak out for the things that are infecting
you and is hurting you, do it, do it, do it.
Don't let nobody or let anything try to tear you down because at the end of the day, you're
human, you have feelings and your mental is the most important thing in your life.
I don't care.
I'm an advocate for when it comes to mental health.
I'm an advocate for things that are important.
I'm an advocate for my people because we need to stick together.
And when it comes to situations that I've been seeing online, when it comes to especially
younger children, we need to be there and speak up and speak out for them because they're
very innocent.
And I don't like what people think they're vulnerable for things that they have no control
of and they cannot consent to.
So let's keep that in mind.
Last but not least, speaking up and speaking out creates a cultural accountability and
positive change by fostering an open dialogue and promoting open dialogue amongst others.
With that being said, like as I mentioned, once you do everything in your power and nobody's
right beside you and agreeing with you and you take it to social media, do what you need
to do.
And if there's people out there that are willing to stand by you once you speak up and speak
out and that helps to and by you're doing that, you're helping to create a culture of
accountability and you are creating a positive change.
No matter how bad people might think it is when it's not at the end of the day, long
as you're doing the right thing by fostering a good way of displaying how you feel within
your speaking up and speaking out, it's nothing nobody can do.
But I always tell people to who gives a damn what people think.
You're speaking in your truth.
You're speaking in things that happen in your life.
They don't understand because people, we fail to realize, okay, we see something.
And when the details, certain details, you feel like it sounds fishy because how they
narrate it.
When you really have to sit down and really understand what's going on, like I say, don't
judge a book by its cover.
If you haven't took the chance to sit down, open the book, read a few pages and understand
what's going on.
And if you don't like the pages that you have read, they close the book and put the book
right back on the shelf.
Don't continue to keep the book open and still judge as you go.
No, the whole purpose of you reading that book and opening that book and understand
what's going on is to get a good understanding of what you're reading and to get on a deeper
level.
Not just, okay, I have the book open, I'm a judge to shit out the book.
No.
If you don't like what you're reading, close the book and put it back on the shelf or leave
it where it's at.
Because why put more negative energy onto something that they're trying to get a positive
outcome from.
Let that soak in like season.
Okay.
So how can a person be able to speak up and speak out about anything?
The first steps to speaking up and speaking out is to educate oneself about the issue,
gathering information and understanding different perspectives.
So number one, the first step when it comes to letting people understand what's going
on with your situation or how you feel, you must educate your people.
Yes, that's the most important thing that people fail to realize.
You cannot judge something if you don't educate somebody or you don't educate yourself on
what's going on, such as within the media, certain stuff that you see in here.
If you don't know, that's what Google's for.
It's okay to Google something.
Don't be, it's okay.
Sometimes when I don't know words or something just don't sound right, I Google it to make
sure I know what I'm talking about.
So when it comes to speaking out and speaking up and speaking out, it's okay to, I don't
say it's, I'm not gonna say it's okay.
Use the must to educate people on what's going on, especially when it comes to an issue that
you're fighting for, especially like such as when it came to women's, like international
women's month, a lot of people didn't know what it was or how it happened.
You got to educate yourself.
Certain situations, I'm not gonna say certain, average situation you come across on the internet.
Even if you do know about it, it's okay to refresh your memory and do some more research
to educate yourself on what's going on.
Especially within this generation, we have to educate everyone because everyone is so
quick to judge, but don't take the time to understand what's going on within that topic
about the issue.
You have to understand what's going on before you can make any type of opinions such as like
they meant like I mentioned, gather information, gather relative information, gather information
that makes sense and that's true and that is not false advertisement.
You got to make sure when it comes to you speaking up and speaking out, you have to
make sure you educate oneself about what's going on and gather information that makes
sense and also intertwines with letting people understand what's going on.
And by that too, and understand different perspectives.
Yes, now this is where people are able to judge and tell people, oh, that don't sound
right stuff like that.
Before you do anything, you have to be educated on what's going on.
You have to be educated on what's going on.
You have to understand how this goes.
What's going on?
Why is it this way?
But you also have to first educate yourself and then read the information that's being
given before you can give out your opinion.
As for anything, first of all, having a debate, you got to educate yourself, then look at
the information, then you'd be like, okay, do you agree or do you disagree?
You know, but at times sometimes people disagree and be real ignorant because of how they come
off and it's like you don't want to take it on the chin, but it's like, hey, everybody
has their way of expressing their stuff and everybody has the right to feel how they feel.
However, in certain situations, if you know it's wrong, why are you still like trying
to make it seem right when it's not?
Yeah, we have to really dig deeper when it comes to that.
Through social media, now as we're social media plays a big part, when it comes to a
person being able to speak up and speak out, public speaking or joining an advocate group,
they should be able to find the appropriate platform for expressing their views.
Hello, Prime Example, me using my podcast to express this topic, being able to speak
up and speak out, it takes a village to help you let alone support you within being able
to put things out there, such as like when people are advocates for children, such as
sexual abuse, sex trafficking, anything involving a child that the child does not have a say-so
in such as a child does not have the consent to say yes or no.
People are really out here fighting for children that has been taken advantage of and going
back to the class I had last night, we had a whole conversation about that and I said,
people are sick.
People are sick because you wouldn't think that an adult that's over 18 would prey on
a child that's under that.
And I also mentioned in class, like at times, certain things when we were younger, we didn't
know was that until we got older.
Because some of my classmates spoke on their issues, some spoke on issues in real life situations
that they've been through and they realized too they didn't know that was impacting with
sexual and the courses or about to affect on a life within things like that.
Because when you get older, when you're younger, it's like, oh, you don't know, you're just
being a kid.
When I was a kid, I was a kid.
I wasn't into that.
I wasn't involved in that.
When you get older, understanding that you grow up around people that were in those situations,
you have to educate yourself and they have to help you when it comes to educating on
what's going on as well.
Within that conversation we had, we all agreed on that it's sad, it's thinking and it's so
dangerous and it's so crazy how people that are over five years and up from them do the
things that they do to them.
We had mentioned to, okay, once you hit 18, you know that's grown.
I feel like it isn't a snot because I feel like once you're able to buy alcohol, that's
when you're grown.
I feel like that's when it's like, once you're able to buy alcohol, you're grown because
you're 18, but you really still can't buy alcohol.
That's like, we talked about the dating situation too.
I was like, I can't date nobody that's five, 10 years older than me or five, 10 years younger
than me.
Like, what the hell?
People are really sick.
I have to date people that's in my age range.
I won't go no less than a year and you won't go no, no, no three, four, five years higher.
Like I can't.
Like people just, I understand everybody had their preference when it comes to dating,
but it's like sometimes you're really got to be mindful and careful.
And that's why I watch TV and read on these things because people are sick, especially
when it comes to the dating world.
That's another reason why I want to talk on speaking up and speaking out because when
it comes to the dating world, sometimes it's very, very hard and tricky, especially when
it comes to the age groups because you know, the songs you listen to, people like, oh yeah,
my young chick, my old chick, my young man, my older man.
And it's like, okay, it's all fun and games, but what's going on behind closed doors can
really affect them into a place where they don't want to be at.
So it may sound good enough, but see me, I'm a deep thinker.
I have two sides.
I'm like, yeah, it's cool enough, but I dig deeper on what's going on.
That's for any and everything that goes on in life period for me.
You have to think sometimes all the time ahead on what's going on.
And then I always believe to your conscience, it's not going to lie.
A little voice in your head is not going to lie to you.
That's the one that knows what's going on, knows right from wrong, can predict the future.
That's how I feel like because certain things I know for a fact, if I feel like it's not
right, I'm not even doing it.
Going out, I feel like going this place is not good.
I'm not doing it.
Do I feel like talking to this person that feel like it's going to go good and I telling
you, and being able to speak up and speak out on a situation within a personal thing
or just a little issue, just being able to speak up, period, and speak out on something
that you know for a fact that you feel as though does not sit right when you do it because
if you don't, it's going to sit there forever.
And you'll be like, I wish, I wish, I wish, I wish, I wish, I should have could have would
have.
No, that's why now I'm just so big on saying it right through the nail and letting it off
my chest because once you keep them thoughts in your head, it's like, dang, I should have
said something and you don't want to late.
You don't want to wait until it's too late to say something, especially if it has been
affecting you to the point where that is upsetting you.
And you know, you can make a difference on and if you know somebody that has dealt with
this situation or dealing with it now, be their type of stepping stone, be the voice
for them so they can be able to express it themselves, such as with podcasting, broadcasting,
radio stations, journalism, all that all them people out there is using platforms.
They're sitting in front of a microphone and have earphones in their ear.
They are people that are giving you the stepping stones to be able to feel comfortable, let
alone giving you the platform to say what you got to say and do what you got to do.
We are the voice to help you.
That's why I say if my podcast don't help a lot of people, longest to help someone,
because that's what it's about.
Helping, advocating, but most of all, letting people know that it's okay and you have the
right to speak up and to speak out on what you believe in.
Okay.
With that being a part of how can a person be able to speak up and speak out, you have
to have confidence in your voice.
It takes the time.
It takes time.
Now, I realize y'all, it took me a while.
If you're new here, it took me a while to get comfortable with even having to podcast.
And if you're not new to this, but you're new to this, y'all know the story.
But I'm going to just say this.
Don't wait, tell us too late to be able to start from somewhere or be able to speak your
truth because you don't want to wait for so long.
And that's where people will be like, oh my God, I don't believe you until you have everything
right there and you feel as though, okay, I'm comfortable now.
I'm going to be able to speak my truth.
It takes time, trust me a dude, but you don't want to take too much time because you want
to get things done right then and there and you want to have a team support system behind
you that's there to support you every step of the way.
So being able to be confident in your voice and also the beliefs that you have is also
important along with being open to the feedback and the dialogue with others to improve your
message.
Sometimes I be listening to myself, I'm like, I know people who try saying, what, what did
she talk about?
Or people have been texting me telling me, you know, you know, you have your good and
the bad.
And I'm going to tell you all this.
When I first started out, somebody told me that they seen negative comments.
If y'all want to go about me, I keep up with everything and I get alerts about everything.
And I'm like, I don't see no negative comment.
And sometimes people will have narratives that will try to hurt you, but you always have
to remember you're doing this for you.
You're not doing this for them.
Yeah, obviously you see if people are telling you false narrative that go to show they're
mad, they upset or they're hating.
I check YouTube, I check Instagram, I check my website, I check all those platforms that
I had myself on.
I don't see a negative comment, but once I heard that and seen the message and stuff,
I was like, what are you talking about?
Because sometimes people will try to tear you down, but you have to be mindful that you
got to let shit like that flow.
You got to let things and people like that laugh their moment because at the end of the
day, you're doing something that is willing to impact your story.
And also if it don't impact a lot of people, along as an impact someone, that's the whole
thing.
Even though people be like, oh my gosh, I love what you're doing, it may or may not impact
them.
But I'm telling you, it's people out there that are like, oh my gosh, thank you.
You're saving me.
You're helping me.
You just don't know it.
I don't know you personally and you don't know me personally.
Some may do and some may don't.
But it's people out there that are really like, thank you.
And for the ones that I'm able to help, I appreciate you.
I'm glad I'm here to help you because we all need somebody and some type of shape or form
to help us.
No matter how big or small the situation is, we have to be able to speak up and speak out
regarding to anything that we're determined to maintain a movement for and make a meaningful
impact on no matter who like it or not.
Okay.
So before I close out on this episode, I'm going to tell y'all, speaking up and speaking
out is a must.
We must speak up.
We must speak out against injustice and equality because silence further, silence is not good
for us.
Sharing our perspectives and voicing our concerns helps social, helps society progress and change
by being able to express individual rights and dignity of all individuals.
We must be defensive.
We must be able to defend each other as well as change the narrative when it comes to things
that people have on things and also be able to take challenges, whether it's good or bad.
Just being able to speak up or speak out can prevent important issues from being overlooked
at or under, or under addressed by being able to advocate for ourselves and others can put
an impact on the world and also put a big impact on us.
So if you know anybody out there or you yourself that is going through something, please don't
be afraid to speak up and speak out.
Like I say, if my podcast don't help one, if my podcast don't help a group of people
long as it helps someone.
So when it comes to speaking up and speaking out, please don't be afraid.
I don't care who he or she is.
Be able to speak up and speak out on what's going on.
Be able to do things that you know for a fact that will put, really Roscoe's, sorry y'all,
will put an impact on to your life but also help you mentally when it comes to your well-being.
Okay?
So I hope you guys have a wonderful Wednesday.
I hope you all have enjoyed today's episode.
I hope that this episode will put an impact on to your life.
And as always, peace and blessings to all of you out there.
Please be safe and please be mindful of everything you're doing and do not forget to speak up
and speak out on what you believe in and how you feel.
And as always, you guys will hear from me next Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, whenever you guys listen to me.
Bye.