Life Lately

[00:00:00]Look, what's up? How you doing? Hey, how you doing?

[00:00:07]Sorry you can't get through. What's up, y'all? What's going on? Happy Monday.

[00:00:13]How is the week starting off for you? I haven't talked to y'all in so long. I miss you so much. How was y'all's weekend?

[00:00:24]What's new? What's not? Let me know.

[00:00:30]I came on today because I really am looking for my ladies. I'm looking for my ladies that love love love to dance, [snorts] but you do not dance as much as you need to or want to. You You used to you used to dance all the time and now you just don't dance as much anymore, but you know that you need to get back into it. You know how good dance makes you feel. You know how good it is for you and you miss your groove. Well, come on. Come on. I'm here to help you get your groove back. Please join me every Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. Eastern time for a stretch, move, and groove dance party.

[00:01:16]Hi, welcome. I'm going to go ahead and add the link so you guys can join my dance party. I would love to see you in class. This is not a fitness class. This is not a a um high choreography professional dance class. This is a dance party. It is a time to come in and stretch, move, groove with me, and get your groove back. It's a time to get your groove back. You've been putting it off long enough. Come on. Hello.

[00:01:50]Blessings unto you as well. Let me see if I can type something. Let me see if it lets me type.

[00:01:59]Let me see. I'm going to put the link in the chat for you all to join the dance party. What's up everybody? Happy Monday.

[00:02:09]Hopefully your week is off to an amazing start. Is that you? Am I talking to you?

[00:02:13]Where are my dancers at? Where the people who love to dance? That's who I'm talking to. If you love to dance and you are a queen and you love to dance and you have not danced as much as you would like to and you are ready and wanting to get your groove back, I need you to say what's up in the comments. Blessings.

[00:02:37]I'm trying to get you the link so that you can join my dance party every Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. Eastern time, right from the comfort of your own home. All you need is your phone. That's it.

[00:02:50]What's up? Hey. What's up, Mr. Carter?

[00:02:55]Say, "Hey, Mr. Carter." [laughter] How you doing?

[00:03:02]I'm trying to see. Um, let me see. Happy Monday.

[00:03:06]I look familiar. I'm busting moves. I'm Marie busting moves.

[00:03:13]That's That's why you know me.

[00:03:16]You've been seeing me bust moves across your timeline for six years. I've been busting moves across your timeline for six years. You done seen my running man, my Roger Rabbit. You done seen my aunt V. You done seen me dance with my daughters.

[00:03:33]Y'all see me trying to get my husband to dance. You see me dancing with my mom.

[00:03:37]Okay. Okay. Okay. Shandra. Shandra, you should absolutely come and stretch, move, and groove with me every Wednesday. It's a live virtual shake, move, and groove class. It is not um a professional dance class. You're not required to dance like me. I'm here to help you get your groove back. Help you get your twostep back popping. Okay.

[00:04:03]Hey, big 7-day house sale. Yes. is busting moves all the way to the bang. Two steps to a house sale in 7 days. Thanks to y'all. Y'all got that word out real good. But um on Wednesdays we go live and we stretch, move, and groove. We are getting those joints loose. We are um learning one dance at a time. It's not no crazy choreography. You do not have to be a professional dancer to join this class. This is for my queens who just love to dance, who likes line dancing.

[00:04:41]What's up, Vegas? Woo! Y'all know it's hot over there cuz it's hot in Georgia.

[00:04:45]Stay cool.

[00:04:47]Line dancing fun. The fun challenges that you see all over social media. Old school dances.

[00:04:55]We have a good time. I get you ready for your family reunion, your class reunion.

[00:05:02]I'mma get you ready for the dance floor, the trail rides, for your mirror, just because because you don't need a reason to dance. You You are the reason to dance. And I know you miss dancing so much. So, I would love for you to join me. Um I I'm not able to get the link on. For some reason, it's not showing, but um the link is in my profile or send me a message and I will get you the link on how to join. Good morning, California.

[00:05:31]Is it still morning? Was this two? It's still morning. Good morning. Good morning, Callie.

[00:05:39]I am in Georgia. I am on in Eastern time. So, um, every Wednesday 8:00 p.m.

[00:05:45]Eastern, we are stretching, moving, and grooving. We I'm helping the women get their groove back. You haven't danced as much as you should, but you know you need to get back to it. I'm here for it.

[00:05:57]I'm here for you. We are we we have so much fun. Let me see if I can show y'all a video of the different things we do.

[00:06:04]If you haven't seen it already, you'll know.

[00:06:09]Let me show you something.

[00:06:12]So, it is a live format, right? And so, within the class, you will be able to dance together. This is kind of the format. I'm live. We are I have um windows for you to jump in if you want to, you know, dance live with me. We're talking.

[00:06:30]We're having a good time.

[00:06:33]Yes. Have a great week, Tanya. Happy Monday. So, we are just learning to dance. This was actually the end of class and we was practicing everything we learned.

[00:06:46]Okay. So, you can come on in. Let me see if I can turn it up a little bit.

[00:07:04]Okay, so we are literally having an amazing time in class. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for hitting like.

[00:07:11]Thank you for the hearts. Much love to you. Much love. Happy Monday. Um yeah.

[00:07:18]So if that's you and you're interested, please join after this live. I'm going to put the link in there for you to check it out.

[00:07:27]But yeah, what's going on with you guys?

[00:07:29]What's up? Let you let me know what's going on.

[00:07:34]That's it. I'm ready to get into my week. Feeling good. Looking good like a black queen should. Ready to have an amazing week. God is good.

[00:07:44]And things are looking up. I hope that everything that you have planned for this week prospers.

[00:07:51]And I pray that um the doors open that you need to open. [laughter] Kira, Kira, you feeling good like a black queen should? That's one of my movers and shakers right there in the building.

[00:08:04]Y'all, I just be so excited because I get to I'm living I'm I'm I'm dancing in my dream life. like, you know, I remember waking up and life wasn't everything I expected it to be, but I still woke up with joy and a smile because I know what it could be. And that way I didn't waste precious time worrying about stuff that was out of my control.

[00:08:30]And now here I am with these beautiful views and all these millions of beautiful people that I get to encourage every day with what's the best that can happen and you know no worries akuna mata. So I want to encourage you today that don't even worry about it. Don't even worry about do not trust don't trust these these be lying. They lie.

[00:09:02]They lie.

[00:09:05]You need to look at life through your face eye because these two right here just lie all the time. Thanks for stopping by to show love. Yes, my YouTube family done made it over to Facebook a little bit. Thank you.

[00:09:21]So yeah, don't don't even worry about it. Don't don't don't don't don't stress yourself like whatever you seeing and if it don't look right just be like this this is not right. I I believe what God said. That's that's what I see. I see what God said and I just try to um keep my mind set on that because the you my life got to raise up to what it's supposed to be. Now I'm not I'm not going down there. I'm I'm looking up.

[00:09:46]I'm looking up to the heels and I'm keeping my mind on what matters and what I believe because um everything else is is the illusion and it's delusion and it's just not facts. It's just not fact.

[00:10:00]So I wait to for my life to align with with the right time and what's right.

[00:10:04]And so right now I'm walking in divine alignment and timing. And God is so amazing and I'm so glad that I get to um share that with you.

[00:10:18]Question and answer sticker. Oh, no. No.

[00:10:22]We don't want to ask that question.

[00:10:24]Thank you. So, I hope that you guys are feeling the same way as me. If you if you feel that, let me know in the chat.

[00:10:31]Let me know in the chat. And if you need um prayer for anything or you need me to stand in faith with you for anything, I got you. What's the best that can happen is what is really where we um where we're where we're um residing.

[00:10:47]Some people want to reside where the money at and I want to reside where the faith at. I want to reside where the goodness of God is at. I want to reside um where the miracles are. That's where I want to reside. And I want to touch and agree with you on that today if you need me to. I got you. Great things happen when you align with people who have um the same faith as you. Um you see that see that? You see my um my forehead glistening. [laughter] I had to pull this out.

[00:11:22]Woo.

[00:11:23]Yes. You are so welcome, Tanya. You are so welcome. And you you you don't even got to tell me exactly what it is you need me to touch and agree with because it don't that ain't none of my business.

[00:11:35]The how and the what is not my business.

[00:11:38]Just that you make it there. So I got you. Just just let me know in the chat.

[00:11:43]Me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me me. touch and agree with me.

[00:11:48]Yes, which quick. Yeah, you see me. I I had that fan I had this fan on um I had this fan on emergency exit, baby. This fan be on break glass in case of emergency. Woo, child. Cuz the flashes are real.

[00:12:07]Where my minnow sisters at? You got to have your fan on hand. You got to have like your cool fabrics on. You don't wear nothing that don't breathe. Stuff got to breathe. You got to be able to let some air in. You got to be able to let air in when you need to. I'm telling you.

[00:12:23]Woo. Shout out to my women who are going through the change is what they call it.

[00:12:28]The change is a good thing. We I am not complaining. It's a beautiful thing because it's um it's showing me that, you know, it's my time to shine, that I am the leader of the new school, that I am that queen that's uh you know, it's it's my turn to run the world now. Okay? I am that wise woman. Yes, that's what it's telling us.

[00:12:51]Okay? is telling me that I am healed and that I have overcome that old lady, that young lady and that I am standing in this oldest gold, this oldest gold season. Okay?

[00:13:05]And one of the things I do to stay cool is I have this fan. I make sure my fabrics are on point. I am regulated through HRT, which is hormone replacement therapy. Okay? without that, I'm grateful that my health allows me to take it because I do understand that a lot of women cannot use those things.

[00:13:28]And so, I'm so glad that I am able to use the that patch and that uh creams and everything that keeps my my body balanced and under control. Cuz before, yeah, you see me breaking out in a little sweat, but before my whole face, my whole body just be melt. I'll be melted at night. can't sleep because I'm melting, but not anymore. HRT to the rescue. So, if you have any questions about that, let me know. But it's a really a case by case thing. Um, it's really a case by case thing.

[00:14:01]Everybody cannot take HRT due to health reasons and different things like that.

[00:14:05]So, but I'm grateful that I am able to because it really uh changed my life. It got me back in the game. Like I was really out of the game from the brain fog. Oh my god. I couldn't even remember the word fan. I would have been like, "What you call this? What's this called again?"

[00:14:25]And I'll be like, "Where my phone at?

[00:14:27]Where my phone?" Looking all around and the phone in my hand like, "Oh my goodness." Forgetting what I came in the room for. Brain fog. Those are I used to think I was literally going crazy.

[00:14:41]I literally thought I was losing my mind. But it turns out that my hormones were all out of whack and it was this thing called menopause happening. But now that I'm on the other side, I'm here to let you know that it does get better and it can get better.

[00:15:00]I'm not telling you to take HRT. That's up to you and your doctor. I'm just telling you what worked for me.

[00:15:06]So, I'm here on the other side feeling really good. It's been um about a year, almost a year since I've started using HRT and I can tell you that my life did a 180. I was on the way out. I'm talking about from my mental to my physical.

[00:15:28]I mean, it even helped me get my little figure together. I'm telling you, everything was just everything is just coming back together. And I'm happy because I was struggling. I was struggling real bad.

[00:15:41]But I don't have those problems anymore.

[00:15:43]So, I'm here to let you know that there is hope. There is help. The first step is to find out what you what your body what nutrients and minerals and vitamins your body is missing.

[00:15:56]You don't you can't even know that. You just can't go jump on on men on um HRT.

[00:16:02]You have to have some blood work. So don't ignore your symptoms. Don't ignore your signs. These things are happening for a reason. You are not crazy. You are you have not you are not losing your mind.

[00:16:14]You your body is telling you something.

[00:16:17]It's missing something. It needs something. So take care of yourself. Go to that doctor. And if you don't have insurance, there are resources. There are places that don't require insurance that you can get your blood work done.

[00:16:31]So at least you can know, oh, okay, my iron is low, my vitamin D is low, my vitamin D is low, which in black people, vitamin D. We struggle, you can always use some vitamin D, and the sun is nice, but you need more than that. You're not outside enough for the sun to be your only form of vitamin D.

[00:16:51]Um, you need vitamin C, your iron, estrogen, you know, testosterone. We, you know, I know that's a man's hormone, but women do have testosterone and it does play a role in how your body operates.

[00:17:09]And so once you find that out, then you can figure out what's next and what treatment you need and get with um there are a lot of companies that um you don't need insurance that will help you through this journey. So take care of yourself because I definitely have been and I feel amazing and I just the sky is bluer. I'm happy. I'm happy with Beyonce it's the song by Beyonce. Just say I'm happy. I'm happy. I'm happy, happy, happy, happy. But she was on her way to see her husband and I was on my way to get HRT. I am going to get HRT. I'm happy. I'm happy. I'm happy. Happy.

[00:17:53]Happy.

[00:17:55]What's up, fam? How you doing? I love a yellow heart. Happy Monday. Here's to a new week. Um, whatever you guys got going on this week, may it prosper. May it be what's the what's the best that can happen this week? I am so excited to see the best come to pass in this new week. Um because Monday is here and can y'all believe it's July 20th already? It is July 20th. Where did this year go? I was just in Ghana eating mangoes and walking the streets with my people. And now it's July and I'm still in Ghana in my mind.

[00:18:35]Where did this year go? It's July 20th.

[00:18:40]I can't I can't with time. Time just be like I can't with time. Time slow down.

[00:18:49]Slow down.

[00:18:53]Happy birthday to all the July birthdays. Happy anniversary to all the July marriages. I just celebrated 16 years with the love of my life.

[00:19:05]God did. God did. You know, um, this is, you know, I've been married before, but I don't count them. I don't count them.

[00:19:16]I don't count that one. I don't count that one. I count this one. Uh, I was we both were married for 10 years before.

[00:19:23]And um, we didn't really start really like counting counting the years of our marriage until we passed 10 because we was like, well, we both did 10 years before. So, but when we got to 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, we start counting cuz we was like, we never seen this before. Thank you, God. Thank you, God. You did that. You did. He did that. That was My husband is a beautiful surprise, man. We you would think we only been married one year because we are just so grateful for the restoration, the the the promises that God kept to us both in um everything we had been through.

[00:20:13]And when he gave us each other and we blended our family and we just saw the love and the restoration and the the joy, it's it's been it's been up ever since.

[00:20:30]Like we do not take it for granted because when you've been through something so hard and God restores it and gives you another chance and a chance that you couldn't even imagine or dream up yourself, then we don't take that for granted. We We don't take that for granted. We don't.

[00:20:54]Hi, thank you for subscribing.

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[00:21:00]Thank you. 16 years, y'all. 16 and it feels like yesterday.

[00:21:08]I I still remember getting engaged and getting married and all the things we've done and we just still looking forward to more and it's just like it's just not enough time. It's just going so fast.

[00:21:21]Slow down time.

[00:21:23]Juice box, let me tell you something about these videos and this algorithm.

[00:21:28]You just got to come check on me. You just got I know I know you got a lot of people check on, but you just going to have to come see me because the algorithm play too much.

[00:21:37]Or every now and then you just got to say busting moves. Where's Marie busting moves? And then your phone will hear you and then my video will come up. That's what you got to do.

[00:21:48]That's what you got to do.

[00:21:51]And then I'll show up. Yes. 16 years, y'all. Sweet 16. It's our sweet 16. And we've been feeling like some teenagers, too. Cuz I remember when we got married, people was like, "Oh my god, you know, the honeymoon don't last long and all this stuff. Please." We've been honeymooning since ever since. It's definitely not perfect.

[00:22:13]Uh we don't have it all together, but together we have it all. And then people always say, "Thank you, Juicebox. I love you. I love you." Um, thank you. Thank you. People always say, um, what they always tell us besides, you know, the honeymoon or whatever. What was I going to tell you?

[00:22:35]See, that's that menopause again.

[00:22:38]But my HRT is to the rescue. So, I can always remember what I was going to say.

[00:22:44]I can I can come back and get on track.

[00:22:46]Okay. But, um, yeah, sweet 16 it is. I love it.

[00:22:53]We don't have it all together, but together we have it all. And we love it here.

[00:23:00]We love it. He show up sometimes in the video, but you know, he's he's he's not a dancer. He's he's he he's not the I do the dancing around here. Okay. I do the dancing around here. Me and my daughters, we do the dancing around here.

[00:23:20]Yeah. He's a fun He's so great. He's He's so great. Um the way he just gave me this safe place to heal and just do what I love and um really become fully who I can be as a woman because I am safe. That that that that's that's a blessing right there.

[00:23:40]That that's that's the one that I didn't know that I needed. you know, when you asking God for um every when you asking God for what you want, just leave room for him to give you what you want.

[00:23:51]Because I didn't know I needed that. I didn't realize because I was such this independent single mom and doing my thing. Like I didn't realize that I just need that I wasn't my best because I was always in survival mode and I was always in I got to get this done mode. Who do I got but me mode? And then when he came, as the years added and I just kept getting better and better as a woman, as a person, I realized that it's because this man has made me feel safe. Like I didn't have to worry about him leaving or getting tired or quitting or any of that or providing. It's just like he was he's here. And the more I realized that, the more I just softened up and then was able to just worry about me and just be like, "Girl, what do you want to do with your life?" And each year just just keeps getting better.

[00:24:46]Yes. Yes.

[00:24:49]Yes. We We really do compliment each other. He's uh he's he is he's not quiet, but he's pretty chill. He's a chill person. I'm the I'm the energy of the I'm the joy of of the relationship and the energy and he's the chill and the levelheaded. He's just so patient and um understanding and supportive and I needed that. God know I needed that cuz I do a lot of supporting and I have a lot of patience with a lot of people and a lot of you know the kids and I'm the nurturer and I get things done. I'm the accountant. I manage and grow our money and um I'm organized. I'm the business woman in the relationship and he need he needed that cuz sure he know how to make money but I know how to keep it and grow it and glow it. So, you know, uh you know, I I'm that person in the relationship, the encourager, the person that just cheers him on and reminds him that he can do it.

[00:25:50]What's Uncle Larry? Hey, thank you for the gift. Thank you for the gift, H. I appreciate that. He just blessed me indeed. Thank you. Shout out to you. I appreciate that. We love a good gift. Did y'all know y'all could give gifts on um these platforms? I didn't even know that. I didn't even know that I could receive them. But thank you to everybody who always um gives me a gift or shares. Uh all my number one subscribers, I see the crowns, which means y'all are subscribed and top fans and I appreciate that. I appreciate that. It is my pleasure to share um you know, my journey.

[00:26:29]My mostly uh dance being the common denominator. One thing you going to always see me do is twostep because dance is my peace, is my meditation, it's my prayer, language, it's my uh excitement, it's my joy, it's my exercise, it's so many things to me. And so that is always my common denominator in everything I do. And then my numerator is family, uh, relationships, fashion, um, good news, right? Those are all my numerators and everything that I bring to you every day. And it is my pleasure to share that journey because we need each other.

[00:27:13]Like, why is everybody so secretive, especially about what God is doing? I love sharing with y'all the stuff I deal with and go through because we overcome by our testimonies. We help each other when we share what we struggle with. And I know a lot of times people like, "You can't put everybody in your business."

[00:27:30]It's a way to do it. Y'all don't know all my business. For instance, y'all didn't know how bad I was grieving uh my daughter not having contact with my daughter. Y'all didn't know that I was grieving because it wasn't time for you to know like I needed God to deal with that situation. So yeah, sometimes you can't tell everything, but when you overcome and God show up, it's time to share and then share how you came through it. You don't have to always share everything you're going through as you're going through it, but it's a way to share what you go through and help somebody else. So, I'm not just telling y'all my business. I'm telling y'all how what that I'm human and that you know I go through things and that this is how I overcame them and this is how I'm living and you can too because I'm just like you. I'm here to be a mirror um to share. So I I thank God that I'm able to do that and I thank y'all for rocking with me. Yes, I do have haters but they are my motivators.

[00:28:31]I love my haters too. You are welcome.

[00:28:34]We don't focus on that, right? I focus on the people that I'm here to help.

[00:28:39]Somebody said, "I'm a fan. Believe that." And our test does become our testimony. Yes, Myin. Myin is not my nephew. He would be my little brother. Okay. My is Myron. He too old to be Well, he could be a nephew, I guess. Hey, thank you. I appreciate you. I'm reading the comments now. I can't see y'all. These grazes, these grades, I love them, but sometimes they can be unruly.

[00:29:11]They can be unruly. But I show up. I show up. I show up. I let my gray shine.

[00:29:16]So when you see me in a wig, mind your business. Just say, "You cute. You cute." And just know that I'm giving Gracie a break, okay? because she just she needs a break sometimes, you know. She's like, "Okay, let me rest." And sometimes the gray can just, you know, it does it make you it make you feel like time moving too fast. So, I I do respect my grays. That's why I don't color them. And I do love my my gray, but you know, sometimes she need a break. So, I'm going to put on the wig, okay? So, when you see me with my hair, just let let me be cute, okay? Let let me be feel younger for a little while because immediately soon as y'all see this gray hair y'all be like 60 70 give me a break. Give me a break. Give me a break.

[00:30:13]They are wisdom. I earned every single one of these strands. Okay. Every single one of them. And and I respect my gray.

[00:30:22]And one of the things I said is, "God, if I'm gonna go gray," because I grade early. I started graying at about 38.

[00:30:28]And I said, "If I'mma grade early, it better be cute." And and that's not to threaten the Lord, but he know me. Okay?

[00:30:35]I said, "It better be cute.

[00:30:38]That's the only way I'm going to accept it. Otherwise, I will color this hair to the end of time." But thank you, God, cuz look at me now. Oh, I love it. I love it. Um, you see the pixie life also is a struggle. It It literally lasts three days. This is This is literally day three of a of having my hair done.

[00:31:00]It's gone.

[00:31:02]It's gone. My hair appointment ain't till Thursday. It's only Monday. So, you definitely going to see me in a wig later. I should have had one on right now, but this is a part of our conversation.

[00:31:15]Um, who can hate on you? Girl, you listen. Ain't nobody exempt from being you. That's why it don't pay to um to chivalry. I guess it don't it don't pay to try to please people because they still got you can't please everybody.

[00:31:32]You could be the nicest person in the world and that means crap. Okay. So, just be you because people going to find a reason. And and that's what Yeah, I call them haters and we call them haters, but to me they're not haters.

[00:31:45]They're just people who just don't align with us. And that's okay. is billions of people in the world. Almost nine billion people in the world now. How can you expect everybody to like you or everybody to align with you? It's just not possible. So yeah, that's why I say I love them because you have to learn how to not worry about what other people are doing. Okay, that's not for you. Does that mean you got to be mad? Does that mean that you got to treat somebody a certain way because they don't align with what you align with? There's so many alignments in this world. Pick a pick a line. Pick a line, but don't worry about the other line. Okay? And don't think just because it's not the way you do it does not that it means that they wrong. You know, two things can be true. Four things can be true at the same time. So, don't worry about it. Don't worry about it. Don't try to please everybody.

[00:32:38]Spent you you spent too much of your life doing that and it it's a waste of time. Your hair is fire. It's too hot for A WIG, GIRL. NO. [screaming] NO. I LOVE WIGS, ESPECIALLY in the summer, girl, because it's like it's like that cap catches my sweat and then I don't got to worry about it running down my face. Like it make wigs it make you cooler in my opinion. And I know I'm going to get a lot of backlash. Y'all going to be like, "What, Marie? Please."

[00:33:05]But no, seriously, the wigs really the the wigs really really make me cooler.

[00:33:12]Like I just feel so cool with a wig on because it's like I don't have to worry about my hair is like with this pixie I'm always like [panting] [sighs] making sure it's cute with a wig I know it's cute because it's it's like a frozen hairstyle you know and in the summer because I sweat a lot it doesn't I don't have to worry about losing the style so yeah it's not hot to >> [laughter] >> It's not hot to me. I love it. I love it. I love it so much. And I have so many, you know, my stylist got me laced with wig hairstyles. Like, I got a style for every outfit. I wish I could change it every day. I just love me a good lace front wig. They are not your grandma's wigs. I'm telling you.

[00:34:01]I'm telling you.

[00:34:05]No, I love them. I love them. It's just like um Where you at talking about Good evening? It's just like um I don't know if you know like uh people who wear like the covers, the Muslim women and men, they wear the the head covers and even in Africa the gays and they they wear fabric because sometimes it cools your body off to be covered. Like we think you hot take off clothes, but it's more like put on clothes because it keeps that body temperature regulated.

[00:34:33]So it's the same thing. I love a good head wrap. anything. It It really keeps me cooler because it soaks up the sweat and it like keeps my temperature, you know, you lose a lot of heat and cool out your head. So, it's it's good. It's good. That's my tip on wigs and stuff.

[00:34:50]Hey, I'm from Greensboro. I love to see you dancing and you always fresh. Hey, my douge. I'm fresh. My douge, I'm fresh. I got my fresh with my twostep.

[00:35:01]My fresh with my twostep. Thank you.

[00:35:05]I got a dance and a song for everything.

[00:35:07]Yes, I do. Yeah.

[00:35:10]Yeah. And right now, I'm trying to uh I know y'all know I wear a lot of Adidas and so I'm trying to get uh a bigger partnership with Adidas. I do have sort of a collaboration, but I want a bigger collaboration. What's the best that could happen that Adidas um I get in touch with somebody at Adidas and they go ahead and sign me up for a collaboration? Like, make me a shoe.

[00:35:32]Make me a Busted Moves shoe. Adidas times busting moves of a of jersey or something, you know, Adidas times busting moves. That's what's the best that can happen. And so, in effort to do that, you know, I'm utilizing my community. So, when y'all see that video or go look for that video, go ahead and tag Adidas. When y'all see me wearing Adidas, put tag Adidas. tag Adidas for me because the more that they uh get with of my content and what I'm doing here, the better my opportunities for a sponsorship and collaboration. I would love for them to part I would love to partner with Adidas on a Adidas Times Bust and Moves TV collaboration. That's what's the best that can happen. And so that's what I mean um when I say what's the best that can happen. What's the best that can happen? What's the best that can happen?

[00:36:25]What is the best that can happen? That's a question. That's a statement. It's a mantra. It's an affirmation. What's the best that can happen? Answer that for yourself. I'm not asking y'all, what's the best that can happen? I'm asking myself, what is the best that can happen? And then I follow that up with an answer. I I let myself know what is the best that can happen. I write it down. I make it plain. I envision it. I imagine and then it comes to pass according to God's goodness and mercy and grace and will. So what's the best that can happen? Answer yourself.

[00:37:03]Declare it.

[00:37:06]Declare it. What's the best that can happen? We not worried about nothing else but the best.

[00:37:11]What's the best that can happen? What is the best that can happen? Adidas is definitely collabing with me. Adidas times busting moves. And I believe that right now I'm gonna be able to clip this. I'm gonna be able to clip this video and after the clip is going to be the collab be like how it started, how it's going.

[00:37:37]Yes. Yes. So that's when you when you see me saying that, know that that's why I'm saying it and that's how I'm saying it and that's what I believe. Um, thank you. Good afternoon.

[00:37:51]Yes, you really do. You really do have to speak it every I'm telling y'all.

[00:37:57]And I just I I want I want it for everybody.

[00:38:00]And it's been um you know that's been my mindset for a while. I actually wrote a book about it. It's been like 10 years.

[00:38:08]I need to do a follow-up book because so much of the best has happened. And that's not to say that life is perfect or that I don't struggle because y'all know I struggle. It's stuff right now that I'm going through that I just can't speak on yet, right? But it's stuff that I've been through and overcome that I absolutely can speak on. And that is what I'm speaking on.

[00:38:28]And um one thing about it is this this uh menopause brain, it's getting better.

[00:38:36]It's getting better because once upon a time I would never be able to remember what I was going to say. But finally, it's been about 15 minutes since I forgot [laughter] and it was about my husband.

[00:38:48]And if I don't say it fast, I'm going to forget. [laughter] I'm going to forget again.

[00:38:55]I should have just said it. Dang.

[00:39:00]God, y'all.

[00:39:04]Dear God, please help all of us women who are struggling with a foggy brain.

[00:39:11]We want clarity again. We want articulation and we want our vocabulary back. We want our memory back. We want our shortterm memory back.

[00:39:25]We don't want to forget not a thing that we have to say. Dear God, to whom much is given, much is required.

[00:39:37]And you know what the verse after that says? Cuz that's the where I'm at now.

[00:39:42]So I used to lean on that again. To whom to whom much is given, much is required.

[00:39:48]And then one day I was like, you know, we love to take one scripture and live live on that, which is good. Don't stop doing that. But I really wanted to go further and say um what's after that. So it says to whom much is given much is required. And then it says to to whom much is to whom much is entrusted much more will be asked.

[00:40:14]And I was like dang. So that's the season I'm in. I am been entrusted with I have been entrusted with so much. And because of that I'm being asked for so much more. So, I no longer even um trip when I feel like my plate I got so much on my plate. Everybody's asking things of me. I'm being asked for so much. I'm being asked for as so much is being asked of me from my family, friends, community, the world. So much is being asked of me. But that's because so much is entrusted with me. And that's the immediate scripture after to whom much is given, much is required. Check that out.

[00:40:55]Um, don't don't be don't Oh, Lord.

[00:40:58]Somebody block him for me. Block block him.

[00:41:04]Thank you. Thank you.

[00:41:08]Yep. I forgot. I forgot that fast again what I was going to say about my husband and I. But it'll it'll come back in time again. I probably won't be here. I got to get to work. I know that people uh think all I do all day is dance and that is true. [laughter] [snorts] But also I work, you know, social media is a full-time job.

[00:41:35]I have communities. I've got a dance community. I have um so if you want to dance with me every Wednesday, I have a I have a a whole dance community where we're learning these dances one step at a time. Okay? I have a social media community where I specialize in helping people 40 plus to make [clears throat] this algorithm work for them. Whether you're an entrepreneur, you're an artist, you um you got wisdom, you got something you need to share, you're trying to reach the masses of people, I show you how to use the algorithm to do just that. Okay?

[00:42:08]So, I have a course where I help you to understand this whole thing and get you going. I train you. It's not a course.

[00:42:14]It's a training. I'm hands on and I'm getting you there. All right. So, I do that. Um, I'm also a mother of grown folks. So, you know, they always keep me busy. Uh, I am a wife. I do I am a daughter. My mom, very close with her, making sure she's good. I have grandchildren.

[00:42:40]Got a lot of friends. Lot of friends.

[00:42:42]Um, so I do a lot. I do a lot every day, all day. Love, love life, love life. And so dance is what I do in the meantime, in between time, just to entertain myself and entertain y'all. So, thank you so much for watching. Thank you for always being supportive. Thank you for sharing my videos. Thank you for dancing with me. Um, and thank you for the support. I would love love love to um meet you all one day. We're going to be doing some in real life stuff. And to those who I've already met, it's my pleasure. I love y'all so much. All right, see you on the next video.

[00:43:22]Peace out.