"Why you say that Jazz?"

I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. If someone would have told me that depression would be the very thing that would help me discover my purpose, I would have probably rolled my eyes and stopped talking to them. Looking back, I realize that depression was trying to silence me. Me blogging and creating a podcast is another attempt to utilize my voice to combat depression. When I would get depressed, I always punished myself by not rewarding myself for anything. Most of all, I wouldn't engage with anyone. Little did I know, I was letting depression win. I was letting the enemy win because my mouth is my purpose and the enemy knew this and wanted to silence me.I now see why when depression fell on me, the enemy rejoiced. The enemy rejoiced because as long as there was a blanket of melancholy on me, I wouldn't cast out any negativity. Now that I realize that in order to beat depression, I must SPEAK LIFE AND CAST OUT ANYTHING THAT ISN'T GOOD!

When I was a child, I always got in trouble for being vocal. I was always getting popped in my mouth. My grandmother used to tell me that my mouth was going to get me in trouble and she was right. I didn't have a filter then and I still don't have one today. However, I have learned the fine line between being honest & saying things that just aren't necessary. When you have the gift to speak life, you have a responsibility to utilize whatever platform of your choice as a means to liberate, motivate and inspire those who come to you. I may not be perfect and I may act a fool but at the end of the day, I am REQUIRED BY MY PRINCIPLES TO UPLIFT! If I choose not to honor those values, I am not genuinely contributing. You have to share your experiences to help the next person. No matter how raw or uncut your truth may be. My blog and my podcast were created so that I can reach an audience that maybe going through what I have gone through and may need someone they can also relate too. Sometimes the things that go unsaid are the very things that need to be said to free someone! Make sure to check me out on sound cloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-11444518 .