Mind Elevation: Health and Wealth
Mind Elevation: Health and Wealth
Session 19: Interview with Artist and Author Christyan Pender
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some people will say I don't write, or I don't have the words or journaling doesn't work for me. That's why I do disagree with, is that journaling actually. Can work for everybody. I think journaling is a great. Way to express yourself, even if it's, you just write one word down or you draw, or you express yourself in a way, outwardly on paper. I would say, number one is. The only person that can hold me back is me If you've ever seen guardians of the galaxy. the raccoon he says ain't no one like me sent me. And so. I feel like I have what the world needs, that everyone like. And he sent me Oh, oh, smiles champions. Welcome to mind. Elevation health and wealth. I am your host Shira DeWine champions. This session, we have a special guest Mrs. Christian Pender. I am so excited about this session because sunflower Christian has trusted mind elevation health and wealth as the podcast platform to share her passion as a recording artist and author of abide prayer journal, we will learn about. How she has used her creativity to step into her purpose teaching others to journal pray and share the gospel with her beautiful voice session 19 interview with artists and author christian pender Christian is a wife and mother of two young boys. She has a love for encouraging believers to know Jesus and build their relationship with God, the father in a deep and intentional way. She enjoys the outdoors, singing and spending quality time with friends and family. Christian has a heart for prayer and discipleship. She has passionate about teaching people, how to pray and give everything to the Lord in prayer and pursuit of growing the relationship with the Lord. She holds a bachelor's degree in kinesiology, but God has called her to work in discipleship ministry. By building and cultivating relationships. With women as they grow their faith in Christ. Christian has all of color and excitement. And believes her life's purpose is to serve that, serve people and spread the love of Jesus. Follow her on Instagram at sunflower Christian that's S U N F L O w E R C H R I S T Y a N. Christian. How are you? I'm great. How are you? It is awesome to have you on mind elevation health and wealth today. Because we are here to promote your new books. Yes. You have just recently, published journals, prayer journals. So, why did you decide to create the right of journals? Yes. So first off, thank you for having me. I'm so excited. I'm glad to hear. yeah, so I decided to create the prayer journals because one, prayer has been a really big part of my life. And so I was praying and then I started to just journal my prayers. I was journaling, um, just things that were happening in my life. And then I also sometimes would. Feel like I needed to pray and release how I was feeling, but I really didn't know where to start or have the words. And so I would just write it down. And so I knew that that was something beneficial for myself and even. Um, Omar and my husband would do it as well. And so I just thought I wanted to create that and share that with other people to see if it would help, because for some people they have the words to write down, but don't really know how to say it or how to speak it. So it's just been something beneficial for me. So I wanted to share. All right. So journaling. was that also part of your spiritual growth? Yes, it was. I have a journal, throughout my just spiritual journey, just to be able to see how my life was changing and progressing and just the things that I felt like God was speaking to me or doing in my life. Like I was able to write down my prayers and then see them be answered. And so that was really cool. So prayer journaling just became a really big part of my life. There's a lot of different journal books out there. People probably already have a journal and books somewhere at home. Uh, what makes your pregnant journal different? Yeah. So my journal is not just lying, so I made it so that it would be structured to help the person journaling, make it easier for them to put their thoughts and their feelings on paper. So, I actually have a little chart above before you even start journaling, you write the date and then there's little happy faces, smiley faces, crying, faces, and where you can circle. And it says, what's your mood today? so that kind of helps you figure out because sometimes you can sit down and want a journal. You like. I kind of feel indifferent or I can't really put a word. To how I feel. And so I just have the pictures where you can circle and start there. So. Like a mood tracker, like a moonshot. So you're able to start with that boot tracker and then next the category is, for you to briefly list the things that you need to pray about. So for me, what I found was helpful was I had all these things on my mind. And I'm like, I don't even know where to start, you know? And so being able to briefly make lists of bullet points helped me lay out. Okay. work was hectic. I, had to cook or I had to do this, or I have to do these things this weekend. So I'd be able to just list those. And then that will help me to write it out. In more detail on my actual journal pages. So what makes this journal different from other regular journals? Is it creates this framework for you to successfully journal. and being able to express yourself in a way that you feel like you're able to just release it all, put it on paper, but it gives you a framework. I have to think about it. that makes it a little different because it sounds like it's not as like a journal with all these lines where you're just writing a paragraph of light. It seems like there's like duplex kind of section categories, or like you say, you can bully, right? So. And that is what makes it different. Yeah. And there still are those traditional lies. So you still get like four pages as well of just why. Um, so the, the way that it's structured is you open up the page. And there's going to be the mood tracker. Then you get to briefly list what you want to write about or journal about. Then after that Eva asked you to list what you're grateful for. So it just brings in that gratitude as well, because if it is a down day, sometimes easier to focus on just those hard parts. So that gratitude as in like, okay, today was bad, but you know, I got a chance to walk outside and they make me feel good. So, so it just helps you kind of bring in either your gratitude. Once you flip over the page, there's a scripture at the top of each. First page first journal page so that, you get to just learn more about praying, learn more about, just like what Jesus said about rain. So there's those encouraging scriptures at the top of each journal page at the beginning. And then you have four pages to just write it out. Okay. What if there is a scripture. Which one. Would you talk about today in life that may have been a motivation or an encouragement for you and creating your prayer journal? Yes. although I'm created for prayer journals and that all are. structurally the same as the things that I just listed. but they're just different colors and such. but all of them are called abide, prayer journals. And the reason I named them abide was because there's a scripture, that is John 15 four. And so each of those journals have that on the cover and on the first page, I actually talked to you about what abiding means. So the definition of abide is, is a verb. So it means to remain or to stay or to live or to dwell. I chose that because there's a scripture, John 15, 3, 4, that talks about that. And so that's just the meaning of, uh, by itself. And so it's talking about just remaining and living in Jesus. And journaling. Prayer journal. It can keep you in that. Yes. So you chose that word I think, yes. Yeah, I like that. The other question I have for you is. I like to ask this question because a lot of times. mindset is just a One way. I can't do that. I don't know how to do that. Or I tried that and it didn't work right. And when we are thinking about mine, elevation. Thinking about ways that we can learn and grow. And shift our mindset. To being able to do right. So what is a commonly held belief about journaling? That you passionately disagree with? Um, I would say some people will say I don't write, or I don't have the words or journaling doesn't work for me. And so I think that's why I do disagree with, is that journaling actually. Can work for everybody. I think journaling is a great. Way to express yourself, even if it's, you just write one word down or you draw, or you express yourself in a way, outwardly on paper. I passionately believe that generally is going to be effective for everybody. So that's a way to express yourself. And private. It is. And it's a good space for, reflection. So that space for, to look intrinsically, and just being able to just write down, like, that's why I say gratitude, right? Sometimes we can, if life is going bad is easy to focus on just the bed. But, just having that mindset of okay, let me just even write down what I'm grateful for. When you write it down, it helps you to remember these things that are happening. You're able to read it. And as also kind of putting in that belief and then just also writing stuff down, and you're able to look back on that mindset or look back on those things you are grateful for, or look back on how your life has changed over the past a year, you know? so yeah. Oh, even if you're not a writer. Well, because I think some people's mind is, oh, if you're going to be journaling, you're writing a novel. Even if you're not a grinder and this prayer journal, you don't have to be around or you don't have to write paragraphs. You want to just jot down three things of gratitude, right? Absolutely. What bring you back to, Remembering what you're grateful for in that day, in those moments. Even on the bad day. Absolutely. And I. It's so interesting because I just remembered this maybe not too long ago, but even when I was like in middle school and high school, even younger than that, I would just write down stuff or I would just open up a notebook and just draw what I was feeling, you know, like when I was in elementary school, even high school. So I think, and even now I will write down, like I'm frustrated. I try like a stick figure, you know? Or something like that. I think journaling, it can come in so many different forms. It doesn't have to be this like one size fits all type of thing. It really just comes down to like, how do you need to express what you're feeling now? And put it on paper at that time. I just open up your journal and circle. Saturdays today. Yeah, because it may take you a day or so to process. Why you were sad, you go open up the journal. I'd be like, man, the other day I was sad and now I know what it was like I was triggered or, or whatever, you can always come back in and figure out what was going on, or you can use another day or another way to journal. It's just completely up to you. And I'm thinking, because I will be purchased my book. I have not purchased in yet, but I am going to be practicing it. And I got to decide which cover I want. As you said it comes in different colors. What are the colors? So there's four different colors. I also have paperback versions and hardback versions of each color. So there's one color. and all four of them have different designs as well. So one color is black and red. One color is blue and white. One color is like a pink. Purple blue. It's pretty. And then the other one is a black, gold and gray. Okay. I like that. Okay. I like the pink and purple. But I thought for sure, since she loves sunflowers, And I didn't do. Not everybody loves. And I actually have a couple of other journals that I want to do then know for sure. I'll have a sunflower report. But I think with the, you said black and gold. Kind of masculine. Uh, even if, uh, young male listeners that listen. Yeah. Um, there is a masculine color book. For years. And now the work around with the journal. But as I'm listening to you talk about it. Because I'm a writer. Um, I like writing poems. Um, so I am glad there is also still a section for lines because sometimes I can't just express my thoughts in any other way, but in poetry, Or like, so if you're a song writer or if you're. Or if you have a creative mind and thought. It sounds like. The prayer journal would be good for that as well. Oh, absolutely. I agree. And I mean, even for me, like, I love to sing, but I also love to draw. So a lot of my journaling is we just drawing, you know, or, um, just writing down even songs that I love. Maybe there's some lyrics as. I stuck out to me and I'm like, I really feel this right now. You know, that might be a part of my journaling as well. I like that. We want to learn more about you. Um, I know you, I love you. And that's why you're here. And that's why I'm so grateful that you chose all platform to share your journal. Because a lot of my listeners are on a journey of healing. And, journaling and writing and expressing yourself as a part of that healing journey. I want to promote that. So my audience to my listeners, and then I want them to have good products. And use for that. And, to know more about the creator of the prayer journal. What is the best compliment that you've ever received? Oh, Um, I think because I love encouraging people. I had a random stranger coming to me. The DMV. and I think I had just complimented the lady that was in front of me. It was a black lady area was so cute. And I was like, I love your hair, you know? And she's like, thank you. And this random lady comes up to me. She tapped me on the shoulder and she was just like, um, you know, the type of person that brings joy to other people. I know it was so sweet. Got that beautiful smile. It was just, it was just something and it was from like a complete stranger. Witnessed to me just be nice. And I have genuinely loved old girl's hairs. So. Just witnessing me being nice to somebody and I think, and it was actually a rough day I was having to, so I think her. Saying that really just showed me that like the person that I aspire to be. Is actually impacted lives, you know? And so that, that was really big for me. Oh, okay. I want that kind of goes into, What makes you feel like your best self. Ooh. Creating. Okay. And, Yeah, I think creating and encouraging people, it goes back to that as well. I think for such a long time, I'm not away from my creativity. Like as a kid, I was always singing and dancing and. Angelo. Everything's thinking and dancing and poetry. And even in the third grade, I started writing books, just like all these exports, all these things. Yeah. I was just really creative and R got away from that creativity. And then in college I started singing and acting and modeling and get it kind of in photography. You know, back into that. I think. That even now in my adulthood and having children and having a family, my husband now getting back to that creativity with me, creating the journals and. You know, singing. Yeah. And doing. These things. and I'm gardening. I started burning, you know, I think that is what really makes me just feel myself, an empowered and. Always been creative through my hair and you. all those things. So I just really want to pour into that because that's what makes me feel like my best self. Oh, creative being creative. Yes. That's beautiful. And I'm glad that you're able to tap into your grades. And then you're not doing something that you. wouldn't. want to see yourself doing. Are being your best self. For your best though. Which is also allowing you to be your best self for your friends and your family. Absolutely. We are at our best. And just sharing that energy. You're sharing that love. And, you can go from one dad. Entry. Exactly. And I'm learning boundaries. This was been really cool too. I think that's what helps me feel my best self. Two is just boundaries and, and protecting my mental health. And because I love encouraging people in our pour out so much, I've been in a place of understanding that a part of my healing as well is taken away that people pleaser mindset. That can still be a part of me encouraging people and pouring into people, but I still have to pour it into myself. So I think implementing that the creativity, but also taking care of myself. I feel like I can conquer the world like that when. I feel like my uncle. So, and I'm just speaking about setting boundaries. Uh, mind elevation. Out the wealth episode about. healthy boundaries and I am so glad that you brought that up, during this, because. I would like for you to give me an example of where you've set a healthy boundary, whereas, you know, your younger self probably would have been afraid to say it because you would have been afraid. You want to hurt somebody is feeling. Or you would've been afraid that somebody is going to get mad at you to set the boundary, but there is a freedom in it. Oh man. Can you kind of give us a testimony of a time that you recently. I set a boundary and it helps you that gave you that mental and emotional freedom. Oh recently. Okay. No. I have a very recent one. So just, um, for me, my biggest boundary that I've said that took a long time for me to get here. But it has changed. My life is realizing there's so much powers and now. I used to be so afraid. Like when people ask me to do something or they needed me or whatever, I used to be so afraid of being like, no I can't or I'm tired. And I right now, Can I do it another day, you know? But now. My phone is on, do not disturb. And I'm just like, now I'm not available, but I am available on Saturday. Or, you know, I'm booked this week, just setting those boundaries for myself, you know? And it doesn't mean that I have to necessarily have something else booked in the evening, but maybe that booking is I need to be in a bed, you know? that has been a big boundary of saying no. So I think one. Particular time. That happened recently. Oh, my grandfather go listen to this. I'm not going to say her name. It was a night when. As a safe space. I know, I know, I know, but it was a night where I think I had already a plan to come home and my mom had my oldest son and then my baby was sleep and I'm like, tonight, I'm going to come home and start on my garden. I'm gonna play some music. That was just my time. Right. The house was quiet and I was home by myself. And so as I'm driving home, As I'm trying to home, my mom calls me. And so I'm just like, oh, well I'm about to be home. Like I'll, I'll call her back in a little bit. So then I get home. and then my other friend, she calls me, I knew she was going through a lot. And so I didn't answer the phone initially because I already know my mind. I have my mind set on doing this. And I need to take care of myself, you know? And so she calls me once. I'm like, okay, I'll just have to call her back. Well, she calls me a second time. I'm like, oh man. Something must be wrong. I answer the phone. and she's like, Hey. are you busy? And I'm like, oh, the bank is asleep. I'm about to put the baby down. She's like, okay, cool. And I thought that she was gonna be like, okay, nevermind. Like, whatever, by then, she's like, What are you doing tonight? And I was like, oh, I'm gonna start my Barden. And she's like, oh, okay. As I thought like, okay, the second time, that's the same thing. She's going to get it. And she's like, well, can I come over? And I'm like, oh my gosh. Already has the plan. And my, for me, I was like, well, she's going through a lie. I should probably allow her to come over. what she's going through is, way worse. So my personal time, that was my thought. Right. So I'm like, yeah, you can come over. Just give it about an hour. Well, I get upstairs. Get situated. My mom comes over. She drops off my son and I act my mom laugh. I'm just saying like, No, I really need this time to myself. This is something that I planned. I know she's having. Time, but she'll probably understand I'll be there for her tomorrow. So I'm just like going through this. And so I finally, I called her and I'm like, Hey. I hope you haven't headed this way. But I really need to raise. I think I'm just going to take tonight, like, can I give you a call tomorrow? And, um, and you know, and her response was that's totally fine. I didn't even really want to talk anyways. I just kind of wanted to be around somebody say that. You all myself, but I'll talk to you tomorrow. And I'm like, okay, cool. I just felt so much. I believe. And just so much peace because one. I got to have that time that I plan to. There was so much freedom and choosing myself in that moment. And then three, she wasn't even pressed about it. she was just like, okay, cool. I totally understand. I'll talk to you tomorrow. You know, and so I think it kind of combated some of those, like, I would be afraid that somebody would be upset that I didn't do it. And then, also just the thought of that I have to put somebody else before me because they need me. Oh, no, she does it, you know, so it was just really cool. Um, just having that space, but that was very recent. Yeah. And I think that was always my. problem with being afraid to say no. I was wonder if they really mean. Out there for them at the time. Yeah, but that's where prayer comes in. Yeah. Sure. This is one of my RESA. Favorite prayer. And I shared this, um, you know, the day was. Now protect them in my absence. That's good. You know, And let it go. Because at those moments where you can't be there and you, just mentally or emotionally, can't be there. Oh, God protect them in my absence. I can't be there, but he is. And just know that he's in. In protection mode, Absalom, because I would struggle with that too. Ah, they need me. Ah, she's gone through something. If I say no, what if this happens? And we negatively sent all of this. Through our own brains. And really it's like, oh, well, I haven't really. She was like, I just wanted to just. You know, or yeah. I like that. Yeah, it doesn't feel good. I'm so free. And I just had a great time listening to music, playing a mark Barden. Um, now I'm seeing it sprout, you know, I know. So that just was really cool. And I remember even when I was in college, one of my really good friends and she was my. mentor at the time, it really discipled me. Cause I was just new to the whole world. Faith journey, everything. And I remember I would always come to her when I needed prayers. But it was at a point where. I was using her as kind of like my hotlines, a guide. And I realized that I have my own, you know, and you talked about. Now you help people learn to price. Yes. Yes. Yes. And so this was when I started to realize, I have power in my prayer too. I don't have to go to somebody else to get it. I can have Jesus on speed dial to. I don't want to ask you that too. And I remember when she said this to me and it just changed my mindset so much in regard to prayer. And in regard to the fact that I have my own individual relationship with God. And she had said, I love you. And I don't mind praying for you. But you can't piggyback off of my faith. And I wow. Now me being now a more mature believer. I understand why she said that, and at that time it was like a hit of Dang. That's deep. Okay. What do I do now? But that really forced me to seek God for myself, and like figure out like, what is, you know, how do I praying? What is this primary about? And that's how I booked my relationship individually with that is, so now I see how guys kind of use it, me to help other people do that. Yeah. And I, I think. Personal prayer. Yeah. It's so Powerful. There's times where I've put off prior. And for a specific thing. And then when I have no other option, but to pray about it. And I'm just in tears. And I'm just like move and I'm just like move God. Right. I don't do what you do. And. Then those moments where we feel like. We can't prey. We do have that intercessory prayer. Absolutely. Yes. But I love that your friends at that boundary, because I think that also. Set you on what you're doing now. Which is teaching people how to prank or teaching people how to write in a prayer journal or creating a prayer journal or someone that. You may not know what to say in praying, but you can definitely write it. Absolutely. Yeah. And even to, one of the reasons I don't have, I said this earlier, but then I created the prayer journal is one, obviously like to write down and express yourself, but also to, because prayer is just a huge part of my life, you know? And praying journaly is like a branch of that is another way to pray. But, prayer in general has just been a huge part of my life. And, even like how you said in those moments where you don't even have the words to pray or write or whatever, I'm always reminded of. there's a scripture that says that the holy spirit intercedes for us when we don't have wars that are too deep for. Groaning. And so even when I don't have the words, all I have is tears and groaning and weeping. it talks about how the holy spirit is the one that's Interpreting that, to that that's translating that to guide, and he intercedes on our behalf. I just think that there's, there's just so many different forms of prayer that, um, that God loves and he just wants us to talk to him and. and I just really want people to know that power of prayer and just how we can get our relationship with communicating with God. Yeah. I believe that I believe that. And there are many different belief systems. And there may be a listener that has never prayed or doesn't believe in prayer. But when you think about prayer from a different phase, It's the same as manifesting. Right. Manifesting, whatever it is that you want into the universe or to. Who or whatever you praying to, When you have face. And you are speaking or you are desiring or you are manifesting it's the same as pushing it. Into fruition. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Now, what do you wish your younger self? New. Ooh. Then adulting is hard. I know that there's just so many. When you're little, even now, as my five-year old, what do you want to be when you grow up? And he thinks about the careers that he's seen on TV or that he's taught about, but when you become an adult, you see that there's all these things that you can do and be, and become and, pursue, I think one thing I would tell my younger self is that the question, one thing I was talking about. Do you wish your younger self knew or. Yeah. Yeah, I think one that I wish my younger self knew was speak to that in a child. Yeah, just that. My imagination's not in vain. You know, that is a part of me. And those are things that can come to fruition. Oh man. You really can't you really can't. And even like in this day and age of like social media, internet, There's just so much stuff like so many things you can do and, literally wherever you aspire to be, you can become that. And, I think it's. Easy to, bow with the bar rules on, stay within these boundaries. But no, Linda. Over to the next lane. You can do whatever you want. Yep. So as a mentor, I had welded quote years ago. And I wrote. You can be whatever you want to be. And if you tell me you want to be a unicorn. I'm going to help you find the perfect horn. Yes. Right. It was like, You can really be whatever you want to. You want to be. The little mermaid I'm going to help you find a fish tail. Yeah. Like, yeah. We won't make it. Yeah. Yeah, that is with faith. Yeah. And even now, I love that you. You had mentioned the little mermaid in general. Like when I was growing up, the little mermaid was this white label. Yeah. So it's just even that, if I was little and I dreamed to be the black little mermaid, literally now in this day and age in 2023, you could do, it'd be whatever you want and you can write the movie. And it's about. You can. To whatever. Now you are an odd. No, this is so crazy that, and it just even, Like I said, just being creative and singing and falling back into that. And now. Artists. apple music, apple music, Spotify. And what's the name of your favorite song that they can search up on my favorite. Oh, but I like both of them. Both of them. And they find them on apple music. I'm going to put the links. I think the couple of links that apple music. Podcast. You probably hit. So the links will be in my podcast notes to, not only, Christians. But also to her. Apple music. As far. Filings and your book can be found on Amazon. It's on Amazon? Yes. Okay. Yep. So I'll put the Amazon links in the podcast notes. The. apple music. Or her, Um, and she's going to share with her favorite song is. Yes. So I really like. The song So we have two songs. I would just like, I'll just share the two songs that are out right now. Two songs. Ones that are out. So we have one is called distance. and then we have another song called the way. A lot of people I distanced cause it's more like upbeat, are really wide in the way because it's more of like the R and B vibe, but it's still is Christian music, but it's not necessarily like gospel or contemporary is more of if hob and RTB. The music. Yeah. And her voice is beautiful. I downloaded them already on my apple music. And my favorite. Let's go. anything else that you want to share with the listeners about your book or about your music, or just about you in general? That we may not have been able to talk about, but I know she has a beautiful family and they all look like me. Um, but also being Christians and being able to watch her grow into just a wonderful all around beautiful human. has been a blessing. And so I was excited. She's surprised as with the book I did. I'm at work one day. And y'all know I'm busy at work in my classroom when I get the, um, and I actually, the reason I have not. Or just yet, but I'm glad that I wanted to do this interview first. Before I purchased it to make sure that I want to purchase it and now I do want to purchase it. I want to purchase it anyway, just. The support, but. Anyways. She's surprised that in our family group chat oh, by the way. Published. And. Here's the link. And, I'm at work, so I can't actually do it. I clicked the Hollings and I didn't get a chance to it. But the first thing I thought I was like, oh my gosh, I'm just a promote. the podcast, my elevation health and wealth. Uh, cast is a passion project. And I just did it because I love. sharing and I love sharing, things like the power prayer elevating your mind, getting yourself out of depression or whatever, mental or emotional instability that you may be in, so that you can prosper so that you can be wealthy so that you can be healthy. And promoting. healthy music, healthy songs, promoting a prayer journal. promoting a meditation practitioner, that's what this platform is for. And that's what I'm allowing my gifts to be used for. So, And it's what you needed before. Support, printed vinyl. Download. distance on apple music or Spotify. Download the song the way on apple music or Spotify. And the name of the artist. Then the descender is, yeah, so it was going to be under, I sang it with also a rapper and his name is Jay with ease. So is J a Y. W I T E Z. And, and then my name Christian. And that's C H R I S T Y. Christian. What a, why not? Okay. so I know I said earlier about my creativity, how I was graded as younger, and that kind of lost it for a little bit and now I'm back to it. Um, so I just want to encourage the listeners. If they feel like time has passed and they haven't done what they want it to do, or I'm too old to do this now, or other people are doing it. It's too late for me to start. Those are all lies. So. Now for me to, have a husband and have two children and I'll be 32 this year. I'm 31. Um, for me, my mindset was like, by my thirties, I had to have it all together and that's just not true. I think now I'm realizing that for myself and I'm living in that. So starting the journals and starting singing again and recording songs and. All of these things, it's not too late. So I just wanted to encourage everyone. I know the day of social media, everybody's like, you know, how to grind and hustle and, you got ain't no sleep. You know stuff. No rest. But I need to be rested away. And you only wear once. And I was like, So it's just, don't get caught up in all of that stuff, because we don't know what that life is like behind the scenes, you know? I just want to encourage everybody to just go after what it is that your heart's desire is. And. don't be discouraged by the things that you see, or, if you think too much time as fast or whatever, whatever that, that thing may be. because now, um, I feel like I'm truly walking in my purpose. now, you know, So I'm just really excited. So I just want everybody to. Yeah. It feels good. It is never too late. Yes, even you now starting to spark. I started. 43. But I'm starting my teaching career. So I was 35. I remember. Yeah. I did a shift I just said, look, this is what I want to do. This is what I'm passionate about. And I went forward. I stepped out on faith and I went forward and I. Made some financial sacrifice. Emotional sacrifices. moving away from family sacrifices. But walking in my purpose. was, my mission. Yeah. I love that. Oh, this is the question I want to ask everybody that I interviewed. Because. All of our listeners are champions. Yes. So. What are three major mindset beliefs that make you a champion? These are good questions. Okay. I would say, number one is. The only person that can hold me back is me. because we can easily be in our mind. And, just the things I was previously talking about, that is, is me to hold myself back. So I just believe that I have a gift that I can bring to the world and nobody has, or nobody can do this the way that I do it. There's things inside of me that the world needs that nobody else can put out, the way I would do it, and If you've ever seen guardians of the galaxy. It's something, but there's the raccoon and he just beat. Talking outside his name. He just says whatever he wants. And so, um, he says ain't no one like me sent me. And so. I feel like I have what the world needs, that everyone like. And he sent me. I like that. And you're sharing. Exactly. Yes. And then I would say the second mindset belief. Is, discouragement is the thief of joy. I think there was a season of my life where I was just extremely discouraged. And when I was in that discouragement, I was sad and anxious and depressed, and I didn't feel like creating. I didn't feel like, I was a blessing to the world and it stole my joy and it stole my purpose, and so now I really try to, one of the ways I try to evaluate where I'm at is I start with, do you feel discouraged? Because I think that discouragement is literally seen in a sprout to a whole bunch of other things, so I really try to check myself with that. If I am feeling discouraged or down, I immediately try to flip it to something that fills me with joy. And that encourages me. Yeah. So I think that's what helps. Me keep, um, keep moving. So I just try my best to stay, encourage it, to keep my, my mindful of positive things. So even share writing my social media to positive things. Okay. Yes. Um, because even I've found myself on social media, I was wiped and I would see people, you know, traveling or see people doing things that I aspire to do that I haven't gotten to do that yet. And it can easily plant a seed of discouragement and even doubt and all these things. And so I had to start unfollowing pages that made me feel those negative ways. I know you've talked about this. Yeah. Consumption. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I had to start unfollowing people. and pages that made me feel that way. It goes, I get influence or whatever. if I got a negative feeling from scrolling and looking at their page, I needed some follow them because it is not even necessarily. I can maybe see that at another season of my life or whatever. I may not have those feelings, but in this season of my life is that makes me feel negative or down. I wouldn't follow them. And so then when I did what I would do now, is I would follow pages like good news and like all those things you don't want, baby pages or Bobbi pages. Or whatever that when I see them, it brings joy, or I laugh or smile, or I cried like happy tears. and I noticed even changing that really helps a lot. and then the third one for me is a scripture. it's seek first, the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be added to you. And is Matthew 6 33. for me, I really try to focus on that because, um, my relationship with God is very important to me. and I just believe that based off this scripture, and I believe that as I pursued the Lord and trust him with my wife and my goals that he would provide to me, the things I need and he opened up doors that I'd never be able to open up on my own. And so that's why prayer is so important. And when it talks about seekers thinking, demote that, I believe that is by submitting my requests to the Lord and so verses well, but submitting my requests to the Lord and telling him the things that I need and I desire and what I aspire to be in the goals and the things that I want out of life, because he truly cares and he provides, and he opens up those doors for me. it puts me in positions or has divine appointments with other people. There's things that I believe that God can do that I can't do on my own. And so that's definitely my number three. So those aren't three mindset. My lease of a real true champion. And her prayer. And now you. Can purchase short prayer journeys. Right. Those angles. And your prayer journal. And you can listen to this podcast again and write down those three major mindset beliefs. That make. You a champion. So once again, She can be found. Go ahead and tell us where you are on Instagram. Yes. I'm on Instagram. And my handle is sunflower Christian. So sunflower as in F L O w E R and then my first name, Christian, C H R I S T Y a N. And then she's also on apple music. And Spotify is Or her music downloads and that's, one of the songs is distance. One of the songs is the way, and it can be down under j a Y. W I T E Z. So J. Woody's. And. I'm creating a YouTube channel. And yeah. Use of channel will be up soon. Yes. And that will be still sunflower Christian. Are Christians. And my elevation health and wealth is on YouTube now. Uh, last week, I only have one subscriber now I've got 100 or so. So she lists. Please keep going to my YouTube. And then now you can also go to sunflower Christians. YouTube and you will be able to find every single link in my podcast notes. So don't forget.'cause not what you're doing right now. If you're listening on your phone. And you can go to the podcast notes and if you're on YouTube already, you can go to YouTube notes and just click on the links. And the notes and go directly to the Amazon, page to purchase the. Are your journal. Or go directly to the link and listen to and download, the songs. and you can also search for her YouTube channel Christians, YouTube. Channel. So all my handles are going to be some. I forgot. I have. Yeah. Two times is also sunflower Christian. All of my handles are the same, so it was quick, easy. Yeah. Right. So if you're on now, I've managed my social media consumption. So I only watched it time if someone sends me a two-time video because. Time goes by. Yeah, that happened to me one time in my life. And I already knew. This is not for. So if someone sends me a Tik TOK video, I'll look or share as well with me, I'll look at it. But then I don't, I don't scroll. but Instagram. Some are Christian YouTube. Some are Christian. Tick tock. So far questions except for her songs. Are going to be, but pretty soon she'll have an out mom. And she's going to we have really enjoyed this. This was my first in-person. Um, interviews. So the energy. So last, I think. I guess we could feed off of each other. Energy. And it feels good. I just feel like 10 times, like. Higher. I know. I agree from being able to share this. I always felt that way and she cooked for me. So. I got the phone. I'm going to interview you, but I have to come to your house and you have to know. Yes. And food. So follow her. You can also be able to see how her garden is going to just start out her garden. So if you're following her journey, and you want to continue your journey of healing and your journey of prayer. You can send her messages on Instagram. You can follow her to talk and watch her garden grow. And just would you be open to. Thousand percent. I just am all about transparency, especially in the area where it can help other people heal. You know, so no, I'm definitely down for that. And that's really what my social media is about. And I'm just trying to, I want to grow that, but grow it in a way that I want it. I want it to be a positive community, so I'm not really about the numbers and just people follow me just to follow me. Like I wanted to be a positive space. or I can encourage people and they can encourage everyone else, if you are interested in, gardening. Pain's encouragement, parenting. The parents' marriage is all of that. Um, Yeah. Yeah. it has been amazing. It's spending this time with you. It's been amazing. Watching you girl. And. I went from doing your hair and. Oh, so you do my hair when I was pregnant. Yeah. That is just, I mean, just been a beautiful life. It hasn't been farmed. Yeah. But it has been a beautiful, we have been on a beautiful journey of why I play. And look back in. Where we were,. Yes. Where we are now and it has taken. Things like this. Um, oh, I can't believe I almost forgot. So. I was, I know many of my listeners, you may or may not have tried therapy. And I am alive. That went through. I think three different therapists. I reached out to Christian and I said, I want a therapist that I feel comfortable with. Because a pass or one, one therapist called me enough ahead and I was, I was done. Yeah. She was like, And I'm like, I'm not. No child I'm wrong, but I didn't correct her. Let it go. Um, but. Because even though. And this is one thing I always try to find the positive, anything. She wasn't a break that. Probably, but she did help me through something. Yeah. Um, and I, and she did, she really did help me through something. So I'm not saying, oh, she was a horrible therapist or whatever. We didn't connect in a way that I wanted to connect with my therapist and it is okay to shop around just like y'all spent all this time shopping around for date. I'm the perfect man. Finding apart, big therapist is more important issue. Um, so Christian referred me to her right there. That's my girl. And when I tell you, Dr. Bracken's is amazing. And she's so good. This was the first therapist that I actually wanted to introduce my son to, to do family therapy. I didn't feel comfortable enough with my other therapist to bring him in because I know if I didn't feel extremely comfortable. He definitely download my son. I want y'all to hear how our conversation went about therapy. That'll be another episode. she introduced me to an amazing therapist and. I have been meeting with her weekly. And my son is actually going to go on I'm next and we're going to do a family session coming up. Christian has helped me with that. Uh, family that, Is real together heels together. And I say that every podcast episode, when we're real together, we heal together and I have to be open to what your struggles are. You have to be open to the human process. You have to be open to share. Yeah, she said I'm willing to share, some of my. Journal entries because that transparency can help heal someone. Um, So looking forward to all that and, thank you all for listening. I just wanted to say too, that it has been really cool seeing your journey, being able to start this. And like you say, you became a teacher when you were 35, because even when I was younger, Now, it puts everything into perspective, me being in my thirties and being able to see what you and my mom were doing in y'all's thirties, and at that time, I mean, your late, I guess, twenties was when you were mentoring us. Right. Early early twenties. Okay. Yeah. So to even think about that, it, what I was doing in my twenties child was not mentoring. So I just seem to think about. That was magnets or. Jesus. But it just thinking about what you were doing, even with us, and then, and walking through life yourself, trying to figure stuff out. And then, you get into your attorneys. I'm still trying to figure it out. And then you fell in love with teaching. And that was just, that's always been your gift. And then you'd go up to that. And then now you're doing it in a different way. So is there a really cool to. Yeah. My creativity. I'm able to put my creativity in action. I always use it with poetry or open minds or whatever. and now I can. Put myself out there into the world. Right. Um, I think podcasting. I thought that it would kind of be local in my head when I first started it. But then when I got a message from someone in Turkey, I was like, oh wow, this is really why I love. Yeah. So some in Nigeria, for some reason, Is another country that I keep seeing pops up on my, stats. And I was like, wow, like, oh man, after. Yeah. So, yeah, I just want to say I'm proud of you. Yeah. Thank you. Okay. Thank you so much. And listening. Don't forget to go to those podcasts. click on those links. Support support support. You can also click on my support league to support this podcast, which helps a mental health awareness. And this is may. we're ending out may, but may is mental health awareness month. so make sure that you are reaching out to your family. Friends, loved ones, send a text message. When you think about somebody, just say, Hey, how are you doing? Are you on my mind? I was thinking about you. Don't let the day go by. If someone cross your mind without texting or reaching out and so forth the way. Yeah, well, Christian, I recorded this session. I had not purchased the abide prayer journal, but since the recording, I purchased two journals, one for me and one for my 24 year old son, Andre. He, and I have journal together for years writing back and forth to each other. So when he woke up this morning, he expressed his gratitude for me, purchasing him Christian's black and gold and gray. Abide prayer journal. He loves it. Today is Sunday, May 28th, 2023. And I wrote my first journal entry. Christian is correct. This is better than any other journal I've ever owned. I opened it. And the first thing I did was circled my mood when I circled it. It made an actual smiley face. So in my creative mind, I also added my current LOC. Hairstyles. I put my little locks on there. On my mood smiley face. The next section, I wrote a bulleted list of the things I want to pray about. So there's a section for that. The next section I wrote, the things that I'm grateful for. There's a section for writing what you're grateful for this made it so much easier for me to express my manifestation and journal on the following pages. But just when I thought I was finished, there was a final section like this little secret section. To write out. My specific prayer request. I'm always praying for others. So this section allowed me to write out those specific prayer requests for everyone that I've been praying for. And for those that I may have had on my heart and forgot to pray for. And then God compelled me to write a prayer request for those that I don't even want to pray for. But i pray for them anyway guided by the scriptures she placed on the top of the page the format of Christian's creativity in the abide prayer journal truly is for everyone please click on the link in the notes to purchase your copy and to buy one as a gift for someone else father's day is coming up real men love to journal when we are real together we heal together Yes. So, thank you guys. See you. Thank you. So care Sunday. Sunday. Thank you. Bye. Mic check 1, 2, 1, 2. Here's a mic check blooper. Starting now Uh, oh, Okay. I got the microphone on the table, so we just tested that. And I guess I wasn't obese. So. Yeah. Yeah. That's how I was going to be. This is how her voice is going to be one. We talking. We laugh.
