Look, we break it down, down, down, down, down.

She break it down, down, down, down, down, down.

She got to message for the people, a brilliant mind and a clean soul.

She's standing up to the evil in making sure that we all grow strong enough

To break these change we're in

They keep us in this painful condition

She gave us truth and division

That's why we listen

She break it down, down, down, down, down

Down, down

She break it down, down, down, down. She break it down, down, down, down, down.

We've got a lot to get you today.

And we also have a ritual on this show.

Because, frankly, doing the work of Black Talklandia every day, it's kind of difficult.

It's not the easiest of things to do. frankly it it requires us to grapple with life as it is lifing and then it

requires us to deal with some really hard truths about where we're at as a nation and and that's not

easy frankly is something that can be very very depressing we had a listener the other day who was

like sometimes i can't even listen it's just just too much. And so, yes, that's why we have to have the ritual known as the moment of gratitude. Now, this is a pretty simple ritual, but it is one that allows us to, as opposed to getting overcome with the depressing news or is allowing us to, as opposed to us being in a position where we're feeling a little

miserable about the way our lives are lifing, we can instead proactively curate a sense of joy,

gratitude, and appreciation. And the reason that matters is because when you are rooted in joy,

gratitude and appreciation, you cannot also be trapped by fear, loneliness, and depression. That is

extraordinarily important. And so the ritual is pretty simple. It is so simple. In fact, it goes a little

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