The Balloon Release: When Life Takes a Turn

Keisha Ann Fraser - Forever in our hearts🙏🏾

Transcript

Welcome to Moral Compass Chronicles

Speaker 1 0:00

Praise and peace one and all . Welcome to another rendition of the Moral Compass Chronicles . I'm your man , I'm your guy , erj , and it's been a little while , man . It's been a little while . I'll just jump right into it . The truth is , life is something else , man . Life is something else , um , and you know what else life is ? Life is short , life is short , man , and , um , you never know . You never know what is going to happen , you never know where you're going to , where you're going to be , what's , what's going to be going on with you or anybody else on any particular day , and that's why it behooves us , it behooves us to to live our lives in a morally sound way . That's the name of this podcast , the moral compass chronicles , and so , um , I try to do right by the people that are in your life and even the people that you come across that you don't know

Tribute to Keisha

Speaker 1 1:37

. I thank God for my sister-in-law who has recently passed away . I dedicate this episode , this chronicle , to my sister , keisha , and Fraser Keisha , and always in our hearts .

Speaker 1 2:19

My sister , who Accepted me , took me in when I started dating my now wife , natasha . I felt welcomed by Keisha immediately . There's some family members who I knew were a little on the fence about me . You know somebody new kind of coming into the picture , dating one of your family members , one of your siblings , and you know they some . You know they may not know what you're about , they don't know who you are for real , and so you know , sometimes you know you'll probably get some bad vibes from family members , and the truth is there's some , there's some members of the family I'm sure you know don't like the cut of my jib . You know I move a little different , I walk a little different , and so I already know not everybody is going to like me , but I thank God for Keisha , who accepted me , man , and not just accepted me but made me feel welcome , made me feel like a part of the family , made me feel welcome , made me feel like a part of the family , and Yolanda , of course , and Mo , my brother , mom , you know , even my father-in-law , me and him , me and him get along very well , you know . And so I thank God for this family that I'm a part of . And the truth is , man , these last few weeks have been difficult , have been difficult , very difficult , and this is public knowledge at this point , and so I can , I can talk about it now . Um , that's that's where I've been for the last two weeks or so .

Speaker 1 3:57

Uh , we lost Keisha earlier this month . It's just so crazy . I was ended June . Now already , um , we lost her . I believe it was um June 8th , I believe June 8th or June 9th , june 9th .

Speaker 1 4:13

Yeah , and the truth is , you know , I am , I'm one of the last people that that spoke to Keish man , um , god would have it that I was in New Jersey the the night she went into the hospital and so I was able , five minutes , I was , I was at a church five minutes away from the hospital , so I was able to go and see my sister and and pray for her . And , um , you know , just be there with her . And um , you know , just be there with her . And you know , you gotta , you gotta can't take that for granted . Even that I was . I was glad I was able to do that . And you know , um , unfortunately , you know , she didn't make it , unfortunately , she didn't make it . And uh ,

The Outpouring of Love

Speaker 1 5:07

man , it's been tough , it's been tough , bro , it's been tough , it's been tough .

Speaker 1 5:10

And if you , if you're somebody who has lost someone , you already know , man , this is my pastor always says man , condolences are are only they're borrowed , they're loaned . And they're borrowed because today you're offering your condolences to me and tomorrow , unfortunately , I will be offering my condolences to someone else . We have a brother who you know , nice lady , older , older woman who goes to our church . She just lost her son and his funeral is on Sunday . His funeral is this Sunday , june 29th . And then my sister .

Speaker 1 5:53

Just talk to you guys , man , because I know a lot of people have been asking me , you know when's the next , the next episode coming out ? And even me , man , I've , I've wanted to get on this microphone and talk to you guys , man , talk to us for the better part of a month now and I just haven't been able to . Man , you know it's , I know I don't owe anybody an explanation , but this , this is our baby , this is our podcast . You know what I'm saying . This is our space , um , and it's good to be able to have a space where you can talk to somebody . You know , if you're , if you , if you're dealing with a lost man , it it is imperative that you're not alone , because we literally cannot do it alone . I thank god for everybody .

Speaker 1 6:59

Oh , my god , the outpouring of love that we have felt , man , and let's not , let's , let's not , let's not get it twisted . Yes , I am grieving the loss of my sister in law , but my wife is grieving the loss of her sister . You know what I'm saying . My mother in law is grieving the loss of her daughter . You know what I'm saying and I feel the pain . But I can only imagine what it feels like for my sister-in-law Yolanda , my brother-in-law Yolanda , my brother-in-law Mo . I can only , I can only imagine you know and be there for them and seeing my wife struggle . Man has been tough for me . It has been tough man , and you know I'm just going to continue to try to be strong for for everyone and you know , just be there .

Speaker 1 8:09

But , man , the outpouring of love from you guys , man , has been amazing . Wherever you are , whatever you have done you , whether you cooked or you prayed or you brought food or you sent money or you , you know what . Yo , bro , thank you , thank you , thank you , thank you . On behalf of my family , we thank you for everything , all that you have done . The support has been . I mean out , literally out of this world . Every single day since our beloved keisha passed , every single day there have been people coming by the house , just stopping by hanging out supporting direct family , friends , church , fam , yo , I mean people will really show you that they love you , man . People will really show you that they care . And it's a testament to two things Keisha's life and the type of life she lived . Bro , I haven't seen this like outpouring of love in so long for an individual bro . Seen this like outpouring of love in so long for an individual bro .

Speaker 1 9:48

Last night we had the um . We had , uh , like a balloon releasing , candle lighting kind of joint . Our friends put it together . Shout out to all of you guys and , whether you ever hear this or not , shai and and and the rest I heard shai's name was involved in the planning and putting everything together for last night . Man , beautiful , beautiful little joint man . We just we're grateful . Man , we're grateful , we're grateful .

Speaker 1 10:14

I couldn't even begin to try to speak for the family man . I've been me and my wife . We got married in 2024 . We started dating in 2022 . I've been here like three years . You know what I'm saying . I've been me and my wife . We got married in 2024 . We were started dating in 2022 . I've been here like three years . You know what I'm saying . I've been here like three years . I've known Keisha like three , four years man , um , I couldn't even begin to speak for the family , but you know what . I'm family now , and so I could do a little bit of speaking . You know I could do a little bit of speaking . I've seen , I've seen from the inside out , um , and seen a lot very quickly in a short amount of time , um , within this family . And so thank you , man , thank you to everybody , to everybody . Thank you , man , thank you to everybody , to everybody , um , and you know what , even to the people who may people have been encouraging me lately . I swear God has been sending people to encourage me , not even on this you know about the passing of my sister but just on this path that I'm on now . You know what I'm saying , where I'm doing this , this podcast thing . I've started a mediation business and um been consulting with

Getting Back on the Horse

Speaker 1 11:30

people and um taking on clients and , you know , going to be getting into public speaking soon . I already know that's on the way , because God has already shown me this whole thing and how things are going to work together for our good Right . But there's been so many people who have been encouraging me , you know , to keep pushing and to keep going , and you know if there's anything you need , and you know I've been having conversations about even like advertisements , and there's been so many moving parts but I just haven't been able to focus on any of it , and so thank you to you guys who have been looking for more from me . Thank you for your patience , thank you for understanding . A lot of you already knew what was going on and so for those who didn't know , who are going to find out from listening to this , thank you , thank you in advance for your patience . I'm going to be striving to kind of , I've been getting back on the horse , getting back to work . I've gotten it's funny because I have gotten back to doing the work , but it hasn't manifested itself in podcast episodes . You know I've actually been editing stuff and cause I've ? I've had so much stuff just sitting in my computer that need to be edited , and so the time that I have gotten back to work , it's been boom , uh , speaking to , you know , some clients and my brothers and my sisters , and you know , getting back into the flow of that sort of thing and then back into the editing . And you know , take some time , bro , take some time . We have the week tonight and a guy in his wake is just another word for like a party and so , and there's going to be a big one , it's going to be a big one . Um , yeah , man , like a party and so , and it's gonna be a big one , it's gonna be a big one . Um , yeah , man , it's . And then we got the funeral monday and so , oh god , I tell you , man , keep on praying for us , please keep on praying . Um , I got so much to say and there's so much that I believe god has placed in me , man and this , this right here , bro , it's like if anybody needed an eye opener , it don't . It , don't it ? Eyes can't get more open than this , bro , it don't . Eyes can't get more open than this bro , something like this bro , somebody like Keisha , 37 , 38 years old young woman , man , two children , my niece and my nephew , bro , eyes . I don't know if it's possible for eyes to be open more than this . Yes , god gives and he takes , and yes , it's appointed unto . Man wants to die , but , man , we don't want to see nothing like this man with anybody , like this man with anybody , with anybody , bro , I don't , I don't wish this type of pain on my worst enemies . I just I don't even have no enemies , but , like bro , I don't . There's people out there who , like , wish ill on other people . Bro , I don't wish this on anybody , I don't . I , like , I pray that nobody

Life is Too Short

Speaker 1 15:04

has to go through this pain , bro , bro , oh my god , man , so , man , open your eyes . Open your eyes . The , the arguing , the bickering man , the constant , you know , hating and lack of love for one another man , the beef that's just been sitting for years and you and this person just can't get along , bro , let it go . Been sitting for years and you and this person just can't get along . Bro , let it go . Let it go , man , let it go , let it go . Man , you haven't talked to your family in how long ? And you want nothing to do with that person and that person want nothing to do with you . Yo , let that person be a child , let let that person Do it . You , you , you , who , you , who knows better ? Please do better , man , do better , do better , do better . Life is so short , life is so short and it's too short to be holding grudges against people . Man , man , I , I don't even got , I don't even have the , the energy to . If you couldn't hear it already , I don't have it , I don't have it in me to preach this message to you and to anybody else anymore , this specific one , and and I'll find it again for sure , I'll find it , and you know , I got a million other things that I'll be talking about , but , like right now , like anybody who needs that , talk , bro , like it's like at this point , it's between you and God , bro , cause I don't have no grudge in me to hold against nobody , bro . If I did before , I , bro , I have , I , yo , I forgive you , whoever you are . I forgive you and and I pray that you forgive me , that's it , bro . I don't have any grudge in me to hold against you anymore , have any grudge in me to hold against you anymore , because life is too short and I could be gone tomorrow . God forbid somebody else could be gone tomorrow , today , bro . So I pray . I pray that we , all us as brothers and sisters and it may sound cliche , but we'll literally make the decision to live in harmony , be the community that God has called us to be . And yes , we have our difference of opinions and you know , yes , we believe different things ultimately , but I mean , love is universal man . Love transcends everything , transcends religion , race , creed , bro Yo , love transcends it all , and if we could just love one another man , just love each other , we'd be in a much better place as a society . Man , but it starts with us . It starts with us . We can't change the world if we're not willing to change ourselves . Can't change the world if we're not willing to change ourselves . Can't change the world if we're not willing to change ourselves . So I love you guys , man , man , I really be getting to talking Like I really didn't plan on doing a 20 minute joint , but here we are . Man , I love you guys again . Thank you , thank you . Thank you to everybody who has done anything , if you even thought about it , if you even thought about doing something for the family man , if you even considered it . Thank you . Thank you to to my pastor and my leader . My father , bishop Smith may never hear this , but I thank God that he's still here and I'm still here and I literally was able to sit down with him yesterday and talk to him about life

Pressing Forward with Purpose

Speaker 1 19:48

and everything , and I was able to thank him for everything he's done , to thank him for everything he's done , and I just pray that we continue to get the opportunity to love on each other , all of us , all of us . I'm talking now . I pray we all get the opportunity to continue to love on each other , man , until God is ready for us . Um , that's it , man . I love you . I appreciate you guys . I will be back soon . I will be back soon . And , bro , I'm coming back with fire . Bro , I'm coming back with fire in my heart and fire in my belly and purpose , purpose in every fiber of my being . I'm empowered , I'm remaining steadfast , unmovable . God is strengthening us man in a way that we didn't even know was possible , in a way that we didn't even know was possible . And so I'm looking forward to this next chapter , because we don't have a choice but to press on . We don't have a choice . We don't have a choice but to go on . And Keisha , my sister , your memory will live on . Your legacy Will never die . You'll be remembered forever . You'll be remembered forever . Your niece is almost here . My daughter , few more months . You'll be remembered forever . You'll be remembered forever . Your niece is almost here . My daughter , a few more months , and your memory will live forever . Love you , guys . God bless you Until next time .