250 Reasons I won’t Stop”

I’m going to keep this one short — because sometimes the most powerful thing you can say doesn’t need a lot of words.
250 downloads. February to May. Just me, my phone, my faith, and my truth.
I started this podcast because I had something to say. I kept going because YOU kept listening. This episode is my unscripted, unpolished, straight-from-the-heart thank you — to God for the assignment, to my son for being my why, and to every single person who pressed play, shared an episode, sent a DM, or just sat with me in their earbuds during a hard moment.
You didn’t just download a podcast. You chose to let me into your world. I don’t take that lightly.
This is 250 reasons I won’t stop. And we’re just getting started.

Transcript

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Hello, beautiful. Take a breath. You're exactly where you need to be. Welcome to the Big Eye Girl Podcast, a space for real conversations, honest reflection, and learning how to see life through a bigger, wider lens. I'm so glad you're here. Whether you press play because you're searching for clarity, growth, or just a moment to breathe and feel seen, you're in the right place. And around here, we talk about things that shape us the challenges, the shifts, the lessons, and the quiet moments in between that often matter the most. This is a space where you don't have to have it all figured out. You just have to be open. So wherever you are right now, driving, walking, or just sitting with your thoughts, settle in. Take what you need from this conversation and allow yourself to see things a little differently today. Let's get into it. Because when I pressed record for the first time on February 14th, I honestly didn't know if anyone was going to listen. And you did. You kept showing up. And today I just need to say thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Before I get into all of this, I want us to breathe in gratitude together. Close your eyes if you can. Breathe in slowly through your nose. And as you breathe out, I want you to whisper or think of one thing you're grateful for today. Just one. Let's do it. Breathe in through the nose. And slowly out the mouth. Good. Hold on to that feeling. We're going to need it for this episode. I have three thank yous. The three thank yous first is God, my son, and y'all, my listeners. I have to start with God first, obviously, because this podcast was not my idea. It was an assignment. It is an assignment. There were so many times I could have quit. Oh my goodness. Just the recording, just the sitting down, just the making time, y'all. Yep. I understand why people be like, for the people that have podcasts and they have successfully doing them, y'all. This is not no small thing task. So many times I doubted whether my voice mattered. And I did. Like, are they listening? Do they like it? And it's interesting because people don't that know I can do a podcast, they're not talking about it to me. And I'm like, why aren't they talking about it? Do I need to initiate it? And but every time God kept saying, keep going. God keeps showing me how to scale it up. And it's like, don't even focus on that. Don't even focus on who's saying what. If they say anything at all. But it's cool. Because on my on social media, on Instagram, I have my faithful who repost. I have my faithful who like it. And I thank y'all for it. Thank you. So for the first, so first and foremost, always, thank you, Lord. Thank you for seeing me. Now to my one and only my son, my sunshine, who just told me just a few minutes ago that asked me, did I want to have get another tattoo and I should get his name on me. I want to say thank you to Noah. I remember one day it was, and I've said this on uh episode before, but it's I probably didn't say it on episode. I think I said it on Instagram where I was giving the shout-out. So if y'all not on Instagram, please go on Instagram and follow the Big Eye Girl Podcast. We are on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. That call to action right there. Little CTA. But let me get back to my thinking of my son. I remember um we had a little fake snow shunning down here in Atlanta, in Georgia. And I said, let me make use of this time. And he was, I was on my iPad and I'm doing some things. I'm writing out scripts, I'm doing some research, I'm reading, getting the back end office of my podcast together. And he comes to my room, he lays across my bed, and he said, Mommy, what you doing? I said, Well, I'm getting the stuff of my podcast together. He said, Oh. And he's sitting there and he's looking at the TV, not looking at me, and he says, he said, Mommy, this is gonna be good for you. And I looked at him and my tears came to my eyes. That at that time my 11-year-old was being used by the Spirit of God to speak life unto his mom, and I received it. Yes, I did. So I thank you, son. I thank you. And I pray that you continuously speak, thus saith the Lord, in every moment. Speak your truth, speak it with kindness, with gentleness, with love and compassion and empathy the way that you do. Thank you. Now to my listeners, thank y'all. You chose to let me into your world, into your earbuds, in your car, your car rides, honey, your morning routines, or your wherever you are. You don't know what it means to me. You showed up, and that honestly y'all keeps me showing up. Every time I see one download, it's like, okay, god, I gotta keep going. I gotta keep going. Oh, so thank you. There are so many things that I have coming up that my eyes, the visionary of the visionary that I am ceased to amaze me. Always uh something partner. I'm sorry. But the things I have coming up in the next season, and I'm not gonna give y'all everything. We're not gonna do that, but it's gonna be guests, I'm gonna transition into YouTube where there'll be some video with it with um with the episodes. Um, will be some mother and son episodes, so y'all get to see my youngin', and I'm sure that everyone wants to see Noah. And then some community building. I do want to build, I am gonna build a community uh where it's a little bit more for the community, you know. You get you give, you give to the community. The people that really tap in with you, you know, you give to them. So there's some things coming, so stay tuned, stay locked in, stay sharing, all the things we are getting started. 250 is this is not my ceiling y'all, it's just the flow. We just the flow that right now, and I'm okay with the flow because the foundation has to be built, and I want you to be part of what we are building next. So please do me a favor, follow me on Instagram, the Big Eye Girl Podcast. Share the podcast with another woman who needs it. But most of all, when you follow me on Instagram and Facebook and TikTok, but definitely Instagram, but on Instagram, I want you to DM me your favorite episode thus far. Why? You know, what was a favorite episode and what what made it hit? Because sis needs to know that. I'm looking at the analytics, and I need to know what what episode gave you the tingly feelings, the what girl, oh my god, maybe the teary eyes, whatever. What episode was that? So do me that favor, DM me on Instagram, and we can talk, okay. This week's journal prompt is simple, it's simple, and I want you to really chime in on this. What are three things you've kept going at even when it was hard? I'm talking to you. What are three things that you kept going at that was hard that deserve a moment of gratitude right now? Write it down, speak it out loud. You deserve to celebrate your own consistency too. We don't celebrate enough of ourselves. We grind and we're grinding and grinding, and that's not the soft life. Take time to celebrate you. If you pass some exams, if you graduate, I know it's graduation season right now. If you just graduated, take time to celebrate you. Celebrate you. Yeah, if you just quit a job and about to launch a business, celebrate you. You just got engaged, you just got married, celebrate you. You just got divorced, celebrate you. So I'm naming a lot of things. You started, wrote a book, whatever it is that you've been consistent at, you deserve that moment of gratitude. So write it down, speak it out loud, and celebrate you. Can you do that for me? Alright. So I just wanted to jump on here and just say a quick thank you. It's not a real long episode, I'm not really getting deep into it, anything like that. I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom from my whole heart. Thank you. I love you, I see you. Thank you for being here. I am keen. And girl, don't forget to awaken that wide-eyed woman within you. Until next time. Peace. Before you go, I just want to say thank you for being here and choosing to spend this time with me. It really means more than you know. If this episode spoke to you in any way, the best way you can support the Big Eye Girl Podcast is by simply following the show right here where you are listening. That way you never miss a conversation. Because new episodes drop every week. And if something you heard today made you think of another woman in your life, a friend, a sister, a coworker, share this episode with her. You truly never know how a conversation can shift someone's perspective or give them exactly what they needed to hear at that right time. This space is about growth, honesty, and seeing life through a bigger, wider lens. And it only grows stronger when we bring other women into it. So follow, share, and keep the conversation going beyond this episode. Until next time, stay open, stay hopeful, and keep living wide eye.