00:00You're always given words of encouragement, which we need in these times more than ever.
00:05And what is also interesting about your story is that you've been through a lot, right?
00:10But you've never let it cloud your energy.
00:13You remain positive and you spread positivity to others.
00:17So how did that come to be?
00:19Where does that sunshine come from?
00:20And I also want to know, how do you pivot to positivity in a not-so-positive world?
00:26We're living through COVID.
00:27We're seeing racial injustice play out.
00:30So how do you pivot to positivity in those dark times?
00:34You know, I've always been a pretty positive person, right?
00:38I've always tried to be.
00:41But during the time when I was sick, I fell into a really dark depression, major anxiety, feeling hopeless, right?
00:50And that dark space is uncomfortable.
00:53It is scary.
00:54And I don't wish it on nobody.
00:57And I'm so thankful that I was able to find the light again, right?
01:01And because of that, I always choose to focus on the light.
01:05And in these dark times, I want to be that light.
01:09If God has blessed me to come out of it, I feel like now if I can be somebody's light, I want to be that.
01:16And I know what that feels like.
01:18So I make a choice every day to be the light.
01:22Because, listen, people, especially during quarantine, right, some people are living alone.
01:28Some people may not have any interaction personally with people.
01:31And I may be the only minute or a couple minutes in my videos per day that somebody gets to see a little bit of joy and happiness or light.
01:41And, honey, I want to be that.
01:42And so I think about myself when I was in the dark time.
01:47And I related to the times now.
01:49And I say, well, what can I do to help others?
01:53And helping others helps me.
01:55So, you know, the saying is encourage others while encouraging myself.
01:58And that's what I do.
02:00I just remember the time of being in the dark space.
02:04And I choose to be light.
02:07And I choose to focus on light.
02:08And I like to share that with other people to help them in the process of their dark times.
