GIVER AND RECEIVER

In this episode of Open-Minded, the host, Papa Silks, discusses the idea that while you can't change how someone gives to you, you can change how you receive it. He talks about how people in our lives may give us negativity, causing us to react inappropriately. He suggests that gaining control and self-worth can be achieved by pausing, taking a breath, and regaining power through prayer or reflection. Papa Silks emphasizes the importance of focusing on oneself rather than trying to change the giver. He advises listeners to stop, drop negative attitudes, listen, and understand, which will allow them to change how they receive things and gain control over their emotions. Ultimately, this will make them better givers. ASP, another Silky production, proudly presents to you another glamorous episode of Open-Minded. And I am your host, Papa Silks. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening, thank you for chiming in on another episode of Open-Minded. And as the introduction says, I am your host, Papa Silks. It is a glorious Sunday, sun's shining, stars out at night, got a little bit of rain, so throughout the day you got a little bit of insight. My thought today is simply this. You may not be able to change the giver, but you can change how you receive it. What? You may not be able to change the giver, but you can change how you receive it. What do I mean? What do I mean? Let's break it down for a little bit. You got people in your life. You got somebody in your life that's always giving you nonsense, giving you B.S., giving you crap, giving you hell, giving you anxiety, giving you pressure, giving you any number amount of things, which in turn causes you to react in a manner that is unfitting of a gentleman, unfitting of a lady. And then when you react, they tell you, what's your problem? Why you got an attitude? Don't talk to me like that. Who do you think you are? Oh, I can't believe you just said that to me. I was keeping it real with you. Yeah, you get to just... And then when you sit back and you hang out in hindsight 20-20, you're like, yeah, I definitely could have handled that better. I definitely could have responded better. I definitely could have handled that way better than what I did. Because in that moment, in that time, you were powerless. Well, I know what you're thinking. How you gonna say I'm powerless? I have all the power. I'm in control. But at that moment, at that time, that brief moment in time, you were out of control. You lost control. You did not have control. And that's something that probably needs to change. Again, I'm not gonna tell you how to think, how to feel, or what to do. Just giving you something to think about. Now, how can you gain control? How can you gain that power back? How can you gain your self-worth? It's very simple. It's very easy. Sometimes you just need to pause. Take a breath. Close your eyes. If you have to say, Allah, Wusa, or something as easy as says, Lord, Jesus, help me now in this moment. We're not using the Lord's name in vain, but you're asking to regain that power that you felt that you lost. You lost control. You lost you. And after you take that moment, we can start it back up. And come to understand and realize, you may not be able to change the giver. You're not gonna be able to change, nor should you try to change, how the giver gives. Because then you get into that mindset, that attitude, that character that I run in. I don't like how you gave it to me. I don't like how you give. I'm not going to tell you this. I'm going to tell you that. And this is my expectation of how you deal and talk with me. So let me tell you something, mister. Let me tell you something now. That's another conversation. Another conversation for another day. You may not be able to change the giver. So we're not going to focus on the giver. We're going to focus on me. The person that you see in the mirror. Give yourself an out-of-body moment experience right there where you take that pause. And truly think to yourself. Gotta get control of my faculties. Gotta get control of my temper. Gotta get control of my attitude. Gotta get control of my mindset. And once I gain that control. Then I can. You can. Change. How. You. Receive it. That is a powerful thing to have is control. And be able to know that you can change how you receive things. How can you change how you receive things? My first thought, my first response would be it's easy. But then again. If it was easy then everybody would be doing it. If it was easy. There would be no need for this podcast. For this episode of Open Minded. It would not be a need. For me to be sitting in this chair right now. Vibing. Trying to help somebody understand that they can change how they receive. So let's dive in a little bit. How can you change. How you receive it. Stop. Drop. Listen. Understand. Stop. Drop. Listen. Understand. Stop your mind from thinking. That you know where this person is coming from. Drop the attitude. Plain and simple. Drop the negative connotations that are building up inside of you. Listen to what is actually being said to you. Because I have a phrase that sometimes you have to close your eyes. Close your mouth and open up your heart. To understand the fullness of what's being given to you. And then understand. Possibly where all this is stemming from. Where all this is coming from. Again, you may not be able to change the giver. But now, since you stopped, dropped, listened and understand. Now you can change how you receive it. And that, my friends, is where you gain your control. Control of all your faculties, your emotions, your attitude. Your self-being and your self-worth. And the better off you will be. And then when you are able to change how you receive it, then that will make you a better giver. And that, my friends, is just something to think about. Again, you may not be able to change the giver. But you can change how you receive. Stop. Drop. Listen. Understand. Thank you for taking a moment out of your day. And your afternoon, your night, your evening. To allow yourself to be open-minded. And I am your host, Papa Silk. Until next time, peace, love and hair grease. And I'm out. Thank you.