Marcus' Monday Motivational

For this week's MMM segment, I'd like to challenge you to sit with the following thought: Make space to honor the moments that you experience.Follow me on...Instagram: @reverendgainsMedium: @reverendgainsTwitch: twitch.tv/uncle_revEmail me: askrevgains@gmail.com

For this week's MMM segment, I'll be offering several reminders about why you, the listener, are awesome & wonderful in more ways than one.Follow me on...Instagram: @reverendgainsTwitch: twitch.tv/uncle_revEmail me: askrevgains@gmail.com

For this week's segment, I'd like to invite you to sit with the following thought: It's not that hard to be a decent human being.Follow me on...Instagram: @reverendgainsMedium: @reverendgainsTwitch: twitch.tv/uncle_revEmail me at: askrevgains@gmail.com

In this week's segment, I'd like to invite you to reflect upon the following question: Where in your life do you need to "get out of your own box"? Follow me on:Instagram: @reverendgainsMedium: @reverendgainsTwitch: twitch.tv/uncle_revEmail me at: askrevgains@gmail.com

In this week's segment, I'll be exploring the following question, which I'd like to encourage you to explore as well: What's there to worry about when you're being your full, authentic self?This segment is also explicit.Follow me on:Instagram: @reverendgainsTwitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_revEmail me at: askrevgains@gmail.com

In this week's segment, I'll be offering some reflections upon the following reality: Not everyone that you come in contact with is worthy of you and your energy.Follow me on...Instagram: @reverendgainsTwitch: twitch.tv/uncle_revSend me an email at: askrevgains@gmail.com

In this week's segment, I'll be offering several reflections on the following quote from Miyamoto Musashi's book, The Book of Five Rings: "Fixedness means a dead hand. Pliability is a living hand."Follow me on...Instagram: @reverendgainsTwitch: twitch.tv/uncle_revSend me an email: askrevgains@gmail.com

In this week's segment, I'll be offering some reflections on the limitations we put upon ourselves, including several that I've put upon myself, through the following thought: Challenge the limitations that you put on yourself.Follow me on...Instagram: @reverendgainsMedium: @reverendgainsTwitch: twitch.tv/uncle_revSend me an email at: askrevgains@gmail.com

For this week's segment, I'll be discussing my recent mental and emotional headspace through the following thought: Just show up.This segment is explicit.Follow me on...Instagram: @reverendgainsTwitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_revEmail me: askrevgains@gmail.com

For this week's segment, I'll be offering some reflections on running away from oneself, and why people run away from themselves through the following thought: You can only run away from yourself, and reality, for so long until everything catches up.Follow me on...Instagram: @reverendgainsTwitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_revEmail me: askrevgains@gmail.com

For this week's Marcus's Monday Motivational segment, I'll be offering some personal reflections upon the idea of being present in "the moment" and bringing attention to "the moment" through the following thought: All we really have is the moment.Follow me on...Instagram: @reverendgainsTwitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_revEmail me: askrevgains@gmail.com

For this week's Marcus's Monday Motivational segment, I'll be sharing a personal story regarding my physical health with the following thought in mind, "You can choose to do something with your circumstances." Unlike most of my segments, the audio in this segment is raw and unedited.Follow me on...Instagram: @reverendgainsTwitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_revEmail me: askrevgains@gmail.com

For this week's segment, I'll be reflecting on the idea of validation and what it means to validate someone else with the following statement in mind, "A little validation goes a long way." Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

For this week's segment, I'll be offering a brief reflection on the idea of giving ourselves grace from time to time, which I hope you'll consider doing yourself. Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

I think there are some, if not many, people in the world who are "all talk" when it comes to promoting some sort of change- be it at a personal level or a collective level within society. They are "all talk and no walk," even going so far as to remove something like accountability from the conversation, which is an essential factor with change. As such, for this week's segment, I'd like to invite you to wrestle with the following statement: Change calls for accountability. Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

In this first segment of the new year, I reflect upon the following statement from Notre Dame's football head coach, Marcus Freeman, "Competitors find a way." Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains TikTok: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

In this last segment of 2024, I'll be reflecting upon the two following questions, which I'd encourage you to reflect upon as well: What did you learn about yourself in 2024, and what are you choosing to do moving forward? Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains TikTok: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

In this week's segment, I discuss how we as a society have lost the ability to actively listen to others, as well as what we can do about this- namely listening to understand others versus listening to reply to them. Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains TikTok: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

In this week's segment, I share about a personal experience dealing with an aspect of myself I'm not very fond of, how that reared its head this past week, and what I'm in the process of learning as a result. Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains TikTok: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

In this week's MMM segment, I offer several positive affirmations that I hope resonate with you in some capacity. Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains TikTok: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

In this week's MMM segment, I reflect on my thoughts on how we as people don't like dealing with ourselves and "our stuff" and the importance of flipping this particular narrative. Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains TikTok: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

In this week's MMM segment, I reflect on my uncertainty toward this segment that I worked through in real-time with this recording. For this week's MMM, I'd like to invite you to reflect on the following thought: Sit with whatever uncertainty you're experiencing. Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains TikTok: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

In this week's MMM segment, I discuss my two-month break from the MMM and my lack of social media activity with the following thought: It's OK to step back and take a break. Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains TikTok: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

"Believe in yourself and whatever it is you're doing and working toward." Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains TikTok: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

"Peace begins where expectations end." Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains TikTok: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

This past weekend reminded me of how broken we are as people, along with the reality that we need to deal with this brokenness. Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains TikTok: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

If we aren't receptive to feedback, then how are we supposed to grow & mature? Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains TikTok: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

"What does your love of self look like, if it looks like anything at all?" Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains TikTok: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

"Make space to sit with yourself and whatever is going on in your life." Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains TikTok: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

I will preface this post in saying that I am preaching to myself and acknowledging the log in my own here. If you're looking at this segment's title, this week's Marcus's Monday "Motivational" is going to seem less than motivating because something needs to be said about how we as people will complain about any and everything, point fingers at any and everyone else except ourselves in terms of ownership and accountability for our own actions, and how we'll never be fully satisfied with who and what we have. This segment is brutally honest and explicit. Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains TikTok: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

Deal with your trauma, or your trauma will deal with you. Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains TikTok: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

If I'm being honest with myself, I've not been myself for over three months now. Much of this is due to having my voice suppressed over naming genuine cares and concerns of mine. Despite this, what I'd like to encourage you to do, as I'm encouraging myself to do is the following: Don't be afraid to use your voice.

“You have to keep going.” This statement has been on repeat in my mind for a while because of where I'm at mentally and emotionally, which is what I dive into with this week's MMM. This segment is also explicit because of how honest and raw it is. Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

"Excuses are the easy way out." Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

We will never fully know or understand what someone else is experiencing. Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

Allow things to happen naturally instead of forcing them into existence. Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

"It's OK to make yourself a priority." Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

"No one is immune to the human experience." Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

"Where in your life do you need to be honest with yourself?" Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains Twitch: www.twitch.tv/uncle_rev X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

"You can tackle the challenges that you encounter." Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

"If you're going to preach something, then practice it yourself." Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

"How are we making space for the voices of others?" Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

"Sometimes you have to be your own cheerleader." Follow me on... Instagram: @reverendgains X: @reverendgains Email me: askrevgains@gmail.com

As we kick off a new year, I wonder what you're being invited into being, doing, and considering. I also wonder how the new year's inviting you to dive into the "deep end" of life. Follow me on: Instagram: @reverendgains Medium: @reverendgains X: @reverendgains Email: askrevgains@gmail.com

Put in the work. If you're really wanting to make a change in your life, then you have to put in the work- plain and simple. Follow me: Instagram: @reverendgains Medium: @reverendgains X: @reverendgains Email: askrevgains@gmail.com

This recent semester invited me to both ponder and reconcile what it not only means for me becoming a Black, male counselor, but also what it means for me to be a Black man in modern-day America. While this is, and will be, an ongoing discernment process, I found myself asking several questions which this segment centers around. This segment also contains explicit language.

"Context is always key." Follow me: Instagram: @reverendgains X: @reverendgains Have a question, comment, or concern about my podcast? Have a prayer request or something on your mind that you'd like to share with me? Email me at askrevgains@gmail.com.

"It's OK to give yourself permission to take a break." Follow me: Instagram: @reverendgains X: @reverendgains Have a question, comment, or concern about my podcast? Have a prayer request or something on your mind that you'd like to share with me? Email me at askrevgains@gmail.com.

Where in your life could you use a gentle reminder that it's going to be OK? Follow me on: Instagram: @reverendgains Medium: @reverendgains Twitter (X): @reverendgains

Instead of forcing things to happen, allow them to happen organically.  Follow me on: Instagram: @reverendgains Medium: @reverendgains Twitter (X): @reverendgains

“In times of adversity and change, we really discover who we are and what we're made of.” Follow me on: Instagram: @reverendgains Medium: @reverendgains Twitter: @reverendgains