September 15, 2025 • 13 mins
This week, we are talking di tings about alignment, and the peace that comes with knowing that "what is fi yuh cyan be un fi yuh."
Inspired by Grenadian artiste Muddy's evocative song lyric, “When stars align, greatness outshines all hatred through space and time, but still we rise, with grace and with faith…”, this episode explores what is means when the stars align in our lives, both literally and metaphorically.
Throughout the episode, I share personal stories and insightful reflections, that will help you discover how alignment can illuminate your path, reveal true relationships, and empower you to rise with grace and faith, even when others fail to see your light.
So grab your tea, coffee, or a glass of wine, and let's talk di tings!
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Inspired by Grenadian artiste Muddy's evocative song lyric, “When stars align, greatness outshines all hatred through space and time, but still we rise, with grace and with faith…”, this episode explores what is means when the stars align in our lives, both literally and metaphorically.
Throughout the episode, I share personal stories and insightful reflections, that will help you discover how alignment can illuminate your path, reveal true relationships, and empower you to rise with grace and faith, even when others fail to see your light.
So grab your tea, coffee, or a glass of wine, and let's talk di tings!
.
.
.
If you enjoyed the episode, leave us a 5 star rating, share this episode, and follow Let’s Talk Di Tings on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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Listen to LTDT on:
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/6akOR9kAnsbANiszBDcVOL?si=aa70627937124c3e
APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lets-talk-di-tings/id1662696625
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
If you're listening to the podcast on Apple Podcast, please
remember to rate and leave a comment below. Also, don't
forget to follow us on Instagram at Let's Talk the Tings. Now,
grab your tea, coffee, or a glass of wine and
Let's Talk the Tings. Hello everyone, Welcome back to Let's
(00:24):
Talk the Things, where we discuss personal growth, travel, music,
beauty and wellness while encouraging you to live fearlessly and fabulously.
I'm your host, Ash and this week's episode is inspired
by a powerful lyric from Grenadian recording artist and the
(00:47):
twenty twenty five Soca monarch King Moddy, and that lyric
is when stars aligne greatness outshines all hatred through space
and time, and still we rise with grace and with faith.
Now I'm stopping there for the purpose of this episode,
(01:10):
but the entire song is beautifully and meaningfully written, and
I encourage you to listen to it wherever you stream
music and to watch the video on YouTube, which by
the way, has reached a million views. Now, with that
being said, this week we are talking to things about alignment,
(01:35):
what it means when things fall into place, when people
show us who they are and what to do when
others refuse to acknowledge your light, even when it's shining
right in front of them. There's something poetic and I
think really spiritual about the concept of stars aligning. It
(01:59):
suggests divine timing. Now, in physics and astronomy, alignment is
a literal thing. It's celestial bodies that come into a rare, temporary,
but perfect configuration. An eclipse, for example, is a moment
of cosmic choreography. But here's the thing. It doesn't last forever,
(02:24):
and that's what makes it so special. Now, translate that
to our lives as humans. There are times when we
too come into alignment with our values, with our calling
with other people, and in those rare but beautiful moments,
greatness shines, Hatred becomes noise, and time becomes a tool,
(02:51):
not a thief. Relatively recently, I was in Grenada, and
as you would know if you're an avid listener of
this podcast, Grenada holds a special place in my heart.
And one night, after realizing that had I not returned
to my hotel at the specific time that I did,
(03:14):
which by the way, was unplanned, the whole evening would
have ended totally differently. So I found myself sitting outside
on my hotel balcony, and the air was warm and
pure and just still, the kind of stillness that's unique
(03:34):
to the Caribbean, the kind where you can actually hear
yourself think in the best way possible. And as I
laid there, filled with gratitude for how the night did go,
I looked up and there they were, the stars, not
blinking behind light pollution or drowned out by city lights,
(03:57):
but clear aligned. And in that moment, I thought, what
if everything is really connected? Like what if there is
order beneath the chaos and our experiences? Stars align and
(04:19):
still them act like them not see That's actually another
one of Muddy's lyrics, but in all seriousness, that is
the perfect segue to my next point. Ironically, stars align,
and still they act like they don't see that line
dp I call it intentional blindness. It's one thing to
(04:43):
go unnoticed when you're still figuring things out. You know,
you're still working on your goals, you're still trying to
get somewhere, you're still building. But it is a whole
other thing to have persons look you in the face,
look at what you're doing, organize your brilliance, your grace
your alignment and still pretend you're invisible. Now, you might
(05:08):
be wondering, ash, why would anyone do that? Trust me,
I've been there and I've wondered the same, and here
is what I've learned. You see people act in this
way because seeing you would mean admitting that you're rising.
Seeing you would mean accepting that you have grown beyond
(05:33):
the version they were comfortable with. And because some people
confuse humility with hiding or kindness with being naive. You
do not need to shrink to make others comfortable. You
don't need to dull your light so insecure people can
(05:53):
feel okay in the shadows. Sometimes the most powerful thing
that you can do is continue to rise, even when
they act like they don't see, because deep down they
see it. They just hope that you will start second
guessing yourself, that you'll tone it down, that you'll stop
(06:15):
posting or talking about your wins, that maybe you'll apologize
for your alignment, but don't because you don't owe anybody smallness. Now,
let's talk about alignment in relation upunintended. I suppose to
(06:41):
relationships right, whether it's friendships or romantic love. Alignment is
not about sparks, and I know that's what the movies
have taught us. And truthfully, I really do think we
are entitled a compensation. But that's a story for another time.
Alignment is actually about substance, right, And so alignment in
(07:05):
relationships looks like shared values, similar growth trajectories, emotional safety,
mutual elevation. And it makes me think of another quote
that's one of my favorite quotes, a timeless quote of wisdom,
I think by the great Maya Angelou. When someone shows
(07:27):
you who they are, believe them the first time. I
love that quote. However, many of us, myself included, forget
the most important part the first time. Why Because we're empathetic.
We want to believe the best in people. But sometimes
(07:51):
people do not have no best, you know, they just don't
have the best, and so we excuse, we explain, we overextend.
But you can't give someone more of what they don't
appreciate and expect them to change. You See, alignment does
not lie. It's not about potential. What does Lady Lava say?
(08:12):
We are not Bob the Builder. Yeah, but it's about patterns,
right when a friend don't place your wins every time
you share good news. That's misalignment. When a romantic partner
or interest disappears, when maybe they realize they can't manipulate
you or use you, that is misalignment. So don't try
(08:37):
to force people into places they don't have the tools
or the will to occupy. They will make you feel
as though you're hard to love, and you are not.
They are just not in alignment with the version of
you who refuses to stay small or ignorant. I have
(09:00):
to share this story that to me taught me more
about alignment than any self help book ever could. In Jamaica,
there was this mango tree in my uncle's yard. But
unlike most of the other trees planted deliberately near the
house for easy picking, this one grew way out in
(09:24):
the far corner of the property, just outside the usual footpath,
behind some wild bush, right, and no one had planted
it there. It grew on its own. There's this running
joke that a child probably tossed a mango seed after
eating it and the tree just blossomed. Right. So years
(09:48):
went by and people rarely went that far out to
check on the tree, But the mangoes they flourished, no pruning,
no fertilizer, nobody watering it. Yet every season the tree
produced the sweetest, juiciest mangoes you could find. So one day,
(10:10):
while eating a mango from the tree that was nearest
to the house, my aunt asked me how the mango tasted,
and I replied, it's good, but it's not as sweet
as i'd like. So she laughed and said, well, if
you want sweetness, you must go where it grow. Sometimes
(10:31):
your growth will happen away from where people expected to
find you. You see where I'm going with this, And
because of that, some people will ignore your fruit, not
because it isn't there, you know, but because, like me,
they'd have to get up and walk further than they're
(10:53):
used to. But you see the mango. The mango is
still sweet, whether people come for it or not. You see,
alignment doesn't always look like access. Sometimes it looks like
growing where you're supposed to, even if that means fewer
(11:13):
people will come and pick your fruit. We rise after
people dismiss our greatness. We rise after being told we're
too much. We rise after they act like they don't
see us, because we finally see ourselves and grace. Grace
(11:39):
isn't silence. Grace is truth spoken kindly. It's letting go
without letting yourself go. It's choosing peace over proof. Faith.
That's the belief that even if they don't clap, the
sky will still open up for you, even if they
(12:03):
pretend not to notice. The stars will keep aligning, the
ancestors will keep whispering, and God will continue to clear
your path. So after you've finished listening to this podcast,
I don't know what time of day you're listening to it,
(12:25):
but tonight, if you can go outside, look up to
the sky wherever you are in the world, and look
for the stars and ask yourself, where am I aligned?
Where am I being ignored? And if I'm going to
(12:47):
places or putting myself in environments where I'm being ignored,
why am I still performing for people who've already decided
not to see me. Your light does not need per mission,
your greatness does not need validation, and your alignment that
(13:08):
is your assignment from God. What good as we say
in Jamaica, be true to who you are, and may
you always always rise with grace, with faith, and without apology.
If you're listening to the podcast on Apple Podcast, please
remember to rate and leave a comment below. Also, don't
forget to follow us on Instagram at Let's Talk the Tings. Now,
grab your tea, coffee, or a glass of wine and
Let's Talk the Tings. Hello everyone, Welcome back to Let's
(00:24):
Talk the Things, where we discuss personal growth, travel, music,
beauty and wellness while encouraging you to live fearlessly and fabulously.
I'm your host, Ash and this week's episode is inspired
by a powerful lyric from Grenadian recording artist and the
(00:47):
twenty twenty five Soca monarch King Moddy, and that lyric
is when stars aligne greatness outshines all hatred through space
and time, and still we rise with grace and with faith.
Now I'm stopping there for the purpose of this episode,
(01:10):
but the entire song is beautifully and meaningfully written, and
I encourage you to listen to it wherever you stream
music and to watch the video on YouTube, which by
the way, has reached a million views. Now, with that
being said, this week we are talking to things about alignment,
(01:35):
what it means when things fall into place, when people
show us who they are and what to do when
others refuse to acknowledge your light, even when it's shining
right in front of them. There's something poetic and I
think really spiritual about the concept of stars aligning. It
(01:59):
suggests divine timing. Now, in physics and astronomy, alignment is
a literal thing. It's celestial bodies that come into a rare, temporary,
but perfect configuration. An eclipse, for example, is a moment
of cosmic choreography. But here's the thing. It doesn't last forever,
(02:24):
and that's what makes it so special. Now, translate that
to our lives as humans. There are times when we
too come into alignment with our values, with our calling
with other people, and in those rare but beautiful moments,
greatness shines, Hatred becomes noise, and time becomes a tool,
(02:51):
not a thief. Relatively recently, I was in Grenada, and
as you would know if you're an avid listener of
this podcast, Grenada holds a special place in my heart.
And one night, after realizing that had I not returned
to my hotel at the specific time that I did,
(03:14):
which by the way, was unplanned, the whole evening would
have ended totally differently. So I found myself sitting outside
on my hotel balcony, and the air was warm and
pure and just still, the kind of stillness that's unique
(03:34):
to the Caribbean, the kind where you can actually hear
yourself think in the best way possible. And as I
laid there, filled with gratitude for how the night did go,
I looked up and there they were, the stars, not
blinking behind light pollution or drowned out by city lights,
(03:57):
but clear aligned. And in that moment, I thought, what
if everything is really connected? Like what if there is
order beneath the chaos and our experiences? Stars align and
(04:19):
still them act like them not see That's actually another
one of Muddy's lyrics, but in all seriousness, that is
the perfect segue to my next point. Ironically, stars align,
and still they act like they don't see that line
dp I call it intentional blindness. It's one thing to
(04:43):
go unnoticed when you're still figuring things out. You know,
you're still working on your goals, you're still trying to
get somewhere, you're still building. But it is a whole
other thing to have persons look you in the face,
look at what you're doing, organize your brilliance, your grace
your alignment and still pretend you're invisible. Now, you might
(05:08):
be wondering, ash, why would anyone do that? Trust me,
I've been there and I've wondered the same, and here
is what I've learned. You see people act in this
way because seeing you would mean admitting that you're rising.
Seeing you would mean accepting that you have grown beyond
(05:33):
the version they were comfortable with. And because some people
confuse humility with hiding or kindness with being naive. You
do not need to shrink to make others comfortable. You
don't need to dull your light so insecure people can
(05:53):
feel okay in the shadows. Sometimes the most powerful thing
that you can do is continue to rise, even when
they act like they don't see, because deep down they
see it. They just hope that you will start second
guessing yourself, that you'll tone it down, that you'll stop
(06:15):
posting or talking about your wins, that maybe you'll apologize
for your alignment, but don't because you don't owe anybody smallness. Now,
let's talk about alignment in relation upunintended. I suppose to
(06:41):
relationships right, whether it's friendships or romantic love. Alignment is
not about sparks, and I know that's what the movies
have taught us. And truthfully, I really do think we
are entitled a compensation. But that's a story for another time.
Alignment is actually about substance, right, And so alignment in
(07:05):
relationships looks like shared values, similar growth trajectories, emotional safety,
mutual elevation. And it makes me think of another quote
that's one of my favorite quotes, a timeless quote of wisdom,
I think by the great Maya Angelou. When someone shows
(07:27):
you who they are, believe them the first time. I
love that quote. However, many of us, myself included, forget
the most important part the first time. Why Because we're empathetic.
We want to believe the best in people. But sometimes
(07:51):
people do not have no best, you know, they just don't
have the best, and so we excuse, we explain, we overextend.
But you can't give someone more of what they don't
appreciate and expect them to change. You See, alignment does
not lie. It's not about potential. What does Lady Lava say?
(08:12):
We are not Bob the Builder. Yeah, but it's about patterns,
right when a friend don't place your wins every time
you share good news. That's misalignment. When a romantic partner
or interest disappears, when maybe they realize they can't manipulate
you or use you, that is misalignment. So don't try
(08:37):
to force people into places they don't have the tools
or the will to occupy. They will make you feel
as though you're hard to love, and you are not.
They are just not in alignment with the version of
you who refuses to stay small or ignorant. I have
(09:00):
to share this story that to me taught me more
about alignment than any self help book ever could. In Jamaica,
there was this mango tree in my uncle's yard. But
unlike most of the other trees planted deliberately near the
house for easy picking, this one grew way out in
(09:24):
the far corner of the property, just outside the usual footpath,
behind some wild bush, right, and no one had planted
it there. It grew on its own. There's this running
joke that a child probably tossed a mango seed after
eating it and the tree just blossomed. Right. So years
(09:48):
went by and people rarely went that far out to
check on the tree, But the mangoes they flourished, no pruning,
no fertilizer, nobody watering it. Yet every season the tree
produced the sweetest, juiciest mangoes you could find. So one day,
(10:10):
while eating a mango from the tree that was nearest
to the house, my aunt asked me how the mango tasted,
and I replied, it's good, but it's not as sweet
as i'd like. So she laughed and said, well, if
you want sweetness, you must go where it grow. Sometimes
(10:31):
your growth will happen away from where people expected to
find you. You see where I'm going with this, And
because of that, some people will ignore your fruit, not
because it isn't there, you know, but because, like me,
they'd have to get up and walk further than they're
(10:53):
used to. But you see the mango. The mango is
still sweet, whether people come for it or not. You see,
alignment doesn't always look like access. Sometimes it looks like
growing where you're supposed to, even if that means fewer
(11:13):
people will come and pick your fruit. We rise after
people dismiss our greatness. We rise after being told we're
too much. We rise after they act like they don't
see us, because we finally see ourselves and grace. Grace
(11:39):
isn't silence. Grace is truth spoken kindly. It's letting go
without letting yourself go. It's choosing peace over proof. Faith.
That's the belief that even if they don't clap, the
sky will still open up for you, even if they
(12:03):
pretend not to notice. The stars will keep aligning, the
ancestors will keep whispering, and God will continue to clear
your path. So after you've finished listening to this podcast,
I don't know what time of day you're listening to it,
(12:25):
but tonight, if you can go outside, look up to
the sky wherever you are in the world, and look
for the stars and ask yourself, where am I aligned?
Where am I being ignored? And if I'm going to
(12:47):
places or putting myself in environments where I'm being ignored,
why am I still performing for people who've already decided
not to see me. Your light does not need per mission,
your greatness does not need validation, and your alignment that
(13:08):
is your assignment from God. What good as we say
in Jamaica, be true to who you are, and may
you always always rise with grace, with faith, and without apology.
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