May 26, 2025 • 30 mins
Eli gets you caught up on his past week & answers your email questions.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Welcome to the Elijah Winfrey Show. Each week, Elijah gets
you caught up on his work in the community, talks
with guests about issues and causes that are important to them,
while also answering your email questions. So sit back, relax,
and enjoy the show. Here's your host, Elijah Winfrey.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Hello, folks, and welcome to the Elijah Winfrey Show. I'm
indeed your host, Elijah Winfrey. It is good to be
back in the saddle today. I hope that you've enjoyed
your holiday weekend. No, it is Memorial Day time. Will
we reflect on the service members in the military who
(00:54):
sacrifice for all of us. Being a veteran, it is
a it's a difficult day for me. I am working
on it. I don't watch a lot of festivities centered
around Memorial Day. It's it's very painful, so I tend
(01:18):
to pivot just a little bit. You know, I don't forget,
I do remember, but as a veteran myself, you know,
these days are pretty difficult to endure, but we do.
(01:40):
We move forward and again, everything that we do is
centered around service.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
To others.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
So I hope that you are enjoying your weekend and
you're spending quality time with with family and friends, and
you're reflecting today's show, We're going to do something a
bit different, the same but different. We have tons of listeners,
(02:13):
and I want to thank everybody who tune in every
week or download the show via their podcast. You know,
you always send in amazing questions and I do my
very best to answer them truthfully and honestly as I can.
This week, we're going to switch it up and answer
(02:37):
questions from around the world. You know, we we we
sometimes concentrate and focus on a lot of the questions
pertaining to the United States, which I love. I do
sprinkle in questions. We do sprinkle in questions from other countries.
But today we're going to answer some questions from other
(03:03):
amazing places around the globe. And I'm excited about that.
My amazing producer, Greg Nice, It's always on it. As
we brainstormed about the show today, I will say this,
We do hope to have some guests this summer. You know,
(03:25):
things are a bit busy most of the year, and
you know, we confirm some things only to have to
change plans at the last minute, which is fine, it happens.
It's life. But this summer We do hope to have
plenty of guests on the show. I'm excited about that.
We do have a list. We are working on confirming
(03:50):
some dates, and when that happens, you'll be the first
to note. My past week was really good productive. As always,
I am working on some things as June is going
to be extremely busy month. My children's book is doing
(04:10):
really well. I want to thank everybody who's purchased the
book thus far, who's read it to their classrooms or
to their families. Juneteenth is a very important day and
I am still currently working on hosting a book signing
on Juneteenth. I have been in contact with some bookstores
(04:34):
and my fingers are crossed.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
That I will hear something back.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
This week, so stay tuned on that front. Team Winfree
is doing well. You know, we're feeding families, We are
helping families with rent as we always do. I enjoy
that work. Summertime is when it, you know, kind of
amps up a little bit as far as interacting with families.
(05:03):
You know, I can do more of that in the
early portions of the day, which it's really a big
deal for me.
Speaker 3 (05:12):
So that's going well. My prep for.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
My charity golf event, participating and supporting the first t
of Seattle. It's going well. I will be down at
Chambers Bay this Saturday, this upcoming Saturday, May thirty first,
working on some things and fine tuning some things, and
then I'll have one more tune before.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
It's go time. I'm excited. I am. You know.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
I don't know what type of game I'm going to
have at this point. I'm not really worried about it,
you know. I think I will have a decent showing
where I don't embarrass myself out there. But I missed
the prep days, the practice days. That's what feels good
(06:04):
to me. When I go and I work on things,
it reminds me of the work that I put in
to become a pretty decent golfer and to decompress from
the work that I do in the community and the school.
So that is going well. Last week I was able
(06:29):
to attend a high school summit. It's called the Black
and Brown Summit in my school district. It's across school district,
and I hosted two forty five minute workshops.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
And folks.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
I was moved beyond belief, very emotional to see the
kids come in and ask questions very curious, very attentive.
It meant so much to me and all the speakers there. Right,
I wasn't the only speaker, but to have the attention
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of these students, these high school students for forty five
minutes to share my story and to talk about finding
your purpose meant so much. And I want to thank
Sharon Roy for putting this together her team. I believe
(07:36):
they had a month month's notice or they only had
a month to get this going, and they did a
fantastic job. And the first time you do something right,
you're definitely thinking about a good, better, how right? What
was good about it? What could be better? And how
do we make it happen next year? So I know
it's going to be bigger and better next year, but
(07:58):
I was happy to be a part of it. I
also have to have to think and shout out Shelley Ward,
who also works in the district. Shelley has been a
big supporter of mine, and she's always said very nice
things about me in the district, And whenever I show
up in the office, folks come up and say, I've
(08:24):
heard about you. I've heard great things Shelley raves about you.
And you know You're a great person. You're all about service,
and again, I can't begin to tell you how that
makes me feel when somebody sees you. So I am.
I'm so thankful to have friends like that. So I
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owe her a big part of this success, because if
she doesn't recognize me or sees my work, I don't
know if this happens, I don't know if a mentor
at the high school. So Shelley deserves the bulk of
this credit. She's a phenomenal friend and a phenomenal, phenomenal worker,
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and I'm honored to work alongside her in the district.
Those are people who do it right. They really do.
So speaking was fun, you know. Again, it takes me
thirty seconds to kind of get going, But once I
(09:36):
get going, I'm fine. It flows right. And I don't
have a script, you know, I do. I take notes
maybe the week before, in the night before, I really
focus on what I want to say and what it's
centered around, and then I just go right. I let
(09:58):
my heart do a lot of the talking. So I
think it was impactful.
Speaker 3 (10:04):
I really do.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
From a health standpoint, I'm doing okay. I feel like
I'm catching a coal at the wrong time. I'm not
feeling like great, but I'm good enough. I'm good enough,
so I'm doing well. Workouts are going well. I feel
(10:29):
like I am close to where I want to be
physically as I prepare for this golf tournament and prepare
for summer. You know, I'm going to be busy traveling,
and you know, you want to make sure that your
body is ready to endure the stress that comes along
(10:51):
with all of this work. Family is doing well. You know,
my son has done really well at track. You know,
he's really made drives this year. He's really enjoying himself
watching him run. He's finished in the top four each
event this year. He's won a handful individually and from
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a team standpoint, he's won a handful as well. I
just love being present and watching him run. And I
give him a hard time about me beating him at
my age, and he just kind of laughs. We did
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have a race a couple of weeks ago and it
wasn't close. He beat me and he made it look easy.
But family's doing good. At least is doing well. We're
thankful for the things that we have. As you know,
we approached summer, you know, we know we're both going
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to be pretty busy, but we always, you know, make
time to make sure that we're good. All right, that's
it from me. I don't think there's anything else that
I want to cover. Oh listen. I appreciate the support
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of my book. You know it is on Amazon, Barnes
and Noble, breaking Mortar Books, Island Books, bookshop dot org.
Your support is appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (12:34):
And thank you.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
All right, let's get into some of these questions. And
each week we have you sending questions to the show,
and I do my best to answer these questions. And
today we're gonna switch it up a bit. So this
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first question comes from Myra and India and Myra rights Eli.
I love your show. If you had to cook one
Indian dish to win over someone's heart, what would it be?
Speaker 3 (13:17):
Okay?
Speaker 2 (13:24):
I I don't know rice culturally. I I don't know
about many Indian dishes, but to win over someone's heart,
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I hope that they'd like rice as much as I do.
Speaker 3 (13:46):
I guess.
Speaker 2 (13:51):
Well, I'd have to think about that, and really I'd
had to ask my I would have to ask my
wife about that because I'm not sure. Next question is
from Pharah in India. Pharaoh Rights Elijah in India, Chai
(14:14):
is almost sacred. What's your version of a daily ritual
that keeps you grounded? Great question. I like to meditate.
Meditation is really, really, really big for me, and it's
something I started with Peloton and it's been very beneficial,
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very beneficial, very vital to my success. And I didn't
think that meditation would be I didn't frown on it,
but I never truly believed in it until I tried it, and.
Speaker 3 (15:03):
I love it.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
I try to do it every day if I can.
But I've seen the impact that it's had on me
and how it's kept me centered.
Speaker 3 (15:18):
You know, I don't. I don't approach.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
Negative things with as much anger as I used to before.
It helps me process, It teaches me about patience. So
I would say meditation is it for me? I really
enjoyed it. Next question is from Michelle in France. Michelle writes,
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if you were living in Paris for a year, what's
the first thing you do every morning? I would take
a walk every morning if I live in France every morning,
you know. I I take a weekend walk with a
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really good friend of mine, mster Dee. I've mentioned him
on the show several times and we walk and rebrainstorm
about ways we can help the community. What are some
other ways we can provide service, you know, to those
in need. And sometimes we just walk and we're quiet
and we're listening to nature as we cover six or
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seven miles on a trail. So I would definitely wake
up and walk.
Speaker 3 (16:46):
Love it.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
Next question is from Paul in France. Paul writes, wine, cheese,
or conversation. Which one do you think brings people together
the most? I think all three? All three.
Speaker 3 (17:12):
I like them all.
Speaker 2 (17:13):
I think they're icebreakers to some degree. I think most
people would say wine, it's it's a it's a it's
a starter, definitely an icebreaker. I think it leads to conversation,
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especially with someone you may not know really well or
at all. I think, you know, cheese or dinner, that's
the next step in that process. That's a good that's
a that's a really decent question. Next question is from
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and in France.
Speaker 3 (17:59):
Oh my gosh, h that's a good question, and writes Eli.
Speaker 2 (18:06):
What motivates you to continue to raise awareness for autism?
I want to make sure every voice is heard, every
family is heard. I think a lot of times we
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we don't. We don't really talk about autism unless it's
in a negative fashion or form.
Speaker 3 (18:42):
At least that's what I've seen. You know. We don't
sit down and really talk about.
Speaker 2 (18:52):
What a child or an adult is really going through man,
a woman, boy or girl.
Speaker 3 (19:01):
We don't.
Speaker 2 (19:02):
We don't have those hard, honest conversations about what we
see and how we can help. And so I do
my best to do that in the community. Now, some
of the families that that we work with, you know,
because of privacy reasons, we we can't share the bulk
(19:25):
of their stories. And I respect that and I honor that,
but I you know, I think it's important that we
continue to raise awareness and we we continue to educate
ourselves around autism. It has to be an important topic.
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And you know, that's why I do the things I do.
Speaker 3 (19:53):
Now.
Speaker 2 (19:54):
I'm not I don't have a bull horn where I say, oh,
you know, we have to do it like this, and
we have to do it like that. I think we
all do it in a multitude of ways.
Speaker 3 (20:09):
It works.
Speaker 2 (20:17):
I just love what I do. I love what I do,
and I don't I don't think. I don't think you
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should ever get to a point where you think you
have all the answers, or you know, all the answers.
You should be evolving. You should make mistakes. That's what
brings you back, keeps you trying, And you have to
remember this is all about service. This is not about me.
It's not about me, it's not about you. It's about
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the families that we need to do a better job
of highlight and I think we will. Next question is
from Pierre in Brazil per Rights. Hi, Elijah, I love
your show. If Team Winfrey hosted a carnival style parade,
what would be the float? What would the floats say
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about your mission? It would say always trying to make
someone or something better. I use that a lot. That
is like my calling card. Always try and make someone
or something better, including yourself. Maybe someday I'll be in
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a parade and I'll have that banner I used to
want to do that. You know, they have the you know,
big parades downtown, you know, doing holiday season, you know,
or doing like specific events. Sometimes I feel like I
would like to reach out and be a part of that.
(22:12):
Another part to me say no, no, I like the
way that I'm doing it, But you never know. Stay tuned,
Stay tuned. Next question is from Claire in Brazil. Claire, right,
Brazil is all about energy and joy even in struggle.
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How do you bring celebration into your nonprofit work, especially
when the days are tough. I remember, I try to
remember what and who I'm doing it for. And even
on the darkest days, the toughest days, I try to
keep a smile on my face and remember the mission.
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And as long as I don't forget that, I'm gonna
be okay. Right, I'm gonna always infuse positivity and good
vibes and to anything that I do, you know, and
luckily for us, we don't have too many days that
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are extremely tough now. The tough the tough parts are
like writing grants a lot of times where I feel
I get discouraged a little bit because you know, I'm
told no quite a bit. Like it doesn't stop me
from writing. It makes me think harder, and it also,
(23:45):
you know, it makes me understand that we're not for everybody, unfortunately, right,
But I know at the end of the day, I've
impacted lives, and so I think about that, and I
think about those moments and I bring that into the
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work that I do.
Speaker 3 (24:11):
So when it gets tough.
Speaker 2 (24:12):
I remember what we've done, what we've accomplished, and that
keeps me motivated and grounded and inspired to continue to
do the work.
Speaker 3 (24:24):
And I just I love what I do.
Speaker 2 (24:35):
So as long as I'm doing it and it's about service,
I'm always positive, always positive. Next question is from Henry
in Australia. Henry writes, Hi, Elijah, if you were writing
a children's book set in Australia, how would Little E
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spread kindness in the city? So Little E is is
really centered around life skills and court value, so.
Speaker 3 (25:14):
I think I would talk about.
Speaker 2 (25:21):
Things like giving back, you know little you know, Little
E serves the community, something like that would be a title.
And I think Little E would talk about ways we
should all work together and how kindness is at the
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root of how we evolve as people and grow as people.
So I would write about something like that. And listen,
I've already begun writing my fifth book and it's centered
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around responsibility and this story is going to be pretty touching,
pretty emotional, and I know you're gonna like it. I've
worked on this story as well, just like Juneteenth. Let's
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take one more question. This question comes from Antoine. Yeah, Yeah,
put it up on the screen. Yeah, okay, an Twine
in Brazil and Twine writes Eli, how do you deal
with negative press or criticism centered around your book? Does
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it make you sad? Does it make you mad? How
do you process? Great question? Look, you know my books
aren't for everyone. I'm not for everybody. You're not for everybody.
I haven't received any negative criticism as of yet. That's
(27:18):
not saying that people haven't been negative. Maybe they they
internalize it for now.
Speaker 3 (27:29):
You know you you.
Speaker 2 (27:32):
I say this all the time. When you know, when
you pray for success, you don't pray for jealousy in
view or entitlement. But when you do become successful and
you do a little bit of work in the community,
that's good. Whether it be writing books or or helping
families or whatever, those energies come with it. So do
I expect it? Sure, And I'm sure it'll sting. I'm
(27:58):
sure it'll it'll it'll hurt a little bit, But I'm
okay with that. I know who I am. You know,
I know why I've written these books, and I'm evolving.
There are some things that I feel about things that
I see where I have a critique or I get frustrated,
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But you know, I rarely try to publicly call someone
out or shame someone. I like to do that, but
I like to have the conversation behind closed doors, one
on one, so and to want I don't really worry
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about it much, I don't, you know. I try to
stay grounded in positivity and doing the right thing and
saying the right thing, even if.
Speaker 3 (28:50):
It's not right.
Speaker 2 (28:54):
There will be critics of the book, I am sure,
but as long as I get one person that really
likes it, it makes it all worth it for me,
and so far, so good. So I really can't complain
and I won't. So that's how we deal with it.
It's coming, it'll be there. You process it, and then
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you keep moving forward, all right. But that is questions
this week, and we have come to the end of
the show. As always, I want to thank my amazing producer,
Greg Nice, putting the show in position to be successful.
(29:39):
I want to thank all of you who tune in
and listen each and every week. Really appreciate that as well.
It goes a long way. Do me a favor this week.
First and foremost, I hope that your weak it is
going to be really, really good. I wish you nothing
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but six I'm rooting for you. Get out in your
communities and check in on your family and friends. All right,
put a smile on someone's face. Remember it doesn't take
a lot of energy to do that at all. Thank
you for listening to The Elijah Winfrey Show. Please be
sure to download this show whatever you download your favorite podcast.
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Till next week, Take care, God bless Bye bye
Welcome to the Elijah Winfrey Show. Each week, Elijah gets
you caught up on his work in the community, talks
with guests about issues and causes that are important to them,
while also answering your email questions. So sit back, relax,
and enjoy the show. Here's your host, Elijah Winfrey.
Speaker 2 (00:26):
Hello, folks, and welcome to the Elijah Winfrey Show. I'm
indeed your host, Elijah Winfrey. It is good to be
back in the saddle today. I hope that you've enjoyed
your holiday weekend. No, it is Memorial Day time. Will
we reflect on the service members in the military who
(00:54):
sacrifice for all of us. Being a veteran, it is
a it's a difficult day for me. I am working
on it. I don't watch a lot of festivities centered
around Memorial Day. It's it's very painful, so I tend
(01:18):
to pivot just a little bit. You know, I don't forget,
I do remember, but as a veteran myself, you know,
these days are pretty difficult to endure, but we do.
(01:40):
We move forward and again, everything that we do is
centered around service.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
To others.
Speaker 2 (01:52):
So I hope that you are enjoying your weekend and
you're spending quality time with with family and friends, and
you're reflecting today's show, We're going to do something a
bit different, the same but different. We have tons of listeners,
(02:13):
and I want to thank everybody who tune in every
week or download the show via their podcast. You know,
you always send in amazing questions and I do my
very best to answer them truthfully and honestly as I can.
This week, we're going to switch it up and answer
(02:37):
questions from around the world. You know, we we we
sometimes concentrate and focus on a lot of the questions
pertaining to the United States, which I love. I do
sprinkle in questions. We do sprinkle in questions from other countries.
But today we're going to answer some questions from other
(03:03):
amazing places around the globe. And I'm excited about that.
My amazing producer, Greg Nice, It's always on it. As
we brainstormed about the show today, I will say this,
We do hope to have some guests this summer. You know,
(03:25):
things are a bit busy most of the year, and
you know, we confirm some things only to have to
change plans at the last minute, which is fine, it happens.
It's life. But this summer We do hope to have
plenty of guests on the show. I'm excited about that.
We do have a list. We are working on confirming
(03:50):
some dates, and when that happens, you'll be the first
to note. My past week was really good productive. As always,
I am working on some things as June is going
to be extremely busy month. My children's book is doing
(04:10):
really well. I want to thank everybody who's purchased the
book thus far, who's read it to their classrooms or
to their families. Juneteenth is a very important day and
I am still currently working on hosting a book signing
on Juneteenth. I have been in contact with some bookstores
(04:34):
and my fingers are crossed.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
That I will hear something back.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
This week, so stay tuned on that front. Team Winfree
is doing well. You know, we're feeding families, We are
helping families with rent as we always do. I enjoy
that work. Summertime is when it, you know, kind of
amps up a little bit as far as interacting with families.
(05:03):
You know, I can do more of that in the
early portions of the day, which it's really a big
deal for me.
Speaker 3 (05:12):
So that's going well. My prep for.
Speaker 2 (05:19):
My charity golf event, participating and supporting the first t
of Seattle. It's going well. I will be down at
Chambers Bay this Saturday, this upcoming Saturday, May thirty first,
working on some things and fine tuning some things, and
then I'll have one more tune before.
Speaker 3 (05:40):
It's go time. I'm excited. I am. You know.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
I don't know what type of game I'm going to
have at this point. I'm not really worried about it,
you know. I think I will have a decent showing
where I don't embarrass myself out there. But I missed
the prep days, the practice days. That's what feels good
(06:04):
to me. When I go and I work on things,
it reminds me of the work that I put in
to become a pretty decent golfer and to decompress from
the work that I do in the community and the school.
So that is going well. Last week I was able
(06:29):
to attend a high school summit. It's called the Black
and Brown Summit in my school district. It's across school district,
and I hosted two forty five minute workshops.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
And folks.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
I was moved beyond belief, very emotional to see the
kids come in and ask questions very curious, very attentive.
It meant so much to me and all the speakers there. Right,
I wasn't the only speaker, but to have the attention
(07:14):
of these students, these high school students for forty five
minutes to share my story and to talk about finding
your purpose meant so much. And I want to thank
Sharon Roy for putting this together her team. I believe
(07:36):
they had a month month's notice or they only had
a month to get this going, and they did a
fantastic job. And the first time you do something right,
you're definitely thinking about a good, better, how right? What
was good about it? What could be better? And how
do we make it happen next year? So I know
it's going to be bigger and better next year, but
(07:58):
I was happy to be a part of it. I
also have to have to think and shout out Shelley Ward,
who also works in the district. Shelley has been a
big supporter of mine, and she's always said very nice
things about me in the district, And whenever I show
up in the office, folks come up and say, I've
(08:24):
heard about you. I've heard great things Shelley raves about you.
And you know You're a great person. You're all about service,
and again, I can't begin to tell you how that
makes me feel when somebody sees you. So I am.
I'm so thankful to have friends like that. So I
(08:48):
owe her a big part of this success, because if
she doesn't recognize me or sees my work, I don't
know if this happens, I don't know if a mentor
at the high school. So Shelley deserves the bulk of
this credit. She's a phenomenal friend and a phenomenal, phenomenal worker,
(09:15):
and I'm honored to work alongside her in the district.
Those are people who do it right. They really do.
So speaking was fun, you know. Again, it takes me
thirty seconds to kind of get going, But once I
(09:36):
get going, I'm fine. It flows right. And I don't
have a script, you know, I do. I take notes
maybe the week before, in the night before, I really
focus on what I want to say and what it's
centered around, and then I just go right. I let
(09:58):
my heart do a lot of the talking. So I
think it was impactful.
Speaker 3 (10:04):
I really do.
Speaker 2 (10:07):
From a health standpoint, I'm doing okay. I feel like
I'm catching a coal at the wrong time. I'm not
feeling like great, but I'm good enough. I'm good enough,
so I'm doing well. Workouts are going well. I feel
(10:29):
like I am close to where I want to be
physically as I prepare for this golf tournament and prepare
for summer. You know, I'm going to be busy traveling,
and you know, you want to make sure that your
body is ready to endure the stress that comes along
(10:51):
with all of this work. Family is doing well. You know,
my son has done really well at track. You know,
he's really made drives this year. He's really enjoying himself
watching him run. He's finished in the top four each
event this year. He's won a handful individually and from
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a team standpoint, he's won a handful as well. I
just love being present and watching him run. And I
give him a hard time about me beating him at
my age, and he just kind of laughs. We did
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have a race a couple of weeks ago and it
wasn't close. He beat me and he made it look easy.
But family's doing good. At least is doing well. We're
thankful for the things that we have. As you know,
we approached summer, you know, we know we're both going
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to be pretty busy, but we always, you know, make
time to make sure that we're good. All right, that's
it from me. I don't think there's anything else that
I want to cover. Oh listen. I appreciate the support
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of my book. You know it is on Amazon, Barnes
and Noble, breaking Mortar Books, Island Books, bookshop dot org.
Your support is appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (12:34):
And thank you.
Speaker 2 (12:37):
All right, let's get into some of these questions. And
each week we have you sending questions to the show,
and I do my best to answer these questions. And
today we're gonna switch it up a bit. So this
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first question comes from Myra and India and Myra rights Eli.
I love your show. If you had to cook one
Indian dish to win over someone's heart, what would it be?
Speaker 3 (13:17):
Okay?
Speaker 2 (13:24):
I I don't know rice culturally. I I don't know
about many Indian dishes, but to win over someone's heart,
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I hope that they'd like rice as much as I do.
Speaker 3 (13:46):
I guess.
Speaker 2 (13:51):
Well, I'd have to think about that, and really I'd
had to ask my I would have to ask my
wife about that because I'm not sure. Next question is
from Pharah in India. Pharaoh Rights Elijah in India, Chai
(14:14):
is almost sacred. What's your version of a daily ritual
that keeps you grounded? Great question. I like to meditate.
Meditation is really, really, really big for me, and it's
something I started with Peloton and it's been very beneficial,
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very beneficial, very vital to my success. And I didn't
think that meditation would be I didn't frown on it,
but I never truly believed in it until I tried it, and.
Speaker 3 (15:03):
I love it.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
I try to do it every day if I can.
But I've seen the impact that it's had on me
and how it's kept me centered.
Speaker 3 (15:18):
You know, I don't. I don't approach.
Speaker 2 (15:25):
Negative things with as much anger as I used to before.
It helps me process, It teaches me about patience. So
I would say meditation is it for me? I really
enjoyed it. Next question is from Michelle in France. Michelle writes,
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if you were living in Paris for a year, what's
the first thing you do every morning? I would take
a walk every morning if I live in France every morning,
you know. I I take a weekend walk with a
(16:12):
really good friend of mine, mster Dee. I've mentioned him
on the show several times and we walk and rebrainstorm
about ways we can help the community. What are some
other ways we can provide service, you know, to those
in need. And sometimes we just walk and we're quiet
and we're listening to nature as we cover six or
(16:36):
seven miles on a trail. So I would definitely wake
up and walk.
Speaker 3 (16:46):
Love it.
Speaker 2 (16:49):
Next question is from Paul in France. Paul writes, wine, cheese,
or conversation. Which one do you think brings people together
the most? I think all three? All three.
Speaker 3 (17:12):
I like them all.
Speaker 2 (17:13):
I think they're icebreakers to some degree. I think most
people would say wine, it's it's a it's a it's
a starter, definitely an icebreaker. I think it leads to conversation,
(17:34):
especially with someone you may not know really well or
at all. I think, you know, cheese or dinner, that's
the next step in that process. That's a good that's
a that's a really decent question. Next question is from
(17:55):
and in France.
Speaker 3 (17:59):
Oh my gosh, h that's a good question, and writes Eli.
Speaker 2 (18:06):
What motivates you to continue to raise awareness for autism?
I want to make sure every voice is heard, every
family is heard. I think a lot of times we
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we don't. We don't really talk about autism unless it's
in a negative fashion or form.
Speaker 3 (18:42):
At least that's what I've seen. You know. We don't
sit down and really talk about.
Speaker 2 (18:52):
What a child or an adult is really going through man,
a woman, boy or girl.
Speaker 3 (19:01):
We don't.
Speaker 2 (19:02):
We don't have those hard, honest conversations about what we
see and how we can help. And so I do
my best to do that in the community. Now, some
of the families that that we work with, you know,
because of privacy reasons, we we can't share the bulk
(19:25):
of their stories. And I respect that and I honor that,
but I you know, I think it's important that we
continue to raise awareness and we we continue to educate
ourselves around autism. It has to be an important topic.
(19:51):
And you know, that's why I do the things I do.
Speaker 3 (19:53):
Now.
Speaker 2 (19:54):
I'm not I don't have a bull horn where I say, oh,
you know, we have to do it like this, and
we have to do it like that. I think we
all do it in a multitude of ways.
Speaker 3 (20:09):
It works.
Speaker 2 (20:17):
I just love what I do. I love what I do,
and I don't I don't think. I don't think you
(20:37):
should ever get to a point where you think you
have all the answers, or you know, all the answers.
You should be evolving. You should make mistakes. That's what
brings you back, keeps you trying, And you have to
remember this is all about service. This is not about me.
It's not about me, it's not about you. It's about
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the families that we need to do a better job
of highlight and I think we will. Next question is
from Pierre in Brazil per Rights. Hi, Elijah, I love
your show. If Team Winfrey hosted a carnival style parade,
what would be the float? What would the floats say
(21:20):
about your mission? It would say always trying to make
someone or something better. I use that a lot. That
is like my calling card. Always try and make someone
or something better, including yourself. Maybe someday I'll be in
(21:49):
a parade and I'll have that banner I used to
want to do that. You know, they have the you know,
big parades downtown, you know, doing holiday season, you know,
or doing like specific events. Sometimes I feel like I
would like to reach out and be a part of that.
(22:12):
Another part to me say no, no, I like the
way that I'm doing it, But you never know. Stay tuned,
Stay tuned. Next question is from Claire in Brazil. Claire, right,
Brazil is all about energy and joy even in struggle.
(22:33):
How do you bring celebration into your nonprofit work, especially
when the days are tough. I remember, I try to
remember what and who I'm doing it for. And even
on the darkest days, the toughest days, I try to
keep a smile on my face and remember the mission.
(22:55):
And as long as I don't forget that, I'm gonna
be okay. Right, I'm gonna always infuse positivity and good
vibes and to anything that I do, you know, and
luckily for us, we don't have too many days that
(23:18):
are extremely tough now. The tough the tough parts are
like writing grants a lot of times where I feel
I get discouraged a little bit because you know, I'm
told no quite a bit. Like it doesn't stop me
from writing. It makes me think harder, and it also,
(23:45):
you know, it makes me understand that we're not for everybody, unfortunately, right,
But I know at the end of the day, I've
impacted lives, and so I think about that, and I
think about those moments and I bring that into the
(24:09):
work that I do.
Speaker 3 (24:11):
So when it gets tough.
Speaker 2 (24:12):
I remember what we've done, what we've accomplished, and that
keeps me motivated and grounded and inspired to continue to
do the work.
Speaker 3 (24:24):
And I just I love what I do.
Speaker 2 (24:35):
So as long as I'm doing it and it's about service,
I'm always positive, always positive. Next question is from Henry
in Australia. Henry writes, Hi, Elijah, if you were writing
a children's book set in Australia, how would Little E
(24:55):
spread kindness in the city? So Little E is is
really centered around life skills and court value, so.
Speaker 3 (25:14):
I think I would talk about.
Speaker 2 (25:21):
Things like giving back, you know little you know, Little
E serves the community, something like that would be a title.
And I think Little E would talk about ways we
should all work together and how kindness is at the
(25:48):
root of how we evolve as people and grow as people.
So I would write about something like that. And listen,
I've already begun writing my fifth book and it's centered
(26:11):
around responsibility and this story is going to be pretty touching,
pretty emotional, and I know you're gonna like it. I've
worked on this story as well, just like Juneteenth. Let's
(26:36):
take one more question. This question comes from Antoine. Yeah, Yeah,
put it up on the screen. Yeah, okay, an Twine
in Brazil and Twine writes Eli, how do you deal
with negative press or criticism centered around your book? Does
(26:57):
it make you sad? Does it make you mad? How
do you process? Great question? Look, you know my books
aren't for everyone. I'm not for everybody. You're not for everybody.
I haven't received any negative criticism as of yet. That's
(27:18):
not saying that people haven't been negative. Maybe they they
internalize it for now.
Speaker 3 (27:29):
You know you you.
Speaker 2 (27:32):
I say this all the time. When you know, when
you pray for success, you don't pray for jealousy in
view or entitlement. But when you do become successful and
you do a little bit of work in the community,
that's good. Whether it be writing books or or helping
families or whatever, those energies come with it. So do
I expect it? Sure, And I'm sure it'll sting. I'm
(27:58):
sure it'll it'll it'll hurt a little bit, But I'm
okay with that. I know who I am. You know,
I know why I've written these books, and I'm evolving.
There are some things that I feel about things that
I see where I have a critique or I get frustrated,
(28:21):
But you know, I rarely try to publicly call someone
out or shame someone. I like to do that, but
I like to have the conversation behind closed doors, one
on one, so and to want I don't really worry
(28:42):
about it much, I don't, you know. I try to
stay grounded in positivity and doing the right thing and
saying the right thing, even if.
Speaker 3 (28:50):
It's not right.
Speaker 2 (28:54):
There will be critics of the book, I am sure,
but as long as I get one person that really
likes it, it makes it all worth it for me,
and so far, so good. So I really can't complain
and I won't. So that's how we deal with it.
It's coming, it'll be there. You process it, and then
(29:17):
you keep moving forward, all right. But that is questions
this week, and we have come to the end of
the show. As always, I want to thank my amazing producer,
Greg Nice, putting the show in position to be successful.
(29:39):
I want to thank all of you who tune in
and listen each and every week. Really appreciate that as well.
It goes a long way. Do me a favor this week.
First and foremost, I hope that your weak it is
going to be really, really good. I wish you nothing
(29:59):
but six I'm rooting for you. Get out in your
communities and check in on your family and friends. All right,
put a smile on someone's face. Remember it doesn't take
a lot of energy to do that at all. Thank
you for listening to The Elijah Winfrey Show. Please be
sure to download this show whatever you download your favorite podcast.
(30:23):
Till next week, Take care, God bless Bye bye
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