In this episode of the Get Loved Up Podcast, Koya Webb welcomes Londrelle Hall, Atlanta-based poet, author, and musician. A childhood of trauma and the healing journey he has been is central to Londrelle's life and music. He shares the trials of living through abuse and how his faith in God helped him to forgive. He reflects that forgiveness goes both ways, to you as someone who has hurt others and to the others who have hurt you. Londrelle discovered that having genuine conversations with his mother, now that he is older and wiser, shows him her beauty and gives him a better understanding of why the pain of the past happened. He also talks about his romantic relationship and how, being two complete wholes united in love, they are able to live their best lives in service of God. Finally, Londrelle shares how he turns his pain into purpose through his music and the communion he feels by releasing his soul to the world.
Londrelle’s works, words, and poetry are deeply inspired by eastern philosophy and ancient spiritual text. As an independent artist, he has released six studio albums under his label and publishing company Eternal Sunshine.
As a self-published author, he has released three books. His self-help poetry book, also entitled Eternal Sunshine, released in 2017, continues to inspire minds and nurture souls along the spiritual path.
Londrelle is the creator and voice of the popular mindfulness and meditation app "Eternal Sunshine," which provides daily inspiration and mindfulness talks to its over one million daily users. Londrelle's art and offerings remain anchored in his desire to serve and remove suffering from the hearts and minds of all souls.
HIGHLIGHTS
03:35 Childhood trauma made Londrelle compassionate and resilient
07:39 Forgiveness for the pain you've caused and endured from others
11:06 Spiritual being: A responsibility to show up in alignment with truth
16:32 Healing through music and communing with others
18:50 Complete with God: Marriage as individuals but in service of the Lord
21:47 Being in a relationship reveals the parts where you need to grow
23:59 Genuine conversations and vulnerability help to heal the trauma
34:07 Nos guide you to the yesses, just believe in yourself first
36:50 Running for awareness and doing things out of love
43:21 Wellness rituals: Start every day with gratitude for life
50:36 Book recommendations: Bhagavad Gita, The Alchemist, Man Heal Thyself
56:44 Londrelle's projects: Stay Free album and Self-Care Package book
QUOTES
08:49 "Most importantly, I think it's important to forgive, as we mature, to forgive the hurt that we have caused as well. I think that has been important in my own liberation because, like you said, we sometimes again, we can play the victim."
13:45 "We understand that spirit is sustaining our entire existence, our entire experience without our asking, without our doing. And so, when we step into this place, this space of non-doing and just allowance and surrender, then spirit begins to flow with ease."
19:33 "We both have a connection and a relationship with God first and so we come to each other not dependent on the other for anything because we know that we have our foundation in God and God is our true provider."
34:41 "No, no's are not the end of the world. No does not mean failure. No does not mean you won't reach your destination. No, simply for me, no means go deeper, deeper into your gift, go deeper into your purpose."
40:38 "Love heals, love awakens, and love expands. So just really simply quite simply doing what we love and serving others through that medium in which you love... it creates a vortex of love when we do what we love and serve others through that."
1:02:09 "Life chooses us every moment in every moment. So just continue to choose life, continue to show up and say, I choose this moment."
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