East Morning Moments
118 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -East Morning Moments are the unfiltered raw thoughts, opinions and views of Cory KayCe. Just sharing his light and darkness in the moment. Every morning we wake up with pains, passions, dreams, aspirations and desires. East Morning Moments explores some of those through the eyes of Cory KayCe.
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EMM S7Ep. 1 Contentment is Key
January 06, 2023 06:33 - 9 minutes - 8.47 MBI think a major message from Inside Out as well was to be careful of the pursuit of happiness. Of course we saw through the lens of someone having the understanding of a child but even adults act out of character and do silly things in their pursuit of happiness. I do tend to believe that people aren’t good with their emotions because they don’t allow themselves to feel them. Then when those emotions become overwhelming they tend to shut down. “Pain demands to be felt” is one of my favorite l...
EMM LT. Ep. 1 When Inspiration Comes
November 29, 2022 10:29 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBBeing a creative is a difficult thing. Especially in sweet T&T and not doing soca or dancehall or trinbad. I know it may sound like I’m ribbing on the people in my circle or my family for not being the support system that I need but I’m not. I know the onus is on me to find it within myself to pursue the dreams that I have for myself which is why I’ll be trying to go to more of these shows. Do my best to keep myself inspired by supporting my coworkers on their journey until it’s my time to do...
EMM S6Ep. 12 Procrastination vs. Consistency
November 11, 2022 09:18 - 7 minutes - 7.38 MBIt often easy to reach for entertainment. This is the true barrier to consistency. It is a form of procrastination, especially when you know you have work that you should be doing. It’s easy though, and that’s why we tend to do it so much. Consistency seems like work, especially when you’re not in a workplace and it’s something that you want to do for yourself. It’s easier to use your time being entertained instead of working on that project that you started. Motivation also plays a part in w...
EMM S6Ep. 12 Growing Pains
November 04, 2022 06:45 - 9 minutes - 8.34 MBI tend to find myself feeling a bit insecure speaking about myself too much. Like “no one wants to hear about your life that much.” But I keep reminding myself that I’m only sharing so others could listen and learn from it and not make my mistakes. I’m basically creating podcast episodes that would have helped me as an individual going through my life. I hope that that alone can be enough. I’m highlighting it here under this episode because the things I’m speaking about in this episode, had I...
EMM S6Ep. 11 End of an Era, Rise of a Dynasty
October 31, 2022 16:44 - 8 minutes - 8.04 MBIt’s crazy the amount of things I’ve accomplished in that short time of setting my mind to it. I feel like it didn’t take much and a lot of the leg work was laid out before me already. One thing I’ll say and double down on tho is that the mind is a powerful tool. You have to make it work for you. It really feels like this all happened with the change of my mindset and I’m proud of that. Everyone has their own thing though and maybe mindset change isn’t it for you but we’re all already success...
EMM S6Ep. 10 Bittersweet
October 31, 2022 04:52 - 9 minutes - 9.24 MBJust wanted to memorialize and honor the man that was my father. Loosing him hasn’t been easy but, I’m pressing on. I appreciate all of you that still listen to the podcast week to week. I do apologize for my absence but I’m back. Should be back on schedule. Truly do love everyone of you that continue to give me your support
EMM S6Ep. 9 You’re Already Successful
October 14, 2022 04:30 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBThe mind is a super computer, I’ve been told. And our way of programming that computer is by using self talk. We need to be really conscious of what we say to ourselves, even in our subconscious. Like I mentioned in the podcast, success is whatever you decide it to be. What happens is, we tend to allow the world to tell us what our success should look like and that’s the beginning of the error. Don’t allow outside factors to dictate your inner peace. Allow yourself to find your joy and your s...
EMM S6Ep. 8 Appreciate the Moments
September 09, 2022 04:10 - 7 minutes - 6.72 MBDon’t overlook the weeds while searching for flowers because oftentimes the weeds are flowers. But just like my episode on time, I will advocate for living life in the moment. Not only living in the moment but also appreciating it. We lose out on genuine happiness searching for faults in beautiful moments. Often because of who the moment is being shared with. We should be enjoying all the moments that we can. Protect your energy so don’t allow others to devalue your self-worth wither presence...
EMM S6Ep. 8 A Appreciate the Moments
September 09, 2022 04:10 - 7 minutes - 6.72 MBDon’t overlook the weeds while searching for flowers because oftentimes the weeds are flowers. But just like my episode on time, I will advocate for living life in the moment. Not only living in the moment but also appreciating it. We lose out on genuine happiness searching for faults in beautiful moments. Often because of who the moment is being shared with. We should be enjoying all the moments that we can. Protect your energy so don’t allow others to devalue your self-worth wither presenc...
EMM S6Ep. 7 A Lot of Love In the Air
September 02, 2022 16:31 - 9 minutes - 8.44 MBShit to make me write again!! Of course it’s tragic that my bro had to loose his mom and I’m certainly there with him but we need to celebrate these beautiful moments. This is the beginning of new families. This is a huge step. A beautiful step. One I know they are all ready for. I really do feel so proud of all of my bro’s. It’s a blessing when you can find that person you want to be with for the rest of your life. From my sister getting married in April to my brother just a couple weeks ag...
EMM S6Ep. 6 The Bestman Speech
August 26, 2022 04:15 - 9 minutes - 8.68 MBSo I wanted to start this description this week by shouting out everyone that I missed mentioning in the episode itself. Brandon for sure. Another one of the groomsmen and someone who has seen the growth of my brother first hand being that they both went to college together. I pray you don’t feel slighted that you weren’t mentioned verbally bro. Your presence and support was well noted. Keanon too. Another groomsman and my turn up breddren. We definitely brought life to everything we showed u...
MM S6Ep. 5 The Myth of Misandry
August 19, 2022 04:40 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBInteresting. It’s what this all is to me. Like i share my morning thoughts yes but the feelings that lead me to these think pieces are so deep. I’ve literally been taking a lot of these “all men” or “most men” statements really personally these days. I find myself looking for someone to blame as well for this. Women for their choices. Men for their behaviour. I’m human and my growth is infinite. This is a stop on my path so no worries. My podcast is here for me to share my thoughts but this ...
EMM S6Ep. 4 Work, Where the Heart is Content
August 06, 2022 13:23 - 7 minutes - 7.31 MBToo often are people locked into jobs that they don’t like and don’t bring any fulfilment to their lives. It makes the days longer. The body weaker. The mind more on edge and ready to snap. Well I don’t know about all that but I do know that people work jobs they hate for the monetary gain and nothing else. Thats a bit sad in a day and age where you can become whatever you’d like to be professionally. Sometimes, also physically once you have the money to do so. My twin islands though may be ...
EMM S6Ep. 2 Time pt.3
July 22, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutes - 9.31 MBJust want to say Happy Birthday to Tevaughn and MJ again. Time has brought them around the sun another year, which is a fantastic thing. Worth the celebration of thirteen nations. And that's just the pre-game. The real celebration would be global. But yeah. Time. It brings growth and death altogether at the same time. I wanted to focus primarily on the positive in the episode this week but I am saddened by the life and light lost this week. A great dude with a speed demon. Was chatting with ...
EMM S6Ep. 1 When You Know Better
July 15, 2022 04:40 - 8 minutes - 7.94 MBTeaching old dogs new tricks. What's funny is that my therapist had told me to mend my relationship with my mother and I genuinely don't see how. That would require me to forgive her and go forward in life with full knowledge that I will have to face that same abuse. I don't understand how that is supposed to be therapeutic. I'm just worried about my nieces and nephews. They are innocent and deserve much better than we were given but that seems difficult with my mom around. I also don't feel ...
EMM S5Ep. 11 When You Know Better
July 15, 2022 04:40 - 8 minutes - 7.94 MBTeaching old dogs new tricks. What's funny is that my therapist had told me to mend my relationship with my mother and I genuinely don't see how. That would require me to forgive her and go forward in life with full knowledge that I will have to face that same abuse. I don't understand how that is supposed to be therapeutic. I'm just worried about my nieces and nephews. They are innocent and deserve much better than we were given but that seems difficult with my mom around. I also don't feel...
EMM S5Ep. 10 A Broken Spartan, Master Chief
June 17, 2022 04:03 - 10 minutes - 9.79 MBI have a lot of passion for this franchise and all its lore. It's not like the Master Cheif hasn't been characterized well, it's just that he's never been seen like this. He is afraid to take action but has to because the world's fate depends on him doing just that. This is a soldier that's been through years of service. His experience as a soldier has brought him to this point of viewing his actions, all his actions, under a microscope because he sees the ripple effects of his previous acti...
EMM S5Ep. 9 The Friend Zone
June 03, 2022 04:34 - 8 minutes - 8.02 MBI need to reiterate that you don't owe anyone shit and no one owes you shit. You really have to accept people for who they are and if you can't that's absolutely ok. I had a fishing analogy that I cut from the episode: "A fisherman can't pull a catfish out of the waters and want it to change itself into a shark, or a shark into tuna, or tuna into mackerel. Why do we now think that we can bring someone into our live's and have them change for us? Granted, it does happen sometimes but it shoul...
EMM S5Ep. 8 Some Dreams Never Die
May 27, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes - 7.72 MBThe Daily Reminder: "In a world where everyone settles, it's remarkable to follow your passion and create a life of freedom. It takes courage to do something that not everyone else is doing. Taking accountability for your own life makes you the architect of your future self. Be willing to risk everything for the fire in your soul, always choose freedom over the soul suffocating system. Sometimes things may get rough but always believe in yourself, there's a higher purpose unfolding through y...
EMM S5Ep. 7 This Is Important
May 13, 2022 04:22 - 5 minutes - 4.78 MBWe are spiritual beings having a human experience. However, the dangers of inhabiting a physical form can many times deter us from having the transcendent experiences that we need in order to evolve. My guest for this episode is MJ - a professional creative and dear friend who shares a personal journey she had on an early morning hike in Speyside, Tobago.
EMM S5Ep. 6 the "Yes" Person
May 06, 2022 10:49 - 10 minutes - 9.65 MBThe “yes” person archetype was interesting to learn about and I’m sure that most of you listening can relate to one of the 7 inner child archetypes mentioned. I was really good at figuring out really quickly what someone would like in their interactions with others. I lied a lot as well to fit in. I’m practicing to be more truthful now though. It’s interesting how badly we get messed up in our formative years just to spend our adult lives suppressing or healing traumas. All this while strugg...
EMM S5Ep. 6 The “Yes” Person
May 06, 2022 04:10 - 10 minutes - 9.55 MBThe “yes” person archetype was interesting to learn about and I’m sure that most of you listening can relate to one of the 7 inner child archetypes mentioned. I was really good at figuring out really quickly what someone would like in their interactions with others. I lied a lot as well to fit in. I’m practicing to be more truthful now though. It’s interesting how badly we get messed up in our formative years just to spend our adult lives suppressing or healing traumas. All this while struggl...
EMM S5Ep. 5 Why Nice Guys Should Finish Last
April 29, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.52 MBOk, I know I say I'm ready to have kids but y'all should really take that with grains of salt. Like a lot of salt. Enough to kill a frog, truly. I'm probably just in a growing/healing mode. There's a lot you learn from yourself during the process as well. I've digressed. Getting back to the topic at hand. Recognition and accountability. That's the goal honestly. Stop seeing yourself as better for someone than what they choose for themselves. If you think like that. I spoke and used Hal as an...
EMM S5Ep. 4 Birthday Audits
April 22, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.35 MBDoes anyone else do these audits of themselves and what they've accomplished in the past year? This episode is rambly and that's because I'm still trying to understand the idea that I've conceptualized. Usually, my mind bounces around a lot as well. That's how East Morning was started. The idea of auditing yourself I believe has always been around though. Maybe just not on your birthday like clockwork. I'd say one shouldn't concern themselves with these things. Live and enjoy life to the ful...
EMM S5Ep. 3 Let The Storm Guide Your Boat
April 15, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes - 8.06 MBSo if you came for the episode referenced, it's season 1 episode 2. Calm Within the Storm. For everyone else, thank you for being a loyal reader of the description. I think it's important to note that stepping back and taking your time with the storms in your life is ok. Sometimes the storms we face are so imposing that we may believe that our inactivity will lead to our demise but it isn't always true. Recognizing the difference between a life threat and something that feels like a life thr...
EMM S5Ep. 2 Letting Go
April 08, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes - 7.58 MBLetting go of friendships and relationships shouldn't be so hard. Again I believe that in an ideal world this would be the truth every time. Unfortunately, there's no such luck for us. Sometimes we hold onto relationships that have stopped meeting our needs long after we should have and we get hurt severely because of it. It brings to mind the meme with Jesus(yes Jesus) asking the young girl for her teddy bear and her not wanting to let it go. The whole time though, Jesus has a bigger teddy ...
EMM S5 Ep. 2 Letting Go
April 08, 2022 04:00 - 8 minutes - 7.58 MBLetting go of friendships and relationships shouldn't be so hard. Again I believe that in an ideal world this would be the truth every time. Unfortunately, there's no such luck for us. Sometimes we hold onto relationships that have stopped meeting our needs long after we should have and we get hurt severely because of it. It brings to mind the meme with Jesus(yes Jesus) asking the young girl for her teddy bear and her not wanting to let it go. The whole time though, Jesus has a bigger teddy ...
EMM S5Ep. 1 Communication
April 01, 2022 04:00 - 9 minutes - 8.91 MBThe importance of communication shouldn't be understated. The difficulty of establishing proper communication though is another story entirely as well. Being able to communicate openly with someone is so freeing. Most times this is easier achieved outside a relationship. It's interesting how as friends you'd communicate everything without hesitation or reservations but in a relationship that effective communication breaks down. It's funny because the relationship is where that type of commun...
EMM S4Ep. 13 Dealing With Loss
March 25, 2022 04:00 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBDealing with loss. A lot of great lights have been lost in recent times. Knowing you're not alone doesn't help you not feel alone though and I can acknowledge that as it's something I've experienced. Keeping the memories of the ones we've lost alive I think is so beautiful. It's part of the reason I share my life so much through my music, my writing, and this podcast. This is so I won't be forgotten. The light that these people have brought to our lives shouldn't be forgotten as well. Honor t...
EMM S4Ep. 12 Expectations vs. Reality by Trini Racqs
March 18, 2022 05:00 - 7 minutes - 7.27 MB“As we get older, we all have certain milestones and goals that we hope to achieve. We have even given ourselves deadlines for the picture perfect life. Deadlines that were set when we were young and barely even understood where our life was going. Here, ending my 20’s and I’ve only barely began to create that picture perfect life that I expected I would have. I know I’m not the only one. It’s our entire generation and it’s okay to still be working toward your goal. It’s not okay to give up b...
EMM S4Ep. Update (Guest Ep.s & World Events)
March 17, 2022 12:03 - 7 minutes - 6.96 MBPlease excuse the sniffling. This is why I didn’t want to record an update episode this week . I knew it’d be filled with sniffles and I listened to myself and I sound properly terrible. Definitely not it. But yes, next episode is a guest episode hosted by the most beautiful Ms. Trini Racqs. Go check out her vlog on YouTube @Trini Racqs & say “Hi” on Twitter @racks_on_racqs. I think that last one is also her Instagram and she has a picture with her hand in the nose of a statue. You guys and g...
EMM S4Ep. 11 the Reluctant Hero
March 11, 2022 04:36 - 8 minutes - 8.11 MBI do understand and sympathize with someone loosing their way in life. But your life is boring. Go be great. GO BE GREAT!! Greatness is certainly within us all and having support is superb but honestly there are very few people in this life that owes us anything. Your parents for sure but no one else really. You have the power to be great. If not you have the power to help someone be great. We’re not all main characters. Sometimes we shine best in a supporting role. Whatever your role is thou...
EMM S4Ep. 10 You Live What You’ve Learnt
March 04, 2022 11:04 - 8 minutes - 8.29 MBI have a a lot of speculations in regards to why millennials are different but nothing concrete. I think we were just born in a different time period. There’s less fear about certain things because we have a different understanding of said things. Like sex and sex work. What safe sex is. And the actual truth about STIs and STDs. And that’s just one example. I’ve heard boomers speak about not know how someone got pregnant until they got someone pregnant. That’s a scary time period to live in. ...
EMM S4Ep. 9 Comfort Isn’t Satisfaction
February 25, 2022 04:19 - 9 minutes - 8.99 MBMaybe I’ll expound a bit more on this topic. I usually try to keep my episodes at 8-9 minutes for my listeners sake but there’s so much to be said on this. They say growth doesn’t occur in comfort but I think that’s wrong. I believe growth doesn’t occur in satisfaction. Really want to touch on that a bit more. Also the episode I was trying to reference was episode 5 of EMM if you wanted to check that out.
EMM S4Ep. 8 Appreciation
February 18, 2022 04:12 - 8 minutes - 8.12 MBI think the loneliness is what really gets to me. I feel like I’m a part of others journeys but there’s no one that’s a part of mine. I’ve also been checking myself a lot when I ask for help. I don’t like the feeling of being used and I’d hate to make anyone feel like that’s what I’m doing to them. This makes me isolate myself from everyone. But I think that’s a good thing. I need someone to work just as hard for me as I would for them and honestly I’m at the point where I just need to do it ...
EMM S4Ep. 7 The EMM Show
February 11, 2022 04:24 - 9 minutes - 8.58 MBSo basically I’m just considering evolving the podcast into a tool to flesh out the world of PATHWAYS. Just something for the community to keep them interested and satiated while waiting on the book. I could tell some of the lesser stories I may not have time to touch on in the books. News reports, announcements, community addressing and that kinda thing you know. I think it’ll be a great addition to the world itself and help people to get more engrossed in the world. A story telling podcasts...
EMM S4Ep. 6 Difficulties of Being an Entrepreneur
February 04, 2022 04:08 - 10 minutes - 9.37 MBI think we should strengthen ourselves, as entrepreneurs, in areas where we think we’re weak. Especially when you don’t have help. Ensuring you have a great product helps with growing your business faster. It’s always amazing to have support and partners in whatever endeavors you’re pursuing but what needs to be remembered is no one owes you anything. If it’s your dream you should be as diligent as possible in bringing it to life. Some of us are creatives and we only want to create. Others ar...
EMM S4Ep. 5 Go Where You’re Valued
January 28, 2022 04:08 - 8 minutes - 7.57 MBGoing where you’re valued is something that can change your out look on life once you are capable of doing so. It’ll open your eyes to new possibilities. Maybe you were considering migrating. Thais the time. If you can you should.
EMM S4EP 4 Pathway to Success and Growth
January 21, 2022 12:29 - 9 minutes - 9.13 MBWith the volume of work that I’m creating it gets a bit tedious. I also forget things easily. I also like to rest. Like taking naps is important you know. One thing I forgot to mention is my journey to learning Spanish. I’m at 130 day streak on Duolingo. I haven’t moved forward with learning really, just been renewing old lessons but slow and steady honestly. But yeah. Success and Growth. Look out for all the great things that will be coming from me soonish lol. I need a promoter yes. Or a ma...
EMM S4EP. 4 Pathway to Success and Growth
January 21, 2022 12:29 - 9 minutes - 9.13 MBWith the volume of work that I’m creating it gets a bit tedious. I also forget things easily. I also like to rest. Like taking naps is important you know. One thing I forgot to mention is my journey to learning Spanish. I’m at 130 day streak on Duolingo. I haven’t moved forward with learning really, just been renewing old lessons but slow and steady honestly. But yeah. Success and Growth. Look out for all the great things that will be coming from me soonish lol. I need a promoter yes. Or a ma...
EMM S4Ep. 3 Being an Empath
January 14, 2022 04:15 - 10 minutes - 9.3 MBBeing able to empathize with someone and put yourself into their place or maybe just feel and see things from their point of view is an understated skill. Writers are also very understated in the way they can manipulate your emotions. Be it literature, comics, tv or music. A good writer will make you feel something. It’s a bit daunting. My fear of rejection be kicking into overdrive when I encounter really good writing. I keep thinking what if I’m not good enough to write with that much emoti...
EMM S4Ep. 2 Manga vs. Literature
January 07, 2022 04:20 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBI love reading but sometimes it’s mentally taxing to fathom some of the things writers want you to believe character wise. I’m all well and good with everything else truly but if you establish the characteristics of one of your protagonist to be a certain way, then allow those characteristics to inform their decisions. In this way the mangas I’ve been reading have been superior. Captivating me with their characters and their world. And it’s absolutely not all literature that’s like this but t...
EMM S4UpEp. 1 New Year New Schedule
January 03, 2022 04:25 - 3 minutes - 3.56 MBSMART planning for everyone that wanted to catch what I said without having to rewind is ensuring that plans are, Specific: plan out all the details. Measurable: so having a desired outcome that can be measured to gain an idea of success. Attainable: sometimes we have a huge goal but we sometimes need to break it down into small attainable steps. Your life so far has been one successful step after the other. Don’t forget that. Realistic: be realistic with your planning(don’t go planning to wa...
EMM S4Ep. 1 New Year New Schedule
January 03, 2022 04:25 - 3 minutes - 3.56 MBSMART planning for everyone that wanted to catch what I said without having to rewind is ensuring that plans are, Specific: plan out all the details. Measurable: so having a desired outcome that can be measured to gain an idea of success. Attainable: sometimes we have a huge goal but we sometimes need to break it down into small attainable steps. Your life so far has been one successful step after the other. Don’t forget that. Realistic: be realistic with your planning(don’t go planning to wa...
EMM S4Ep. 1 Apologetically Myself
December 31, 2021 11:22 - 8 minutes - 8.28 MBSo I may have to do an update episode because this episode didn’t really explain much in regards to how I’m going to be doing things in the coming year. Besides that, I’d like to offer my sincerest apologies. I’ll be more consistent in the new year. And considerate. I really do tend to think that I have a very radical way of thinking. I may also be a fatalist. A coincidental finding I stumbled upon on my journey of self discovery. Like I said in the episode, we all have our demons to contend ...
EMM S3Ep. 8 Just Put it Out
November 16, 2021 08:03 - 8 minutes - 7.68 MBSometimes perfection is sitting watching us in our faces. We don’t see it because we judge ourselves the harshest. Some of us anyways. We hold out with the hopes of making it better not realizing that we’ve gotten whatever it is to it’s best. It happens. We look at these things as a reflection of us and we want to show our best selves. You best self is when you’re true to yourself. Once you’ve done that, you shouldn’t be worried about what you’ve produced so much. Just put it out. Let people ...
EMM S3Ep. 7 How Are You Doing
November 16, 2021 07:40 - 9 minutes - 8.36 MBSometimes you got to check up on yourself. I often tend to turn down help from others. Usually because when I’m going through something I’m looking for some type of understanding of what I’m going through. You can’t have that conversation with any and everyone. Some people just don’t know how to help you. That doesn’t translate well sometimes. The “it’s going to be ok” isn’t enough sometimes. I absolutely appreciate the gesture though so I like to leave at that. So self check are important to...
EMM S3Ep. 6 Just Get Started
November 11, 2021 09:54 - 8 minutes - 8.07 MBFirstly, let me apologize for the little sniffles here and there. If I sleep with the fan on me I tend to wake up stuffy. So please forgive it. But yeah. Too often we hold ourselves back from significant growth because we are afraid to do. We procrastinate when we should be engaging. Not everyone has to have my bravery of putting things out but you should at least start doing. This helps you get comfortable being a creator. Maybe hearing your own voice weirds you out a bit. Record and listen ...
EMM S3Ep. 5 Power
November 09, 2021 04:05 - 10 minutes - 9.45 MBWe are most certainly not properly educated as to the power we hold in our hands at any given time or situation. Often we react out of desperation because we feel like we don’t have power. Like we don’t have options. Like we can only accept what’s happening to us as holy writ. This isn’t true. Please watch Revolver. Because I need you to understand that that voice in your head, telling you that you are at the mercy of fate, is your true enemy and they’ve hidden the truth from you. You do have...