Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, it's your big sister Cheeky's and you've reached
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Speaker 2: Of the beeB. Hello, Jenny, I love you. I just
Speaker 2: wanted to ask are you going to go on toward
Speaker 2: this year?
Speaker 3: And then wells like heart of.
Speaker 1: This Danny, I love the question. Yes, I don't know
Speaker 1: if I'll go on tour this year. I wanted to
Speaker 1: give myself some soul space, some time to just reflect.
Speaker 1: I have been working so much for the past ten years,
Speaker 1: and I'm grateful and I'm happy and everything, but I
Speaker 1: feel like I just needed a break, a mental break.
Speaker 1: I needed to go back to basics and do things
Speaker 1: that also make me happy. It is very different. I
Speaker 1: will be honest, it has been tough because I'm so
Speaker 1: used to working and being busy, and I think when
Speaker 1: we're so busy and we consume ourselves with work and everything,
Speaker 1: it's in a way a little easier to ignore what
Speaker 1: is going on internally. So right now, I don't know
Speaker 1: if I'll go on tour. If I do, it'll probably
Speaker 1: be at the end of the year, and I'm working
Speaker 1: on a music I will tell you the music is
Speaker 1: very different. It's not regional. And I'm only telling you guys,
Speaker 1: my listeners, especially Danny who asked, but it's not regional.
Speaker 2: It's something very different.
Speaker 1: But those that know me and have been following me
Speaker 1: and follow me on social media know what I'm about,
Speaker 1: like really really know me.
Speaker 2: It's not going to be a surprise.
Speaker 1: It's going to be something like, Okay, this isn't too
Speaker 1: like far fetched, like I okay, yeah, I get it.
Speaker 1: It's very Jane, you know, so Jane, so yes, new
Speaker 1: music coming very soon. I'm working on a song right now,
Speaker 1: a song that I wrote three years ago, you guys,
Speaker 1: and oh, I'm so in love with it. And now
Speaker 1: I know that song kind of was confirmation of like
Speaker 1: I'm in the right place, even if it feels different
Speaker 1: and it feels foreign, it feels sometimes just like I
Speaker 1: want to run back and say, you know what, I'm
Speaker 1: just gonna just go back to my old life because
Speaker 1: thank god, if I wanted to go tour, I can
Speaker 1: start a tour and everything, but I'm like, no, I
Speaker 1: know this is where I'm supposed to be. And that
Speaker 1: song reminded me because I wrote that song three years ago,
Speaker 1: not knowing that I was going to necessarily be here,
Speaker 1: especially now and the type of music that I want
Speaker 1: to do. But once you listen to it, once you
Speaker 1: hear it, you'll see what I'm talking about. But the
Speaker 1: point is is, yes, working on any music a tour.
Speaker 1: I think I'll have a very special show, like a
Speaker 1: showcase type of thing, so you guys could listen and
Speaker 1: hear my new music. But I don't know what that
Speaker 1: looks like yet, so just stay tuned. I'll keep you updated, okay, Danny,
Speaker 1: And thank you for asking. I appreciate it because that
Speaker 1: means a lot. That means a lot because that makes
Speaker 1: me feel like you like my music and people like
Speaker 1: my music, so people are wondering we're getting there.
Speaker 2: Okay, thank you, Danny. So much. Okay, next question comes
Speaker 2: from Valerie.
Speaker 3: Hi, Jicky, I just wanted to say how much of
Speaker 3: an inspiration you've been just in your journey the last
Speaker 3: few years. I think I found you on the riveras
Speaker 3: a few years ago. I wasn't aware of who your
Speaker 3: mom was. I'm the third your generation Mexican, so I
Speaker 3: didn't know who Jenny Rivera was, but through you have
Speaker 3: kind of grown to love her. Also, I just want
Speaker 3: to say I love your podcast. Thank you for still
Speaker 3: doing it. I hope that you don't ever stop. But
Speaker 3: that's just me being selfish, of course. But yeah, I
Speaker 3: think a lot of talk lately on like just trying
Speaker 3: to be a good person, a good representation of Christ,
Speaker 3: you know, when our world just seems so dark and
Speaker 3: without him. I know you're having a journey of trying
Speaker 3: to abstain from alcohol. I'm a year and a half sober,
Speaker 3: and that kind of led me to also deleting like
Speaker 3: my social media, and I just think both of those things,
Speaker 3: like not in my life anymore, have just done like
Speaker 3: wonders for me, my health, my spiritual journey, my mental health,
Speaker 3: just being a better mother, just being more present. So
Speaker 3: I really love you being vulnerable about those things because
Speaker 3: I've struggled with all those things too, and I'm just
Speaker 3: love you.
Speaker 1: Thanks, Oh, Valerie, I've been so emotional, so you guys
Speaker 1: excuse me, Okay, Valerie, thank you. I don't ever want
Speaker 1: to stop doing my podcast. I don't even if other
Speaker 1: things make me more money. This is something that makes
Speaker 1: me very happy, especially hearing from you guys. I love
Speaker 1: dear cheeks because I get to hear from you guys
Speaker 1: as well. It's this special, beautiful connection. And I'm so
Speaker 1: grateful for all of you that take the time to
Speaker 1: listen and to know that my advice and my vulnerability
Speaker 1: and my transparency helps you guys and motivates you. That's
Speaker 1: how I know that I'm on the right path and
Speaker 1: that even those days when I want to give up
Speaker 1: to I won't because of people like you and all
Speaker 1: of my listeners. So thank you so much. I'm very
Speaker 1: proud of you. I know staying off social media isn't easy.
Speaker 1: I've been doing it, and not even because it's something
Speaker 1: that I want like to fast because right now I'm
Speaker 1: on like another twenty one day challenge, but I just
Speaker 1: haven't been in the right mindset or emotional like space
Speaker 1: to be on social media or see what's going on.
Speaker 1: I'm so lost. People tell me, oh, did you hear
Speaker 1: about this and what's going on here? And I'm like, no,
Speaker 1: I haven't been on you know. So I'm proud of
Speaker 1: you because I know it's hard and that's what runs
Speaker 1: the world right now is social media and everything that
Speaker 1: you're doing and not drinking and all that stuff.
Speaker 2: Like you are doing.
Speaker 1: What we're supposed to do is every day challenge ourselves
Speaker 1: mentally and physically and say, Okay, how can I become
Speaker 1: the best version of myself? And that's not easy. People
Speaker 1: don't like to do that. So you should definitely give
Speaker 1: yourself a pat on the back. And I'm giving you
Speaker 1: a big hug and thank you for listening and being
Speaker 1: here and just reminding me and being that confirmation that
Speaker 1: I needed today. So thank you, and yeah, I hope
Speaker 1: to hear from you again. Okay, moving on to an
Speaker 1: anonymous listener.
Speaker 4: All a chickies, how are you? I just wanted to
Speaker 4: ask how your relationship with God is going at the moment,
Speaker 4: because I know you've spoken about God before, so I
Speaker 4: was just curious to know how you know your journey
Speaker 4: and your relationship with God is going. I also follow
Speaker 4: your sister Jenniica, and I've seen that she's been really
Speaker 4: committed to growing her relationship with God, going to church
Speaker 4: more and everything. So yeah, just wondering if that's the
Speaker 4: same with you. And yeah, thank you.
Speaker 2: Oh I love this question.
Speaker 1: This is a great episode, guys. Okay, so my relationship
Speaker 1: with God is great. I have not been to church.
Speaker 1: I will be honest. I did tell myself that I
Speaker 1: wanted to go to church a lot more, but for
Speaker 1: one reason or another, I haven't. But I do want
Speaker 1: to find a church that's close to my house and
Speaker 1: that I feel comfortable. But my relationship with God is great.
Speaker 1: I pray and meditate almost every day, if not every day.
Speaker 1: There are days when it's hard. There are days where
Speaker 1: I'm not feeling good and I get on my knees
Speaker 1: and sometimes I'm not mad at God, but sometimes I'm
Speaker 1: just exhausted. My soul is exhausted. So I'm like God,
Speaker 1: I don't know what's going on, like sometimes I do.
Speaker 1: Even I'm like God, when is life just going to
Speaker 1: be easy peasy? And right when you think it's going
Speaker 1: to be better, something happens. But I know how God works,
Speaker 1: and I know God's promises, and I know that every
Speaker 1: time we're going through something, there's always something better on
Speaker 1: the other end, on the other side of it, and
Speaker 1: something great's coming. And that's just what has been a
Speaker 1: fact in my life. So sometimes I'll just pray and
Speaker 1: be like, God, just help me. I don't know what
Speaker 1: to say right now. Thank you for today, help me.
Speaker 1: I love you, bye. And I know He gets me.
Speaker 1: And God can be a she or a he or
Speaker 1: whatever you guys.
Speaker 2: Think is long.
Speaker 1: We've talked about this. I'm not gonna get into that
Speaker 1: right now, but it's good. I do want to start
Speaker 1: going to church more. And I am not very religious.
Speaker 1: Jenica my sister, I'm very proud of her. I've seen
Speaker 1: that she's been doing devotionals and reading the Bible on Snapchat,
Speaker 1: and I think that's awesome because sharing faith and sharing
Speaker 1: the Word of God, and I think it's great, especially
Speaker 1: if you're just protruding something positive to the world. We
Speaker 1: need more light in this world, so I think she's
Speaker 1: doing great. I don't read the Bible personally. I love
Speaker 1: Bible verses, but I don't read the Bible unless I
Speaker 1: go to church, to a Christian Church. I've gone to
Speaker 1: Christian churches. I've gone to Catholic churches. Jenica, I think,
Speaker 1: considers herself more Christian and I'm more spiritual. Same thing,
Speaker 1: but different I feel. But yeah, I think I have
Speaker 1: a very very strong relationship with God right now. Right now,
Speaker 1: I feel very very connected. And there are moments that
Speaker 1: I just feel lost, but then I know God's there
Speaker 1: and that keeps me going. And I know that I've
Speaker 1: been through harder things and He's gotten me through it.
Speaker 1: And I just put a tweet up the other day
Speaker 1: that said I could be many things, but I've never been.
Speaker 1: I don't remember exactly what I wrote, but basically, I'm
Speaker 1: not godless. God has always been with me and has
Speaker 1: never left me. So I owe God and my faith
Speaker 1: and the Higher Power and the Almighty everything. So to
Speaker 1: answer your question, we're chilling. God's my bestie. I really,
Speaker 1: I feel like I always say this. I was like,
Speaker 1: I'm one of his favorites and so are you. So yeah,
Speaker 1: thank you for your question. And I love your accent
Speaker 1: by the way, it's so nice.
Speaker 2: I love it.
Speaker 1: Okay, guys, Well, that concludes this episode of Dear Cheekys.
Speaker 1: Thank you guys for your questions. They're beautiful. Thank you
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