Better Said Than Written

Tamika Cody
Better Said Than Written

Better Said Than Written is the podcast supplement to the multimedia blog ArtzOfCulturez.com, where the host, Tamika Cody, shares inspirational excerpts from books, essays, poems, and quotes that, when read aloud, sound better said than written.

  1. Hope in the darkness

    FEB 2

    Hope in the darkness

    This episode is for those who are struggling with life. Maybe you’re feeling lost. Maybe your soul is weighed down and it feels like an elephant is sitting on your chest. Maybe you’ve been battling depression, feeling like the darkness is just too much. Desmond Tutu once said: “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” You might be saying to yourself, “I don’t see any light right now.” And that’s cool…I don’t expect you to ignore the darkness. But I do expect you to know that even if you can’t see the light yet, it is there. Want to connect? Want to be a guest on the show? https://www.tamikacody.com/contact Want to take part in the Story of Survival series? Email your entry to StoriesOfSurvivalEntry@gmail.com Or put pen to paper and keep the USPS in business by mailing your entry to: Stories of Survival P.O. Box 39072 Washington, D.C. 20016-9072

    6 min
  2. Turning Pages

    FEB 2

    Turning Pages

    How do you feel about second chances? How do you feel about starting over? Maybe you had a dream to become a veterinarian. Or a goal to start a nonprofit. Maybe you have always wanted to travel outside of the country. I’m sure there’s something that once made your heart race just thinking about it. But just like everyone else, life happened. Doubt crept in. And that dream was placed on the back burner, got buried under the weight of “what-ifs” and “maybe laters,” or worse…you threw your dreams away because someone said they were unrealistic. If that sounds like you, I want you to write down this following quote from George Eliot: “It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” – Want to connect? Want to be a guest on the show? https://www.tamikacody.com/contact Want to take part in the Story of Survival series? Email your entry to StoriesOfSurvivalEntry@gmail.com Or put pen to paper and keep the USPS in business by mailing your entry to: Stories of Survival P.O. Box 39072 Washington, D.C. 20016-9072

    7 min
  3. Rewriting the Script

    JAN 31

    Rewriting the Script

    Every once in a while, I come across a speech that inspires me to take action. The other day, while scrolling on TikTok, I stumbled on a speech by Rolonda Watts. For those of you who don’t know, Rolonda had her own talk show back in the mid 1990s. The syndicated show ran from 1994 until 1997. Now I must admit, at first glance I didn’t recognize the face but the voice, I definitely knew. After consulting with Google, I quickly paired the voice to the face I finally remembered. This entire discovery is actually quite ironic because in her speech, Rolonda briefly shared that she herself has gone through several reinventions. But the part that got me in my feelings is when she gave this simple advice, “if you don’t like something change it.” – Want to connect? Want to be a guest on the show? https://www.tamikacody.com/contact Want to take part in the Story of Survival series? Email your entry to StoriesOfSurvivalEntry@gmail.com Or put pen to paper and keep the USPS in business by mailing your entry to: Stories of Survival P.O. Box 39072 Washington, D.C. 20016-9072

    5 min
  4. THE STRENGTH OF STARTING OVER

    JAN 31

    THE STRENGTH OF STARTING OVER

    January 31, 2025 It’s hard to believe we are only one month into 2025. With all of the “current events, and non-stop breaking news” it feels like we’re in the month of June, despite frigid temperatures sweeping through the U.S. this winter. Remember that life changing goal you set for yourself at the start of the new year? It’s not happening is it? You told yourself this year would be different, but here you are, feeling stuck, maybe even a little disappointed in yourself. First, let me say this: You are not alone. And second, I want you to take note of the following quote by T.S. Eliot: “Every moment is a fresh beginning.” Not just at the top of a New Year or the first day of the month. Every moment. That means right now. – Want to connect? Want to be a guest on the show? https://www.tamikacody.com/contact Want to take part in the Story of Survival series? Email your entry to StoriesOfSurvivalEntry@gmail.com Or put pen to paper and keep the USPS in business by mailing your entry to: Stories of Survival P.O. Box 39072 Washington, D.C. 20016-9072

    8 min
  5. Know Your Role

    JAN 22

    Know Your Role

    For this episode, I’d like to share an excerpt from a sermon. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines sermon as a “religious discourse delivered in public usually by a member of the clergy as a part of a worship service.” Usually, sermons are paired with a life lesson and a passage from religious scriptures from books like the Holy Bible, the Quran, the Torah, etc. Now depending on where you are in life, when you hear or read that pairing of a life lesson and religious scripture, it seems like that sermon was meant specifically for you. The title of the sermon I recently heard, the one that inspired me to hop on the mic and press record for this episode – Know your role. — Want to connect? Want to be a guest on the show? https://www.tamikacody.com/contact Want to take part in the Story of Survival series? Email your entry to StoriesOfSurvivalEntry@gmail.com Or put pen to paper and keep the USPS in business by mailing your entry to: Stories of Survival P.O. Box 39072 Washington, D.C. 20016-9072

    5 min
  6. TikTok: The Hard Reset

    JAN 20

    TikTok: The Hard Reset

    This episode I’m doing something a little different. There is no excerpt from a book, poem, essay or quote. Instead, I just want to talk about TikTok and its coming and going. The on again off again situationship of TikTok between the U.S. government and China, gave me enough time to flip the switch to pursue my goals before I downloaded the app and got sucked into the doom scroll portal club. I have no regrets about the time I wasted on the app. The app taught me so much including: * How to use a rice cooker for other things besides cooking rice * How to kick my fashion up a notch without breaking the bank * How to make a prime rib roast * How to take what resonates from the tarot card readers * The best financial institutions to open a High Yield Savings Account * How to wear a bold red lip with confidence * Perimenopause symptoms ←this helped me not to go crazy * How to deal with toxic situations in the workplace The app also gave me breaking news before the other news outlets: * The collapse of the bridge in Baltimore * All things taking place in Gaza * Kendrick Lamar’s GNX Album * Kendrick vs Drake ← The commentary from TikTokers were deep * 2025 L.A. Fires * Food recalls * P Diddy’s arrest * TikTok going dark in the U.S. Despite everything I’ve learned, the short blackout of TikTok allowed me just enough time to hit the reset button and get back to what I was doing before I downloaded the app. — Want to connect? https://www.tamikacody.com/contact Want to take part in the Story of Survival series? Email your entry to StoriesOfSurvivalEntry@gmail.com. Or put pen to paper and keep the USPS in business by mailing your entry to: Stories of Survival P.O. Box 39072 Washington, D.C. 20016-9072

    27 min
  7. THE ART OF LETTING GO

    JAN 16

    THE ART OF LETTING GO

    In this episode, I’m opening up the window to my one of the hardest things I ever had to do in life, and I bet some of you listening also had or have a tough time with: letting go. I want to start with a line from the poet Rumi. He wrote, “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” The question I have for you is, how do we let ourselves be pulled forward when we’re weighed down by pain, loss, or trauma? When people advise to let “it” go it sounds simple, but it’s not. It could be a loss of a job, a relationship that ended, or a dream that feels out of reach, letting go can feel like giving up. Like you’re losing a part of yourself. But what if letting go isn’t about losing? What if it’s about making space? — Want to connect? https://www.tamikacody.com/contact Want to take part in the Story of Survival series? Email your entry to StoriesOfSurvivalEntry@gmail.com. Or put pen to paper and keep the USPS in business by mailing your entry to: Stories of Survival P.O. Box 39072 Washington, D.C. 20016-9072

    7 min
  8. The courage to dream again

    JAN 16

    The courage to dream again

    This episode is for those who’ve stopped pursuing a dream. Or maybe you never had the courage or support to dream. Or maybe fear is holding you back from imagining what’s possible. Langston Hughes once said, “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.” A broken-winged bird that cannot fly. They are stuck. Grounded. Wishing they could soar. That’s a pretty vivid analogy of a person who lost the hope to dream. Here’s what I know…you can dream again. And for those who never ‘dreamed’ it’s never too late to start. So, why do we stop dreaming? For some of us, it’s fear. Fear of failure, fear of judgment, fear of the unknown. For others, it’s disappointment. Maybe you chased a dream once, and it didn’t work out. You got hurt, and now you think, “What’s the point?” — Want to connect? https://www.tamikacody.com/contact Want to take part in the Story of Survival series? Email your entry to StoriesOfSurvivalEntry@gmail.com. Or put pen to paper and keep the USPS in business by mailing your entry to: Stories of Survival P.O. Box 39072 Washington, D.C. 20016-9072

    12 min
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Better Said Than Written is the podcast supplement to the multimedia blog ArtzOfCulturez.com, where the host, Tamika Cody, shares inspirational excerpts from books, essays, poems, and quotes that, when read aloud, sound better said than written.

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  • Creator
    Tamika Cody
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2025
  • Episodes
    35
  • Rating
    Clean
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