Far From Over…

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Let it be in us to know 

Let it be in us to grow together

-Sereniti Sparkles 2021

With reports of variant Covid outbreaks around the world, we prepare for yet another wave of torment.  A wave that will pull at every heart string and bring us to our knees over and over.  

If I stand still and look at what is to come, I can’t possibly have enough space to cherish what is in front of me.  

If so many variants lay ahead, why are we not focusing on what is in front of us.   What is in our control.  Wouldn’t that feel better? 

If we know that when someone smiles it feels better than a frown, then we must also know that putting importance on our bodies and our minds must be our number one priority no matter what is ahead.  

WE NEVER REALLY KNEW THOUGH DID WE?

Was there ever a day in your life that you woke up sure of every element of your future 24 hours?

The answer is absolutely not.  

Sure, there is a grey area that some might say, well, if I knew I could stay home all day, I knew I was going to see the next day.  But if we use logic and our spirit, we know that to be incorrect.  

And what did we do before, when we were uncertain of each day?  We moved on.

Moving on isn’t about ignoring what is ahead.  Moving on is focusing on what is important today.  How can we be the best at who we are?  How can we learn from these viruses so we do better?  Isn’t that what we are here for anyway?

Choice and Acceptance; Our Human Right

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Does anyone really know what is best for you? Does anyone understand what is in the depths of your soul? Probably not. Because everyone of us is given a different perspective, drawn from the moment we enter into this existence.

So often we hear of governments, religions groups, our own families telling us what to choose and what is accepted.

Is that their story to tell? What is it about anyone or anything that could possibly give them the right to define which way your life should go?

Think about it. Think hard. When you lay awake at night, in your deepest thoughts, are you thinking about what others want, or do you think about what you want and what YOU feel?

When you think about these desires, are you held back from them because of another person’s opinion? What makes them have so much control over you. Why would you give them authority over the one most sacred human right; Your Choice? Your choice will define your existence. The voice in your head and heart will continue to tell you the way. How could you stop what is for YOU? What type of power in all of human existence should be given to one over another?

Choice should be recognized as our most basic human right.

You do not have to agree with my choices, you do not have to understand the why behind them, but you must accept them. They are mine and should be mine alone to make. If I choose to do something to benefit the feelings of another person, then I must make that choice. If I should choose a path that a religious group doesn’t agree with, it is still my choice for them to accept.

We are not given many freedoms in this world. In fact, at every turn, power, money, and government , chips away at our choice and enforces their own. But when we hold the control to walk in the direction that most fulfills us. WHO should have enough hold over us to take that away. CHOICE IS FOR ME ALONE, ACCEPTANCE IS FOR YOU. The path of my choices will teach me what I am to learn, and no one and nothing should be able to take that away. Live in the custom reality that was made just for you, and don’t allow others to take you from that.

Time is Our Most Valuable Resource

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If I lose a dollar, I can replace it with another, but, If I lose an hour of time, I will NEVER get that hour back.  My father once said to me, “I’ll sleep when I die.”  This was a man who woke up every morning at sunrise and didn’t go to sleep until 1 or 2 in the morning.  He couldn’t have been more right.  Today, that same man is asleep forever, may he rest in peace.

Watching so closely the full cycle of life, from my daughter being born to my father’s untimely death,  has taught me a crucial lesson.  Time is my most valuable resource.  Every moment of each day is an opportunity.  It can be an opportunity to share time with a loved one, an opportunity to write, an opportunity to take a chance, and the most beautiful fact is that every moment is an OPPORTUNITY.

Many of us live in the past, or look to the future.  How many of us actually live in the NOW?  Since my father’s passing I try to ALWAYS live in the present.  I am constantly asking myself, am I happy with my moment right now.  If I am not, then I quickly adjust myself to think positively and change course.  I do not know many things, but what I am definite of is that this is my moment.  My life span could last another 50 years, or 50 seconds, but what I choose to do with my moment is vital to my quality of life.

When we fail to look around us and bask in our present, we fail to see the beauty of living.  Life is a gift.  No matter how many times we fall short, we are alive.  We have something that is so precious.  We have something that for all of us, will run out.  So when you wake up in the morning, appreciate and utilize the time you are given because it will be gone before you know it.

The Process of Progress

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When was the last time you can remember writing down a goal, setting up a path to it’s success, and moving forward in CONSTANT pursuit?  How many people actually ignore social media and the lives of others in order to focus on their own life?  Unfortunately, in the age of information and social media, we are buried in a world of IRRELEVANT CONTENT.

The clouds grow thicker with the more posts shared online that it is easy to become distracted with someone else’s dream. You can be perceived to be progressing in your life via social media, but the question is, ARE YOU PROGRESSING OR REGRESSING?  If I am sitting still, how can I move forward? Progress is simply forward movement toward a goal. The only way to progress is to look inside YOUR mind for what it is you are trying to accomplish.  You can’t progress if you continuously make excuses for your delay.  Progress is a process that many people don’t have time for these days.

The fact is they do have time, they have plenty of time, they just choose to idolize someone else’s forward progression. I urge people to take a good hard look at what they want to stand for at the end of their journey.  Social media and the internet can either be a tool to aid us in our successes, or a diversion to our life’s plan.  Without the process of progress we will not accomplish anything. Instead, our minds will be used as a storage bank for the stories of others. Your progress can be simple, but if you are too distracted with the abstract world, the real world will pass you by.  THINK ABOUT IT!

I want to be famous when I grow up

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There once was a time not too long ago where the majority of children would aspire to be doctors, policemen, teachers, astronauts, and even the President of the United States. This was of course before Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Justin Bieber.  Your teachers will tell you to educate yourself and you can be anything you want to be.

The truth is that famous doesn’t take much education. It might take a Youtube video going viral, a boyfriend/girlfriend in the “industry”, a stunt for huge media attention, or even a sex tape. The time of young people believing that becoming educated and skilled in a specific craft was gone when we opened the door to Reality TV and the internet. How can you honestly tell a young person it is more profitable to become a doctor, when being a Real Housewife puts you in a Mansion and you get to be a TV star.

We have people who are lawyers, doctors, and preachers trying to get a piece of the reality spotlight. And why wouldn’t they, when most reality stars are making anywhere from $10,000 to $50,000 per episode?

I have worked in and around the music industry for 10 years and I can’t tell you how many “aspiring artists” I have met. Most of these artists did not create music for the love of music, but for the love of fame and money. The fact is that out of the hundreds of music artists I have worked around, only one has made a hit on the radio, and even he was a one hit wonder.  The statistics for the aspiring famers are slim to none.  Getting a shot at being famous as a music artist, or reality personality is like winning the lottery.

The media and television stations portray fame as something everyone can get a piece of.  The reality is that you will probably spend your entire life trying.  Most people who enter the world of fame do so with some type of friend or family connections.  Others have found a way to be the most viewed on the internet and thus are able to sit side by side the famous. Fame is something you can acquire without being skilled or educated, which we saw first hand with the rise of the Kardashians.   The example has been set for the future aspirations of our children.

What reality TV should be doing is showing the actual reality of what happens in the life of a “famous” person.  With more money and attention, the problems are enormous.  99% of the people around you are trying to grab a piece of your spotlight.  You can’t use a public bathroom without being followed by someone trying to destroy your image.   Remember that a celebrity’s spotlight may be extremely bright, but it only means that there is a very dark side that we don’t see.  When your child looks at you and says, I want to be famous when I grow up, what is your response going to be?

The Tragedy of Fear

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Being Successful, Following Your Dreams, Facing Your Fears all fall in the same category in life.  Letting go of fear is how we conquer our greatest feats.  Taking chances is how we grow and evolve.   Yet many of us, will never step “outside” of our comfort zone.  Many people will never experience a moment of existing in an unknown environment.  Sure, we have video games to simulate that type of emotion.  We have local activities that allow us to feel as if we are winning.  We even have an internet, full of stories about other people who ARE taking risks with their lives and overcoming immense obstacles.  And for many, they will sit and watch their lives pass them by.  They will remain in their “safe” zone, never wandering into the unknown.

Life will become a habit that perpetuates itself.  Because of the enormous fear that follows you, you will create your own box.  You will be so afraid of what you aren’t sure of and what is not planned that you will fail to realize that LIFE is impossible to plan.  Even the most strategic plans in our universe cannot be carried out with perfection because we as humans are imperfect.  So instead of living a life you dreamed of, you will continue to dream of the few moments in your past that made you feel like you had a purpose.

I have been criticized my entire life about my lack of planning, and crazy outlook on my dreams.  I actually think that EVERYTHING I believe can happen in my life, will happen.  I have never let lack of money, resources, or fear hold me back.  Of course, fear has always tried to stop me from taking the chance, but I ignored fear because I control my actions.  Because of my strong-willed determination, I have found myself at the top of the Hollywood Hills, standing on the roof of a glass mansion, overlooking the entire city of LA.  I have had the chance to work with A-List Celebrities and live amongst the 1%.  I have put together events for hundreds of people and partied with the elite.   I have become a writer with thousands of people reading my blogs.  I now live in another country, and my next adventure will take me to an even greater place.  And like all of my other accomplishments, I will step into the unknown.  The ONLY thing I will know is that if I believe it is possible, then I have a chance.

Being alive gives us all the CHANCE to follow what we feel is our purpose.  Some of us will have 80 years and others will only have a few days.  Time is so valuable, yet we waste it in routine.  We waste time everyday.  Potential is in ALL of us, but WILL is not.  It takes WILL and POTENTIAL to make a difference in your life.  A TRAGEDY IS DEFINED AS A PLAY WITH TRAGIC EVENTS THAT HAS AN UNHAPPY ENDING, CONCERNING THE DOWNFALL OF THE MAIN CHARACTER.    Don’t let FEAR be your downfall.  YOU, AND ONLY YOU, DECIDE HOW YOUR STORY ENDS.

“I TRY BECAUSE I FEAR NOT TRYING”  @THEMUZICLADY

The Influence of “What if?”

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Whether we realize it or not, the main question that runs through our minds when making a decision is “What If”.  That simple statement has the ability to change the course of our lives.  What if I do this and that happens?  What if I don’t do this and that happens?  Either way we ask the question, “WHAT IF”, it is a vital thought process within our decision making.

As I have written many times before, the majority of humans living in society  are guided because of their fears of the unknown.  They are comfortable with routine and complacency.  “WHAT IF” rules their world and therefore they continue to exist in their daily schedule with little variation from the norm.

What if has the power to rule over one’s ambitions.  In fact, the primary reason a person will give up is because the risk of the WHAT IF is too large for them to bare.

WHAT IF has the ability to divert from one’s focus point and instead stop them from trying at all.  “What if I were to fail?”  is the key factor that plays over and over in the minds of most and detains their aspirations.

It is a fact, that in order to climb the highest mountain, you have to be willing to set aside all possible tragedies that could happen and focus on the feat ahead.  “The Bigger The Risk, The Bigger The Reward.”

And then there are some.  There are the doers, the risk-takers, and the champions.  They choose to use the “What if” question differently.  What if I actually did it?  What if I actually reached my end goal?  I would say this is the most important way to utilize the famous question.  If you have a choice in this life; to either overcome obstacles or let them overtake you, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE?  By remaining mentally focused and POSITIVE you have the potential to create and accomplish many things in this lifetime.  How can you possibly create the reality you have always dreamed of, if you are afraid of the “WHAT IF?”

The Opportunity of Life

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I often look back at the life I have lived and wonder why I was not yet taken from this world.  I was not one to stay on the safe side and there were plenty of opportunities in my past where death could have become me.  But, for some reason, I am able to sit here and type these words.  I have witnessed loved ones pass away, however, I continue to grow and live on.  I’m sure everyone has witnessed a story, much like there own, where the outcome for the other person was death.  Car accidents, illness, and violence are things that can happen to all of us.  Some of us are still here, and others not.  So why am I still here?  Why do I get the chance to feel one more day?  I realize that the answer is very simple.

LIFE HAS GIVEN ME AN OPPORTUNITY.  Everyday that I am breathing I have the opportunity to play a part and create my story.  I have the ability to experience the most beautiful moments that life has to offer.  I have the opportunity to chase a dream, to love someone, to fear something, and most of all, to inspire someone.

So why do so many people live under the dark cloud of negativity? Why do so many never take chances and wait on death?  It is as if some people know the end is coming and make the decision to stop living because it’s over anyway.

But it’s not over.  As long as you are here on this remarkable planet, living in this incredible moment, you should have hope.  Life gives us the opportunity that so many have lost.  We have the opportunity to enhance who we are and what mark we will leave on this world.  Life is the most important opportunity in our existence, for without it, we can no longer experience.

Being witness to so many young people, my peers, who have passed on, makes me appreciate my moment that much more.  There was once a friend that I went to school with.  We were born on the same day, the same year, at the same hospital.  We grew up and went to the same school.  He is gone and I am here.  I can’t answer why, all I can do is become the best ME that I can be.

My message for everyone who has the ability to read these words, is, never stop LIVING.  Never believe that it is over for you, because as long as you can breathe you can change and thrive.  If there is ever a moment you feel as if the world is to heavy to bare, remember that if tomorrow comes and time passes, things will balance once again.  If you feel depressed about your life, realize there is someone who never got another chance.  Understand that there are people who are now faint memories, but you are here and real.  Life is our greatest possibility, so don’t be afraid to ROLL THE DICE.