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Media Mind Control

Posted on November 20, 2019November 20, 2019 by serenitisparkles

def; noun Mind Control is a process where a group or individual uses methods to persuade others to change their basic beliefs and values.

Imagine you are introduced to a new friend. A friend that is so captivating, you can’t take your eyes off of them. This friend becomes the best keeper of your deepest, darkest secrets. They become your counselor, constantly steering you.

Now imagine that this person has become the ONLY one in the world who knows you, COMPLETELY. But this friend, was not a friend. This friend was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. This friend only wanted to profit off of everything they knew. They wanted to sell your thoughts in order to control your next move. They had their own agenda. It was an agenda that if carried out, would end in you living every moment to maximize their profit.

Most wouldn’t want a friend like this. But we all HAVE this friend. Say Hello to MEDIA!

When I speak about media, I speak on it in a broad sense. Media, in this instance, ranges from social media, streaming media(Youtube, Netflix, Hulu, etc), Search Engines (Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc), and any other platform that DIRECTS and MANAGES end users.

The media’s primary goal is to get closer to each end user(us), in order to analyze our behaviors, collect data, create a profile unique to each user, and then sell who we are to drive up sales for anyone willing to pay for our information. All of the media platforms are built to know as much information as possible about each individual. Things like;

What time are we most active online?
What memes do we share?
What restaurants do we eat at?
Which articles do we read?
How long did we watch that viral video?

The fact that every platform knows this information is disturbing, but what’s far worse and more dangerous is that they also know things like;

Who your family members are.
Who are the closest people to you?
That you were sick last week.
Today, you celebrate the birth of your newborn.

There will be a time when few can resist the life the Media has painted for you. Few will turn everything off, look inside themselves, and find what they want in life. We ALL have the capability to think for ourselves, and create an image of the world as we see fit. If you “follow” the media, there will come a day when you can no longer LEAD. If you are a leader, BE a Leader and shut everything off, create your own thought process.

Time is Our Most Valuable Resource

Posted on November 18, 2018November 18, 2018 by serenitisparkles

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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

Posted on July 2, 2018November 18, 2018 by serenitisparkles

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

Posted on July 2, 2018November 18, 2018 by serenitisparkles

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

Posted on July 2, 2018 by serenitisparkles

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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

What is Dark Matter?

Posted on July 2, 2018 by serenitisparkles

Because I am a nerd at heart, I love looking into things that have to do with the construction of our Universe. I yearn to find clues of how we exist and why. Anytime I see something of interest in science regarding our existence and new findings, I am drawn to research about it. This week I came upon a news article stating that European Scientists may have found a signal in space referencing the existence of dark matter. Of course at first I had no idea what Dark Matter was, but as I looked more into the topic, it became absolutely fascinating.

Dark Matter makes up about 85% of our Universe and it is everything we cannot see. So the question is, how do we know it is there if we cannot see it. Scientists judge the mass of dark matter by the gravitational affect it has on matter that we can see in space. Before 1930 the only matter we assumed was part of our Universe was the physical matter that we could detect. Basically, everything from our bodies to the stars. Then scientists named, Jan Oort and Fritz Zwicky came up with new information regarding the orbiting velocities and the amount of missing mass, to prove that Dark Matter exists.

The reason it is called Dark Matter is because we cannot detect it and therefore it is invisible. We know it is there because of the science behind the gravitational effects on visible matter. Scientists know that objects need to have a certain amount of mass to orbit at a certain speed. Yet, all objects in the Universe contain this “Dark Matter” because the amount of mass these galaxies have is significantly less than what they should if they were to rotate at their calculated speed. Therefore, scientists have been able to prove that there is something extra within these galaxies that is holding them in place, but it is invisible.

If scientists are able to uncover the truth behind Dark Matter and what it is made of, they will get closer to the secrets of how our Universe was formed and how it exists.

I hope you enjoyed this mind-blowing story, and if you want to see more articles like this, leave a comment below.

The Influence of “What if?”

Posted on July 2, 2018 by serenitisparkles

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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?”

Spiritual but NOT Religious

Posted on July 2, 2018December 12, 2019 by serenitisparkles

A religion is an organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to an order of existence. When you are part of a religious group, you are a part of a group of people with collective practices and beliefs. But how can one be spiritual, but not religious?

Religion is a faith based organization that has been used interchangeably with the words faith, belief system, and set of duties. Spirituality is still undefined, but the overall perception of the word, is a process of re-formation which aims to recover the original shape of man, the image of God.” So how do they differ?

I believe that people who are religious feel as if they know and understand their God. Religious followers are in constant practice of following the guidelines set by their Holy Scriptures. On the other hand, people who are spiritual have yet to know the image of God, and therefore are in constant pursuit of understanding the meaning of life and the higher purpose. Spiritual people don’t have one collective scripture, and they don’t have any specific belief system. Spirituality is defined solely by the individual who is spiritual.

Though religious people may be spiritual, people that are spiritual but not religious will have a different view on finding God. They will not look to their ministry or structure of a religion for divine advice, rather they will search within themselves and nature to define what feels right about their actions and existence.

God exists in both types of people, but one has more of a perception of their God. I believe that everyone has a right to their own personal belief system. If what feels right to someone is to be spiritual yet practice no religion, then that is what is right for them. The one thing I do know about this world, is that we all come from different places and we all have to listen to what is moral within us. Religion can be very powerful and Spirituality can be as well. The one thing they have in common is that they are both trying to get closer to God

The Opportunity of Life

Posted on July 2, 2018November 18, 2018 by serenitisparkles

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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.

Time is our most valuable resource…

Posted on July 2, 2018July 2, 2018 by serenitisparkles