You Are the DJ

There's really no escaping it. You can play dumb or ignore it, but it doesn't make it any less true. There's always a vibe going on. You always FEEL one way or another. Even when you don't think you feel any particular way at all, that in itself, is feeling a certain way.

There's always a mood. There's always an atmosphere. There's always a tone, a pitch, a FEELING of what life feels like right NOW. Who sets the tone, changes the pitch, sways the mood, and fills the atmosphere? It's all YOU.

Just as the DJ of any party has the ability to either get everyone on their feet and really enjoy themselves or stink up the joint having people ready to curse him out, YOU have the ability to control the vibes you are experiencing right NOW.

The experienced DJ manages to move the crowd by first being aware of the crowd and what they might respond to. He first has to accept the crowd for who they are. Then the music he selects and plays in the arrangement he chooses is in direct response to the way the crowd feels. He adapts from moment to moment. A known paradox: Control is attained through acceptance.

In your life, you are both the crowd and the DJ. The crowd is simply how you feel right NOW. It is the tone of the moment. The DJ is your mind. What does the DJ play? The thoughts, situations, circumstances, visions, memories, calculations, insights, etc. that constantly fill the time line in your mind. Whatever you are "playing" will absolutely and directly affect the way you feel. You set the tone of how you feel. Your crowd always responds to your DJ.

This is a doubled edged power. If you continue to dwell on things that you don't like but can't change, you create suffering and stress for yourself. You also weaken your position in affecting any change. On the other side, if you continue to dwell on all the world's beauty, abundance, and everything you love, you enjoy how life feels right NOW and gain an advantage in making changes you want to see.

Life's a party. Do you want it ruined by playing garbage? Or do you want to hear all your favorites? The choice is yours. The power is yours. The time is NOW. Enjoy yourself.

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Be a Celebrity!

Ever notice how pop culture gushes over celebrities? Notice the way the mainstream media has wet dreams and blankets newspapers and the nightly news every time they hear about some type of celebrity misfortune? Ever wonder why?

The word 'celebrity' comes from 'celebrate'. It literally means to be a celebrated person. The most popular actors, athletes, and music artists are among the most celebrated people in the world!

People celebrate the lives of celebrities because in them, they see a reflection of the part of themselves they would like to celebrate. Anytime you can appreciate the talents of others, you are actually appreciating an aspect of yourself! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

With the popularity of 'reality TV', we can easily see how the average person can become a celebrity over night. People who would not have been celebrated in the past are getting their claim to fame (even if only for "15 minutes" of it). This can bring about the question, "Why am I not a celebrity?" There's also a good number of people (including myself) who don't really care for fame. But it's more the aspect of celebrating life then fame I'm referring to.

Well, the good news is that you can be a celebrity right this minute! Realizing that all it takes to be one is an attitude of celebrating your life, becoming a celebrity is actually very healing. Eliminating stress and bringing acceptance and joy into your everyday life is simply a matter of changing the way you view yourself and life in general.

Life is meant to be not only lived, but celebrated! You don't need annoying paparazzi and an endless stream of fans to feel the same sense of celebration as your favorite big name. All it takes is your own attention.

So...what are you waiting for? Become a celebrity right now! :-)

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It's A Celebration!!

Life is a celebration. It doesn't feel like it most of the time to most people. If it doesn't feel like it to you; have you ever wondered why?

To give a short and simple answer; people are either in resistance or acceptance of life. To be in resistance is to be stuck in concepts and ideas of what things should be. To be in acceptance is to be in the moment observing and adapting.

To be in full on adapt mode is to be in such a high form of acceptance that everything becomes a celebration. You know that feeling you get when you just won something important? If you just got your way with any major life situation or had some type of financial windfall, there is a feeling of exhilaration that goes beyond total acceptance. Gratitude, excitement, and joy are higher forms of acceptance. These are also the feelings of celebration.

The unfolding of every passing second is a celebration. The way a bird is soaring through the air is a celebration. The way a tree sways in the wind is a celebration. The rhythm of your feet on the ground as you walk is a celebration.

It's a feeling of not being able to lose. It is literally all win. No matter what happens; it's good. It is a feeling of being so in tune with what is, that you always make the right move.

My experience of allowing life to be the celebration that it is, is constantly growing. You could be here too. Check out What Is Really Good? and stay tuned to the blog.
I leave you with a short excerpt from my next book.

Realizing that you are the stillness that allows all movement to exist; all movement becomes poetry in motion.
Realizing that you are the space that allows all form to exist; all form becomes majestic.
Realizing that you are the silence that allows all sound to exist; all sound takes on a new definition.

LIVE IT UP!! Life is a CELEBRATION!!