Think of this video in a different way...YOU are Pachelbel's Canon in D and the choir is the journeys/adventures you embark on! The canon of your life will be enhanced by adding songs!
Sometimes it's easy to forget to go on an adventure...eventually, an adventure or two will naturally find you, even if you want them to or not. When I was coming up with a blog/website name, I wanted to epitomize or encompass many things into one. I have so many varied interests, it is hard for me to narrow it down. I often do not have one favorite genre, medium, or like. I find enjoyment and beauty in all types and things.
It's perfectly alright to dislike something...senses play a lot into that...I will often get flack for not liking onions...which I put into some of my stories...one of my main characters definitely does not like them! The trouble with onions is that they are such a decisive vegetable! Unless they are boiled into oblivion, (my preferred way) you will know when they are in food. Ok, sorry for my onion digression...getting back to the blog/website name...THE EARTH STARS...it stands for: THE EARTH is a stage and we are its STARS!
There are so many amazing aspects to humanity and life on this earth....sure we can be weird, mean, cruel, and downright nasty at times, but that's not the majority of us...I truly believe that. All of us fall short and make mistakes, but, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!
As I've lived my life and instances/obstacles/opportunities have risen, I try to meet those moments as if I'm an actor on a stage, hence the earth is a stage and we are its stars. If you approach life from that point of view, it can sort of "take the edge off" the anxious moments. When you become overwhelmed, nervous, upset, sad, disappointed...think of yourself as an actor on the greatest stage ever...EARTH! And guess what..you are its STAR! It's all about how you approach the moment.
Our personal existence is made up of scenes...Asking that penny-pinching boss for a raise! Finding out if your crush is crushing on you! Your car breaking down on the way to work! Which bills to pay and which bills can ride?!?!
I know from personal experience...when I've approached life like they were scenes in a movie, it helped me move past the difficult times. It has forced me to find my next adventure. What happens, is that you start to discover yourself planning events, creating scenarios, and motivating yourself to move. Try to imagine a director motivating an actor as they create an amazingly artistic scene...only, you're the director and actor! The art, well, that's up to you!
Over the years, when we go out to eat at Chinese restaurants, we enjoy seeing who gets the most appropriate fortune from their cookie (although they seem more like "advice cookies" rather than fortune cookies). When we get home we will put them in a container...just for fun, no real purpose...however, recently I pulled out some of them and I'm using them for motivation as I write this book! I will do the best I can in writing this book for Brooke and her family. I am mustering all of my experience, training, and imagination as I fight to write something that will honor her legacy. I continue to invite everyone to join in this journey...do something special for someone and do it sooner rather than later...like now...today even! Let your creativity shine as you bless the lives of others!
"THE EARTH is a stage and we are its STARS!"
©2017 SAMUEL PETERSEN
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