Declare Yourself Independent and Free!

"Life is so short, and we get so little out of it." - Cosmo Topper (from the 1937 film, "Topper" with Cary Grant and Constance Bennett).

Life IS short. And we waste so much of it wallowing in what's not good in our lives. No wonder we get so little out of it.

We only see what is, not what could, and WILL be, once we hold onto better thoughts that create better action, action that creates better experiences, experiences that create a better WHAT IS!

In Topper, Cary and Constance (the Kirby's) live short but happy lives, while bank president Cosmo (Roland Young) is living a long but unhappy one.

After their deaths, the Kirby's try to get into Heaven doing a good deed by helping Cosmo change his thinking via new experiences, and therefore changing his life.

Today is the last day for @160,000 people across the world. By the end of today life will end for many of our fellow brothers and sisters, and perhaps even ourselves.

There will be no more chances to wake up and seize the day, to choose to believe versus doubt, to smile instead of frown, to laugh instead of weep, to try instead of give up.

There is always only today. Today is always all we are ever sure we have. What we do with this day is entirely up to us. No matter how heavy our burdens, they can be carried for at least one day.

So instead of thinking of the "what is" and of dying one day, think of what can be done, and living today. 231 years ago 13 small colonies were bold enough to declare themselves independent and free of the greatest military power in the world.

The only things holding any of us back today are the own disempowering thoughts in our heads. If you haven't truly already done it, declare yourself independent and free today of those thoughts. Choose to have more power, choose to have more fun.

A friend and I went to a concert last Saturday to see the group Cori Yarckin. There we saw people following their dreams, living independent and free. And because of this and the talent it has produced, it was truly a great show and great fun!

Henry David Thoreau may have said "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation", and this is undeniably true. But that night I saw the contrary.

I met Cori, Andy (the lead singer of ARIYA), and Social Ghost. And I can say they all ARE NOT leading lives of quiet desperation.

They are taking full advantage of today, progressing the evolution of mankind by entertaining and inspiring others like me through their talents, and doing so by following the music in their souls, their joy.

Let's do the same thing with our own lives. Listen to what's in your heart, and follow it. If you've seen the movie, "Surf's Up", it's called following your wave, the flow or intuition inside of you that if you listen, will guide you to your greatest happiest and success.




Pick up the seashell and pay attention to the sounds you hear, they are the guiding voices of your spirit inside.