All that glitters is not gold, or is it?

If you’re like me, you LOVE the Oscars or the Grammy’s or any other award-type show. I don’t know what it is about the pomp and circumstance that draws me, but it does, and I am at once both fascinated and repulsed. Sure, I love to see what the celebrities are wearing, who they are with, and hear about what’s going on in their lives; yet, the other side of me is disgusted with myself for being fascinated by it. What am I fascinated with exactly? And, what about it disgusts me?

I think part of it feeds my ego (the part that disgusts me) and the other part of it feeds my soul (the part that fascinates me). I watch the celebrities parading their beautiful bodies down the runway with screaming fans trying to catch a glimpse of what they are wearing, how their hair looks, and I think, “Wow, what is wrong with this society, what is wrong with ME that I would be into this?” Seems contrary to everything I believe in. Yet, the payoff comes later when we all review the work they’ve done, the talents they’ve shared, and I am inspired because I recognize that some of them have tapped into their God-given talent, they have accessed something magnificent within themselves, and they are sharing it with the world. This is a testament to what we can all do, for we all have GREATNESS within ourselves.

Furthermore, I am inspired by what some celebrities do with their “celebrity” to change the world. Look at Oprah www.oprah.com for example. Every thing she does she does to inspire, change, and empower others to greatness. This is a testament of what one person with an elevated consciousness (and awareness) can do. Look at Bono, Angelina Jolie, Drew Barrymore and a whole host of others as additional examples.Some people say (myself included at times), “well, sure they can afford to help out because they have millions and millions of dollars, and people will listen to them because they are famous. I’d do that too, if I had that kind of money or fame.” But, the question REALLY is: Would you step outside yourself and do your part to change the world if you could? 

If the answer is “yes,” then you must begin doing it now, today! You don’t need a global platform or a fortune to change the world. You can begin to change the world right now wherever you are, with whatever means you have or do not have, by simply practicing random acts of kindness WHENEVER you can. This is very simple to do. Buy a homeless person a cup of coffee, pay the toll for the car behind you, open the door for an elderly/disabled person, or say a prayer for someone who needs it. The point is to expand your awareness and to begin embracing the idea that we are all connected and when you help one person (no matter how small the gesture may appear to be) you are helping the world. As a result, you are opening up your greatness to shine through. Give it a try and then sit back and watch the miracles unfold, and they will!

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