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Apocalypse How?

Unleash Your Inner Rockstar

By: Dustin J. Pari

So here you are. Every previous year, every day, every hour, every moment and minuscule decision, right or wrong, has led to this; so now what?

Do you crumble under the pressure?

Do you fall apart?

Do you make a half-hearted effort so that when you fail, you can say that you didn’t give it your all?

Or do you unleash your inner rockstar, and completely make the situation your own?

When people hear the word “rockstar” there is a variety of names and images that may come to mind based on one’s musical preference, genre and time period. The one thing they will all have in common is that the image will be of someone whom commands a room, who has a presence that can light up a stage and bring thousands of people to their feet. That can be you- and should be you.

Back in college, I did a presentation for public speaking called “The Art of Self-Projection”, it was based on the idea that no one is going to believe you if you don’t believe in yourself. Great leaders, charismatic speakers, the people that others look up to are those who aren’t afraid to show who they are and can convey in a positive way what they believe in and what they represent. These people exude that intangible element that makes others just feel good about themselves and the situation at hand.

Simply harnessing this intangible and making it a reality for yourself can change your life, regardless of past mistakes.

Timothy Mouse, the little vermin that befriended Dumbo in the Disney classic animation of the same name, gave the pint sized pachyderm an ordinary feather and told him it was magical- and as long as Dumbo held onto it tightly, he could fly. The truth of course was that Dumbo could fly all along and Timothy knew this or he wouldn’t have cast his lot in with him, but he just needed to find a way to get Dumbo to believe it, to get Dumbo to unleash his inner rockstar and soar to new heights.

Some of us still think we need that magic feather and unfortunately there are many whose feather has taken them down the wrong path, as countless individuals have turned to drugs and alcohol for the confidence they think they need, only to end up in ruin; Ruin that need not be permanent, if only they know how to pull out of that tailspin and return to greatness.

So how do you walk into a room and get noticed by everyone in it? How do you close the big deals and lead the big wheels? How do you use what you’ve been given to inspire others to do the same?

It has to come from within. You must know who you are and where your faith lies.

Faith is the great immeasurable element that fuels our soul. Faith powers that inner being much, much more than having ridiculously awesome hair, 80’s sunglasses and ripped up jeans could ever dream to.

I personally have been comforted in many dark situations by the grace of God, the power of the Holy Spirit and the love of Christ. My confidence, serenity, and overwhelming feeling of control over the situations that present themselves before me are all deeply rooted within my soul, nourished by the word of God and watered daily by prayer.

This is your moment.

There will not be any other exactly like it.

What is fueling the rockstar inside you?

How much longer till you decide to tap into all that is good and is of love?

Only you have those answers.

Only you can make the change that you want in your life and in this world.

We are His body, we are His blood- we have the power to do what is right.

Rock On and God Bless

D. Pari