DIFTS- Do It For The Story

Tired of the same old same old routine every day? Why not try an adventurous approach to life’s decisions?

Everyone loves a good story. In fact, that’s what life is made of. We all live to tell our story. Every story is unique and every story is full of drama, comedy and tragedy.

The next time you have a decision to make, why not try a new approach and DO IT FOR THE STORY.

How?

Instead of driving to work in ten minutes, take the bus. See who you meet. Have a random conversation with a perfect stranger. DO IT FOR THE STORY.

Instead of ditching the next man who asks you out, go out with him. DO IT FOR THE STORY you get to tell about it the next day.

Instead of following the crowd and going to your local community college, take a risk and go out of state. DO IT FOR THE STORY.

Make your life story one of adventure by leaving your fears and inhibitions at the door step. Shock yourself. Change your life!

DO IT FOR THE STORY!

Appreciating Being Different

You’re different and you know it. You don’t fit in with the crowd. It may be a difference in the way you dress or the way you think or speak. You could have a physical handi-cap or a mental one and it’s become overwhelming when you continue to fail at fitting in.

You’ve tried everything you can but nothing works and that’s because you’re missing one significant key; you were not MEANT TO FIT IN.

Just because you’re different, doesn’t mean that there is something wrong with you. It simply means that you aren’t good at pretending to be someone else. Most of our society is trained to speak, think and act in a certain way and through social conditioning, most people are experts at playing the roles assigned to them. You must have been absent the day the authorities handed out your destiny and you are now free to create your own.

How can I make the most out of being different?

That’s quite simple too. First, you must take the negative stigma off of being different and learn to appreciate that you are not a clone of everyone else who is really just PRETENDING to be who they are expected to be.

Next, and this is the fun part, you get to GLAMORIZE your differences in a way that only you can do. Are you missing a leg? It’s not a tragedy, go out and push the limits of what a on legged person can do. Don’t allow your handi cap to HANDI CAP your life! It’s just a way to push you to do more and accomplish more.

Maybe you are from a foreign country and with your accent and style, there’s no way you can fit in to this American culture. So? Don’t try to! Become even more elaborate, showcasing your traditional clothing and habits and people will come to stare at you and admire you for standing out in the crowd.

Even if it seems that you have a mental limitation, don’t worry, most great philosophers had mental disorders too. In fact, it was through these mental imperfections and out of the box ways of thinking that they created some of the most widely used theories of today.

The wayward thinker creates the mold, which is at first rejected by the conventional thinkers. Then, after some time, the conventional thinker embraces the mold and holds it as their standard, forgetting that they mocked the wayward thinker in the first place.

If you take the story of Jesus Christ as an example you’ll see that he was killed for his claims. Now, in our western culture, an entire religion was built around his belief system. It’ll take them a while to catch up with your fast paced mind and brilliant ideas, and if they never do, pity on them.

GLAMORIZE your differences.

You were created to show others your uniqueness. We have unique fingerprints simply because we are all created unique but somewhere along the line we were taught that “staying below the radar” was the ideal thing to do. You CAN do that, but why should you? You’re already different. You were already chosen to show the world what a person with your difference can contribute.

So go ahead and make your mark.

You have all the tools necessary. GLAMORIZE IT!

Are You A Rebel?

It’s not just about the cool black leather jacket you’ll get upon initiation. It’s a lifestyle. It’s the stuff the world changers are made of but… they come few and far between. Maybe you’re a rebel or a rebel in the making. Do these clues remind you of yourself?

You’re Thick Skinned-

Every rebel knows that no one will EVER agree with their plans, the way they make decisions and their vision for their life. If you can get ONE person to support you in your dream, you’re way ahead of the game and maybe you should add a shot at the Presidency to your To-Do list.

You will be frowned upon. You will be ostracized. You will be laughed at. You will be picked on. You will feel like a failure by society’s standards but since you couldn’t care less about the designated path, this shouldn’t be too much to ignore.

You Love Risks –

It might take the average person 5 minutes to decide which blue jeans to wear with their black sweater and you, you’ll reach into the closet with your eyes closed and pull something out and KNOW you’ll look like a star once you pop your collar and step outside.

You don’t need positive reinforcement or reassurance when you want to do what you want to do. You just do it. And they watch and stare in amazement. They roll their eyes in disgust. They laugh at you when it seems like you failed but they fall asleep with you on their minds. You’re going to get what you want, whether they like it or not. You’re not afraid to fail and because of this…you rarely do.

You Set Trends-

They never thought about wearing red boots with their jeans until you did it. You shake your head the next day as you pass by 3 imitations. You don’t follow trends. You don’t need to. Your closet is a treasure trove of items you love instead of a coven of garments some outdated magazine told you that you needed. And they notice. They watch and they follow you instead. Searching for their individuality they see yours and they cling to that until they can find a voice of their own.

When You're Different

You’re different.

It’s not just the way you look or the clothes you wear, you can feel it from the inside. Your perception of the world is not the same as everyone elses. They see clothing and cars and jewelry as valuable and you see colors more vividly. You can feel the change in the atmosphere while most flock like bees to the club to party. Their objective is winning and having others validate who they are, you would prefer to see a butterfly fly across your line of vision.

When you do venture into their popular environments, it’s not all glitz and glamour like they make it out to be. You see shapes, positioned together to create objects, painted different colors and women wearing costumes playing roles that they believe will get them what they seek.

You’re different. And it’s not just because you don’t have to drink to have fun. They have to spend so much money to get high and that feeling of elation and peace is your daily mental state.

You’ll never fit in. You hop from job to job, relationship to relationship. People in costumes chosen by others stare at you wondering why you can’t just be…right. More like them.

You try. It feels like imprisonment of your soul. Wearing all black. Sipping cocktails. Discussing the latest reality show or sports game or whatever was on E! last night feels so inconsequential.

What matters more? The state of humanity. Seeking peace. Expressing yourself in creative ways. Sharing love. Feeling free.

You’re so different. At the core of your being you resonate with the vibration of others around you. You sense the heaviness, the delight, the craving, the lust. You don’t know why. You don’t know what to do with all of this. All you want to do is create and express yourself, your perspective, your opinion, your view of the world.

And you want to eat on a regular basis. Good food.

You’re different. And I have no advice for you but to keep living. Keep being you. Know that in your isolation, you are not alone. There’s another spirit out there fumbling, bumbling, bouncing, knocking things over, begging for the chance to give their gift of love and feeling like no one wants to receive it.

Give anyway.