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    Be A Star in Life: A Collection of Life Empowerment Articles
    Be A Star in Life: A Collection of Life Empowerment Articles
    Be A Star in Life: A Collection of Life Empowerment Articles
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    Be A Star in Life: A Collection of Life Empowerment Articles

    By TaraElla

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    TaraElla is a singer-songwriter. She has been writing and performing music since 2003. She is, however, most notable for her cultural projects. This book is all about her take on life.

    This book includes everything in the previous Smashwords eBook editions of TaraElla's Way to Life and TaraElla's Self Made Star Book.

    NOTE: This book was initially released with standard copyright conditions, as stated in the book, but the author has agreed to release it under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) licence to several specific platforms, including Smashwords and Lulu.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTaraElla
    Release dateFeb 7, 2014
    ISBN9781310691416
    Be A Star in Life: A Collection of Life Empowerment Articles
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    TaraElla

    TaraElla is a singer-songwriter and an author.She is known for the promotion of the 'Princess's Spirit', independent culture creation, a form of 'back-to-basics' liberalism that combines elements of both Rawls-style liberalism and libertarianism, and ideas based on this particular form of liberalism.She is also a keen supporter of marriage equality, a version of family values that is LGBT-inclusive (she calls this 'adaptive family values'), and marriage privatization.

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      Be A Star in Life - TaraElla

      Chapter 1

      Believe in Dreams, and Achieve your Dreams

      Try to achieve your life's dreams - what you have always wanted to do all your life. This is doable, and indeed important for both yourself and the world. Here's why:

      1) Your Dreams often Tell You What You were Made to be

      As a species, we are each equipped with different strengths, so we can work together effectively. However, some sections of modern society have neglected this and instead demanded everyone to meet the same standards. This has created a hard life for many. If we want a world of good wellbeing, we need to recognise the facts and start recognising everyone's strengths and help them to use them to their best. Start with yourself - don't let the system tell you you are inferior. If you see other people affected by this, talk to them and make them feel better. And next time, when you can change or improve the system, remember to go by this philosophy.

      Here's one thing that I cannot say enough of: you should never force yourself to be something you are not. I have found that, even if you tailor yourself painfully to fit something you are not, you will lose in the end, and bitterly, because you are not given a chance to escape whatever bitterness you got into since everyone thinks you must like it to get into it.

      2) Most things are Possible, if only you Try

      Most people have a whole catalogue of wishes they would classify as pure day-dreams. When they were young they probably thought they were not day-dreams. But years of being told otherwise and 'learning the hard way' has hardwired this behaviour into them.

      But when you think of it, most dreams are quite achievable. These days you don't need much money to research and experience (at least to some extent) many cultures in the world. You can learn almost anything out there if you just get the right resources, which there are plenty out there. And just dedicating half an hour to each activity is enough to learn a lot long-term.

      If you want to bring your dreams to the next level, if you want to be a recognised pro, then you will have to work at it - your craft, even if it is very good, takes time to get recognised, especially if it doesn't fit well with the set standards and perceptions out there. But then, don't give up here! Just achieving those dreams to a level that you find fulfilling (e.g. becoming some sort of expert) should be a drive to continue. Remember, many of the most recognised pro's have said that some of their best moments and best work are often some before they had become recognised - e.g. when an artist was a poor unknown or a band was playing in garages and pubs. Your current moment may be your defining moment - never give up too soon.

      Chapter 2

      Overcoming the Opposition to Dreaming

      Overcoming Cynicism

      The most important thing to do to be able to start dreaming again is to overcome cynicism. Cynics have always been around in history, and we all know that it isn't the happiest way to live. You never see great historical achievements made by cynics, nor have they come up with effective ways to wellbeing - it is the dreamers, even how unrealistic they sometimes are, that end up being successful in life. Yet why do we still get drawn to cynicism that much? It comes through failure.

      Dreaming and keeping the dreams up require bravery. Dreams are tested by reality, harsh reality, and it is only those who can overcome these that can find the prize in the end. In this process, it can often seem that turning cynical and uncaring can be easier, in fact it is often much easier. In life, I have cried a lot for my dreams, did a lot of things that others have deemed useless, got my self-esteem destroyed many times. Yet I have found that whenever I gave up a little, the situation is even worse. When I give up my hope for the future - what is there to fight for? And then I become a robot in everyday life. Similarly, if I give up wanting this world to be better, then do I silently agree to condemn those disadvantaged people to be condemned forever?

      This is enough for me to keep dreaming, no matter how hard it is.

      The 'Scarcity Crisis' and how to Protect Yourself from Being Engulfed by It

      There are so many crises facing people who just want a good everyday life today. But where are the crises actually? If we have a closer look at it, much of it relates to the stress from a system can't let everyone get hold of a certain something popular, or even if you are on board now, you may get kicked off later. This is based on something called the scarcity of resources by economists. It means that everybody can't have every material demand they want because production is limited. Examples include how, in economic bad weather, you may get a pay cut and be no longer able to afford brand name items, and so you drop off the 'fashionable' scene.

      While the scarcity of certain resources is not very amenable, a satisfying life is not actually scarce. The vast majority of people in society already have the means to a satisfying lives, if they really put the thought to it. They just need to re-examine their needs. Basic human needs are food and shelter etc., and to be happy we need something more. But that does not necessarily come from a material life - in fact evidence has shown that a material life does not make one happy. The way to happiness is to, rather, define your dreams in terms of what

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