Posted by Jason Fonceca on Mar 22, 2010 in Abundance, Art Makes Money, Artists, Famous, Featured, Inspirational, Life Coaching, Success, Success-Consciousness, Thought-Management, Value | 6 comments
Anyone who pushes the world`s boundaries is usually a hot-topic, hated and loved. Someone chooses to be more openly sexual than society is used to – there`s a riot. Someone chooses to make more dollars than anyone`s ever made, it`s an uproar. Most of the people who aren`t setting the records, are very busy bees, gossiping about the record-setters.
To me there is nothing wrong with these record-setters, and they are something to praise, and possibly aim for, if they inspire you. If not, take a breath and let them be. No matter what you think, they are not hurting you. They can`t. You`re powerful. You are. You are.
And luxury is as much your right, as it is anyone else`s.
This post was inspired by the happy-go-lucky folks over at The Abe Forum, and now, without further adieu… because you know you wanna hear it:
Luxury Is A Personal Right – "The world loves variety, and everybody has their own role to play. If everyone made the exact same income, and bought the exact amount of stuff, would we enjoy that? Some people are meant for luxury. It may be you, it may not be. Jay-Z, Steve Jobs, and other rich celebrities make some of the biggest changes in the world. If your role is to be luxuriously successful, go for it."
May your mind and your life – open, elevate, and succed!
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LUXURY IS A PERSONAL RIGHT.
"The world loves variety, and everybody has their own role to play. If everyone made the exact same income, and bought the exact amount of stuff, would we enjoy that? Some people are meant for luxury. It may be you, it may not be.
Jay-Z, Steve Jobs, and other rich celebrities make some of the biggest changes in the world. If your role is to be luxuriously successful, go for it."
(For those who secretly or openly want wish they had easy,
convenient access to many of the tools & experiences so commonly demonstrated by society’s celebrities & wealthy.)
By Jason Fonceca | SpiritSentient.com
Do you REALIZE that it’s not only ‘okay’ to want the finer things in life, it’s wonderful? (*Yes, it’s fine to want a life of minimalism and lacking material extravagance as well, but we’re going to give some attention to just how beautifully awesome a life of luxury is.)
If you`re talking about luxury…
BE AWARE OF ANY ENVY, JUDGMENT, GUILT, &
LABELLING.
Good, now…DROP IT.
Any talk of celebrities ‘wasting’ money, people splurging ‘foolishly’, governments embezzling, etc. is basically bulls***.
Quit. Worrying. What. Others. Are. Doing.
Seriously. Pay attention to your thoughts. Are they positive and uplifting, or are they often slamming others? Especially in regards to money, consumerism, materialism, and luxury:
A TOPIC USUALLY FILLED WITH JUDGMENT.
If your day-to-day thoughts are comparing yourself to others, doubting others, judging others, thinking that oh, you could do better than them were you in their shoes, and so on – then getting as far as you really want in life, may not go as smoothly and quickly as you prefer.
People are doing their best and they may not have had your type of life experiences, perspective, love, childhood, etc. Everybody grows and everyone may not feel capable of magically + immediately learning all the awesome things you’ve had the opportunity, experience, & practice. Allow them to learn things on their own.
Luxury may defined as any excess of anything that’s not necessary, but enhances the experience of life.
Luxury is realtive. It’s different for everyone.
What you`re calling luxury, is other people`s TRUE CALLING.
Do you get that?
Nothing is extravagant.
Everyone can have whatever they like,* whatever is appropriate for them.
(*From the instant classic Whatever You Like by T.I. )
An artist feels good about ‘splurging’ on a luxury studio, a fashion-model on luxury clothes, a child on candy, a terrorist on guns. Some people love expensive travel, others expensive food. Others like to have expensive everything.
Each individual person has their own personal calling towards certain possessions and experiences that feels right for them.
"But, but, this person has so much MORE than my poor friend."
LAW OF ATTRACTION – You can achieve whatever you like, and the power is ALL IN YOU.
…It’s not a big deal.
Relax and let each person move towards their own experiences and possessions without blame or judgment. Focus on moving towards the experiences you feel good about.
As stated before: day-to-day thoughts define who we are.
Many of the poor and the struggling, if you’re able to note, are thinking consistently, habitually, unconsciously & desperately about cheapness, bargains, squeezing every last cent out of things, thinking as if every penny they have is the last one they will ever have ever. They scrimp and save mentally over and over, coloring each action they take with the mentality of a miser.
Andrew Carnegie, Napoleon Hill, and Jay-Z are examples of tremendously successful people who faced massive, repeated, consistent setbacks, and they faced them and went on to live repeated, consistent success and ‘luxury.’
The thinking of these people even when they were broke, was luxury. They felt that time & money flowed and was easy to spend on whatever they loved. They had little (or no) doubt that their vision was
completely WORTH the hard times.
The poor and struggling have usually experienced far, far, far fewer ‘failures’ on a lesser ‘scale’ than the ‘successful’ people. They’ve also usually taken far less ‘risks’.
And it’s fine. The world has room for every type of person. We don’t all have to be the same. There is no One Right Way.
Take a breath, a break from all the judgment.
There is nothing ‘bad’ in any of it. There is no comparison, everyone has their own awesome, beautiful, wonderful life story to live.
LOVE IT.
PART OF THE REASON HUMANITY EVOLVES & DEVELOPS
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS & IMPROVED LIVING
CONDITIONS IS BECAUSE WE ARE TEMPORARILY DEPRIVED OF WHAT WE WANT, AND FROM THIS DEPRIVATION WE
DEFINITIVELY AND
PASSIONATELY
CREATE A SOLUTION.
In summary: Do What You Love
Do what feels right and you will thrive and have easy, convenient, and secure access to all the beautiful, luxurious, fantastic things, feelings, & experiences you desire. (until it’s your time.)
For every trauma and struggle, there exists an equal windfall and solution, and life is all about that.
If you feel lacking in any way, if you are pushing against your or other people’s success or what you label as their ‘extravagance’, the chances of you experiencing any luxurious items & events that you want are very slim.
"Many people obtain wealth and profit from what seems like thin air!"
If you’re in a feeling of love, appreciation, and allowing, you can make the seemingly ‘crazy’ decisions that bring you to the right-place at the right-time, this is what has brought so many people through ups and downs,
to sustainable success.
Believe in things unseen, have faith that you can be, do, and have anything you imagine.
Know, like the visionary you are, that there is a fortune for you out there in life; IT EXISTS. Feel it and live it by believing in yourself, your thoughts, attitudes, habits and dreams within.
Sincerely,
SpiritSentient.com
BONUS: Luxury Inspirations
clothes (armani, prada, d&g, gucci)
designer shoes (louboutins, bruno magli, c&j)
boots, heels (jimmy choo, missoni, rossi)
bathing suits (ck, odabash, agua bendita)
shorts (dsquared2, marc jacobs)
jewelry (house of waris, cartier)
watches (rolex, patek phillipe, bell & ross)
high-thread count sheets (egyptian bedding, frette)
bags (lanvin, hermes, vuitton)
cars (ferrari, bentley, royce)
condos, hotels, resorts, studios (wailea, bellagio)
climate (maui, bahamas, maldives)
drinks (diva, ciroc)
food (holistic, organic, 5-star chef, restaurants)
fabrics (linen, silk, cashmere)
private parties, red carpet events
toys (ilya fleet, lelo, njoy, liberator)
models, celebrities, artists, visionaries
sunglasses (fendi, oakley)
sounds (music, laughter, ecstasy)
personalities (glowing, loving, integrous)
nature (animals, rocks, plants, sunsets, space)
suprises (free stuff, gifts, fun ones!)
spontaneous adventures (rock-climbing, bermuda)
meaningful, fulfilling, playful, passionate ‘work’
lingerie (la perla, lola luna, agent provocateur)
media (poems, stories, art, movies, music, etc.)
sensations (massage, baths, fires, hugs, sex)
appliances (bosch, miele, sub-zero)
electronics (leica, apple, pioneer, canon, bose)
fame (facebook, twitter, youtube, tv, mags, buzz)
BE KIND TO YOURSELF. TREAT YOURSELF. PAMPER YOURSELF.
DON’T WORRY ABOUT ANYONE ELSE, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN GOALS AND THEY WILL ACHIEVE THEM.
I wish you all the wonderful feeling of purchasing because you WANT something. Period. Without once looking at a price tag, things like price, money, bargains, cheap, expensive, not needing to be a factor in any decision. I love people
experiencing their very best. Rock on.
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