Whatever feelings you have inside you are attracting your tomorrow

This isn't my original but it's profound, just the same. 

Worry attracts more worry.  Anxiety attracts more anxiety.  Unhappiness attracts more unhappiness.  Dissatisfaction attracts more dissatisfaction.

AND ...

Joy attracts more joy.  Happiness attracts more happiness.  Peace attracts more peace.  Gratitude attracts more gratitude.  Kindness attracts more kindness.  Love attracts more love.

Your job is an inside one.  To change your world, all you have to do is change the way you feel inside.  How easy is that?

Why are so many of my friends addicted to karaoke?

It’s got to be the endorphin rush.  I have a few hobbies but nothing compares to the feeling I get from singing.  Perhaps you’re a sky-diver – I’m sure that would be thrilling but expensive.  Even skiing would cost an arm and a leg J

Karaoke is close to home and free (discounting all the drinking that seems to happen simultaneously, for most, anyway).  And the crowd is full of familiar places, more often than not.  So it’s like party time, most nights. 

Every so often, we’ll venture a little farther from home.  It always add something extra when the crowd hasn’t heard you doing one of your better songs and people work their way over to your table throughout the evening and tell you how much they enjoyed your performance. 

What’s especially cool about karaoke is it’s all about songs.  Some are from way back when and bring back lots of happy memories.  Others are brand new and you’ve never heard them before and you just have to find out what it was.  And you learn so much about your friends through their taste in music.  I stick mainly to the sappy love songs and they all tend to be a bit mellow.  I’m trying to find some that are a bit more cheery and upbeat so that’s my focus here for the next few months.

But my friends cover everything else – the rocker, the shocker, the old-timer, the little-bit country….  Some have amazing stage presence and are so thoroughly entertaining, others voices blow you away – sort of like Jim Nabors voice coming out of Gomer Pyle. 

I can hardly wait til it’s time to head out again tonight to let the show begin. 

Here are few good reasons for loving karaoke!

Who wouldn't like to live a longer life, doing something that everyone on this earth still with a voice box can do (I actually know one who mimes his recorded songs now that he's lost his voice box!), and reap the numerous benefits that come from letting your emotions flow?  Pick songs you love and let the world know your taste (or lack of taste) in music.  It's such a rush and the crowds will clap and cheer and you'll feel like a million dollars, all for the price of a beverage! 

Natural chemical high/endorphin rush (the sacculus inside your inner ear responds to low frequency, high intensity sound) – best painkiller there is & it’s free

Deep breathing – increases the oxygen & airflow to your body, decreases upper respiratory tract germs, preventing colds and flu

Lose weight – increased oxygen flow throughout your body, making cells burn more energy

Oxygenated blood cells boost levels of Immunoglobulin A & cortisol, signs of a strengthened & enhance immune system

Increases longevity – having & pursuing a passion makes you live longer

Creates sense of being part of society, connection with others & environment, increases civic engagement

Singing is visceral, helps us to be more in tune with our bodies, with intonation, crescendo, feeling

Singing creates vibrations that stimulate chakras throughout your body, resonating in your sinuses, activating your “third eye”.  This brings about a catharsis, an emotional cleansing of your body, bringing your body’s vibrations into alignment with the universe.

Improves self image, self esteem, causing a feeling of well being, enhanced feelings of relaxation, mood & confidence

Contentment means you’re less likely to encounter physical problems (“Contented cows are happy cows”) – best painkiller there is & it’s free

Exercises major muscle groups in upper body – tones up your intercostal muscles (between ribs) & diaphragm, improves posture, straightens your back, strengthens your stomach, abdomen & bladder

Promotes better health – less depression, fewer medical problems, need less medication, fewer accidents & injuries

Reduces sense of pain – especially those suffering from chronic pain

Aids in development of motor control & coordination, resulting in higher energy levels, increased alertness, & improved neurological functioning

Boosts the memory muscle, slows dementia

You’ll share emotions, build new friendships, alleviate feelings of isolation & anxiety

Helps you live in the present moment, forgetting worries

It’s FUN!

Hope to hear you singing soon!

Depressed? Discover Karaoke!

My first posting!  An awesome guru told me I should start blogging so here goes...

I'm addicted to karaoke.  If you are already into karaoke, I'm preaching/singing to the choir (love the pun).  If you have to be addicted to anything, karaoke isn't a bad thing.  In fact, it's a grrrreat thing. 

My mission is to get you, all your friends, everyone, out and singing.  The health benefits are enormous and I'll be listing them all here soon. 

I thought I had to get a stylized page created before I even start but that seems to be slowing me down so I'll eventually have a work of art to share but for now, it's just this pared-down visually boring page.  But watch and see, it's going to pretty by the time I've been using it a bit and get familiar with all the bells and whistles. 

Stay tuned.  (Or out of tune, as the case may be.)