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The important thing here is that I believe that in our
journey through life, it is very important to be aware of
these levels of consciousness and through deep thought and
self-introspection try to become more self-aware of who
exactly is "doing the talking around here" and therefore
make less of these mistakes. Do the hard work to deal with
the issue and do not suppress it! It almost seems like, with
enough work, you can lessen the gap between the
conscience levels and attain a higher state of self-awareness,
improving your life as you seek spiritual growth for
yourself and those around you.

On Fame, Glory, and Social Media

Many folks that are not famous seem to be convinced that
being a celebrity must be the best thing in the world and
becoming one the ultimate achievement in life. This is
because they are confused about what is truly important,
and what isn't truly important in life. Because of a lack of
education, experience, and spiritual guidance, these folks
assume that having lots of money and everyone instantly
recognizing you must be a wonderful thing. The truth is
that the trade-off here is that when you achieve this level of
notoriety, you also lose for the most part two of the most
important things you were given as gifts from your creator
and that you will ever possess — your anonymity and your
individuality.

You can read any number of testaments to this. The Beatles
famously wanted to be someone else, "anything but a
Beatle" when they conceived their Sergeant Pepper persona.
There is no end to the stories about celebrities and all the
things they must do just to do the normal things in life
without annoyance or interruption. When you are well-
known, many people feel that they have pretty much

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