The Viable Alternative

As of recent I’ve been thinking a lot about how fame and success, its allure, and how it’s portrayed in the mass media, especially when it comes to “Hollywood success.”

Unless we hear news of a celebrity going into rehab or getting into trouble, most of the time when we hear of celebrities, we see images or footage of them on the red carpet for some movie premier or awards show, or on some ad in a magazine, newspaper or billboard, or in a movie, or in pictures at some high end, VIP celebrity party. Or, we see pictures of them dating some other celebrity, or getting in or out of their luxury sports car or in their multi million dollar mansion. Read more…

I’m sure in each of our lives, we’ve seen or heard of someone who’s living what we’d view as an incredible lifestyle. The person is in great shape and is very healthy, he or she earns a lot of money, is in a fulfilling, loving romantic long term relationship or has an active, fun dating life, has great friends, has a career or a business that is very fulfilling, regularly engages in activities that he or she enjoys, overall has a great attitude, and most importantly, the person is HAPPY. Read more…