Don't Die With YOUR Music Still Inside Of You

Don't Die With YOUR Music Still Inside Of You

A brief story of two sisters with a long awaited dream.

It was a Sunday afternoon and my sister Hollie and I got cozy on the sofa to watch Dr Wayne Dyers movie 'The Shift'. We were both snuggled and enjoying the inspiration. Soon into the film Wayne began telling the story of a Russian guy who, on his death-bed, was reflecting back on his life and questioned if maybe he had got his whole life wrong. This story had an impact on Wayne, so he wrote a note to himself which said 'Wayne, don't die with your music still inside of you'. I took a deep breath as these words echoed; they pulled on my heart and instantly my eyes filled with tears, I paused, wondering what may be going through my sister’s mind. I turned to look at her and she sat with her head in her hands.

Dr Wayne Dyer didn't mean 'music' as literal of course, he was referring to not dying with his dreams, passions and purpose, still inside of him.Howeverfor my sister, it was literal.

Ten years previous, Hollie had been asked to sing at a private event for His Royal Highness Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales. She performed for him acoustically and with a band. Then after he had left, one of the organizers came up to Hollie and said that Prince Charles had said 'The young lady Hollie Barrie has a fantastic talent and somebody needs to discover her' and since that day, his words have rung in Hollies ears, and every day since she has dreamed and longed to be 'discovered' and have her songs heard at an international level.

After 10 years of chasing this dream it still hadn't yet been fulfilled as Hollie had hoped. Once we had finished watching the DVD, Hollie and I chatted about our journey and our frustrations and I promised my little sister that I would help her all that I could. I've always loved a success story, how someone with nothing more than a dream and determination has created all of their desires and I wanted this for my sister as much as she did. Of course I had no idea how I was going to help, as we had already been pursuing this dream for some years but in my heart I believed that any dream is possible.

The very next day after watching the Shift DVD and promising my sister that I will help her, I set to work by reading up on success and I came across a document which introduced the idea of creating your dreams and your ideal life by acting from inspiration and working with the universal laws.I'd never heard of this concept before, up until this point the advice for getting what you want had always been 'do more than anyone else', 'work harder than everyone else', 'look after yourself first, get in there before they do'. And yet this document was suggesting that you create your ideal life from inspiration, energy, beliefs, thoughts and feelings.

I delved into this further, studying at a certified level on subjects such as self-esteem and the universal laws. Self esteem deals with everything, from our grades at school to happiness, personal relationships and our annual income. Our self image, self love, self value and self worth create our self esteem and they will each contribute to creating our dreams or not, because they determine our level of confidence, personal power and self belief. Understanding the universal laws is understanding how to work with life's magic to turn your wishes into reality. It's having an awareness that everything is energy, it's getting clear on your true purpose and its living and acting from inspiration rather than motivation.

Everything I learned I shared with my sister, each day doing something to increase her self esteem and take inspired action. It wasn't an overnight transition, it takes time to switch from acting out of inspiration instead of motivation but a little encouragement and support each day has been key to staying focused and listening to the hearts desire.

After a few months Hollie was closer to living her dreams than she had been in the previous ten years. She was approached by a successful manager who wanted to represent her, they then signed contracts with one of the top entertainment agents who represent some of the biggest artists around the world and she began to perform more regularly. As her confidence grew and her music was being heard, producers were agreeing to work with her for free as they wanted to be part of the vision. She began to blossom as she spent more time in the studio creating songs with other musicians.

From a young age my parents drilled into my sisters and I the importance of enjoying life and following your dreams. Sometimes I would go to the recording studio with Hollie and it was fabulous to see her excited and enjoying herself and it would make me come alive also. Not because I have any ambition to become a singer myself (I certainly wasn't blessed with any talent in that area) but because there is something very empowering and contagious about being in the presence of someone who spends their time doing what they love and fulfilling their purpose.

It's been so wonderful to see Hollie's dream unfold. As she became better at listening to her hearts desire, her vision began to change as to how she wanted to fulfill her purpose as a singer. When you work from inspiration you enter into a new level of creativity. Hollie's writing skills evolved and songs started to flow out of her, she was constructing and producing songs with ease and soon her first album was complete, and she became contracted to write songs for other artists, tv and films.

That's the thing with creating your life and dreams out of inspiration, your dreams come to be bigger and more beautiful than you can ever imagine.

Victoria Phelps

If you're ready to see your dreams unfold, whether that be to fulfill your purpose, start a business, create financial freedom, travel the world or to just be happy, Victoria Phelps would recommend that you first become mindful of your thoughts because what we think, we become. For every happy and successful person, you will always find a mind abundant with empowering thoughts. What you think will determine your destiny, so make sure that your thoughts support the dream you dream.