Live Super.

(PICTURE OF THE REAL PERSEPHONE)
Picture this (In my best Sophia from the Golden Girls voice)… It was 1987, a five year old girl with a vivid imagination considered herself Superwoman, a Break-dancer, and International Superstar. She was her own shero, phenomenal ultra-being. One minute she is singing and dancing to Janet Jackson songs admired by her huge crowd of teddy bears, to break dancing and entertaining at parties(until break dancing brought her through a glass table—hey it's the true definition of break dancing!), to being super and imagining and just believing she can fly and that she was invincible. This was my youth, I lived and dreamed and I tried all and enjoyed. I felt I could be anything and go anywhere. I just thought I was the greatest, which I'm sure the teddy bears would agree.

Do you remember the time when you got your first power? When you first decided what you wanted to be? (And it was 17 occupations at once) or when you just knew you were invincible and everything was possibly, happiness was easily found, and love was oh-so-simple? Those were the best of time, especially during the youth… Then something happens and we changed and grew up and forgot. Then we stopped feeling that love, power, and hope we once did. But who said you just because you now legal means you can't still have the same feelings from your childhood. We all can still be the same super beings like before and express your love and power of yesteryear.

There is nothing wrong with creating an alter ego (doesn't exactly have to be a super hero). For me, my alter ego is Vashti Persephone, who is a superhero with Bionic powers, singer, dancer, philosopher, and just a brilliant know-it-all. The alter ego can give you a little opposite from your current state and help you step out your box and get more comfortable with the uncomfortable and get to know you a little more.

Getting to know you is more like learning to love yourself. Rick James wouldn't be Rick James if he didn't think he was so ice cold. He played by his own rules for the bad and the good. (Note: Cocaine is a hellva drug) X-men couldn't save the world if they didn't believe in their powers and just did what was necessary.

Sometimes in life you just have to get out there and Do It, like Nike said. Hey, they did it and made millions! It's Scary, but chances are needed to get to where you want. Maybe, not the most notable source, but R. Kelly said it best "I Believe I Can Fly" (just don't jump off a building please). Something to always remember is "You win some, you lose some, but you live" (spoken the best on Friday by John Witherspoon). All the times, when you are learning how to ride your first bike, or mix for the first time on the turntable, or painted your first piece, you probably messed up, but you learned, moved on and got better and badder, like Michael Jackson. To get to know yourself you have to get out there and take chances and learning. The best school always was the school of life and hard knocks. A part of learning is loving yourself, and know you are special! Barney said it's true! He was never wrong, to my knowledge, anyway.

So get out your cape (or hottest outfit, whatever works for you), create your alter ego and explore and have fun. Make the super heroes jealous and become your own hero or shero. Protect the world from their boring existence, where everyone acts the same and just do what's expected. Be You and Save the World in Four Minutes- that is all we have left, according to Madonna, anyway.


Quick Facts:
George Clooney fantasy Superhero is The Green Hornet
Jennifer Lopez wanted to be Wonder Woman growing up
Beyonce's alter ego is Sassy Sasha