Inspiration Monday!! Michael Pereira, social media community manager. Transformation goes beyond mere change. Stay connected and inspired!
The universe can dream a bigger dream for you than you can dream for yourself.
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Catherine:Hello, I'm Catherine host of the show.
Catherine:Well, my guest Michael Pereira, has been on my show episodes 68 and 108 will.
Catherine:Now he is coming on board to work as your positive imprint's community manager for the next three months.
Catherine:I am so excited.
Catherine:So surprise!
Catherine:Today's episode is quotes from the ever inspiring Michael Pereira.
Catherine:What a great way to get to know your positive imprint's community manager.
Catherine:Thanks for listening.
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Catherine:What's your PI.
Michael Pereira:The universe can dream a bigger dream for you than you can even dream for yourself.
Catherine:I love this quote.
Catherine:These are words from Michael Pereira, Broadway performer.
Catherine:Michael saw a need to bring Broadway to Paris.
Catherine:But something unexpected occurred.
Catherine:A pandemic.
Catherine:The citizens of our world faced COVID.
Catherine:Businesses are forced to close, including Broadway in Paris.
Catherine:Dreams can go in different directions.
Michael Pereira:We're not just Americans and French and, and Brazilians.
Michael Pereira:We are citizens of the world.
Michael Pereira:we must come together in, in heart, in, in intention and integrity and morals and help change this world because it is our job to do it.
Michael Pereira:It's our job to do it and to take responsibility for it.
Michael Pereira:And it's important to keep going and keep reading and keep informing yourself and find
Michael Pereira:new ways of thinking of things, because if you do find yourself stuck, angry, um, resentful, depressed.
Michael Pereira:there is always a way out.
Michael Pereira:There's always a way out.
Catherine:high integrity pays off
Michael Pereira:Doing what is right.
Michael Pereira:Not, what's always easy, but what's right.
Michael Pereira:And I, I saw that from afar and I saw that high integrity always paid off and working hard, always paid off and supporting others, especially your loved ones and your family always paid off.
Michael Pereira:Even if it wasn't.
Michael Pereira:But it, it did pay off.
Michael Pereira:It is my deep, deep belief that the universe wants you to live your very best life.
Michael Pereira:It wants you to be the, the biggest grandest fullest version of yourself.
Michael Pereira:I never got panicky before, but I do feel a little panicky at times,
Michael Pereira:Because of this pandemic and because of the, the forced kind of, insulation that we all had to go through I took it as a moment to deep dive more into myself and into, , what is going on with me and with the world.
Michael Pereira:And I believe that this was, , necessary to go inward and see what really matters and what we really want in our life, in our lifetime here.
Michael Pereira:I do think of our time here on this planet as a school.
Michael Pereira:If we choose to learn these lessons, then that is how we uplift and shift our lives and the lives of people around us.
Michael Pereira:past is done.
Michael Pereira:It only exists in our mind.
Michael Pereira:It's completely done with.
Catherine:The past does move us forward
Catherine:These life experiences that are bringing us to a different level in life.
Michael Pereira:The day that our lockdown became official in France, I was supposed to teach, uh, uh, 5:30 that afternoon.
Michael Pereira:I thought to myself, well, I'm just going to go teach anyway.
Michael Pereira:And I, you know, went on to Facebook live
Michael Pereira:. And to my great surprise, some odd 70 people showed up and I was like, Oh, that's cool.
Michael Pereira:And then I just kept doing it, uh, again and again, the next day and the next day and the next day.
Michael Pereira:And at the end of it all, I gave 80 free classes and between 800 and a thousand people would come and go during the, those 50 minutes.
Michael Pereira:But I'm here to tell you that it gave me hope to do this, and it gave me a purpose.
Michael Pereira:And I'm incredibly grateful for it.
Michael Pereira:This is one of the great gifts of this pandemic.
Michael Pereira:I, I always tried to look at what the gifts are from, from situations that aren't particularly pleasant.
Michael Pereira:And I believe that this pandemic has shown us that we are all the same, whether you are rich or poor black or white gay or straight,
Michael Pereira:we all have the same feelings.
Michael Pereira:We all have the same emotions.
Michael Pereira:And.
Michael Pereira:And this, this situation has hopefully taught us that and has helped us grow in our empathy and compassion for others because it has been a global, situation.
Michael Pereira:I wanted to create a a sub platform where we could keep each other inspired and motivated because when people are isolated, when we have been alone or
Michael Pereira:kind of
Michael Pereira:wane And I thought it was so important to be able to keep people
Michael Pereira:connected and inspired.
Michael Pereira:Principles.
Michael Pereira:You can either choose to play them,
Michael Pereira:Shallow, or you can play them deep.
Michael Pereira:And I believe the deeper that you take them the more power they, they have in your life.
Michael Pereira:It's not my quote, I don't know whose it is, but you know what you focus on expands and as you focus on the good in your life,
Michael Pereira:well,
Michael Pereira:then more good will
Michael Pereira:come.
Michael Pereira:I'm not a guy that normally says, I don't know,
Michael Pereira:And I use the word transformation because it needs, it's a bigger word.
Michael Pereira:It's a more powerful word than change because when you change, you can change back.
Michael Pereira:But when you transform, it's done,
Michael Pereira:you're,
Michael Pereira:you're different.
Michael Pereira:When a Caterpillar becomes a butterfly fly, it can't go back.
Michael Pereira:So I do believe that there is some transformation happening.
Catherine:You Rose to this challenge and it's much appreciated.
Michael Pereira:My hope is that we really come together more so than ever in this time and that we don't forget our neighbors.
Michael Pereira:Every single listener out there has the power to make a change, to choose something better, to help a friend, to not judge; to accept the differences.
Michael Pereira:Listen, I, I'm not perfect.
Michael Pereira:I am no enlightened being I'm far from it, but I, I did my very best and worked really hard to always see the positive side of it.
Michael Pereira:Well again, Michael, welcome to your positive imprint.
Michael Pereira:Well, remember the next three weeks are well more surprises here on your positive imprint.
Michael Pereira:And don't forget to follow, subscribe, or download this podcast.
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