Got Vibes? Are you Hummin' or Thumbin'

I thought I would ask this question here, for it is constantly on my mind: What if we could be the active, creative agents of our realities and milieu and consciously create the way we approach living?

Our thoughts, emotions, feelings and actions are all vibrations and frequencies. They emanate from our being at every moment of every day. They are sent out into the universe. They ripple through all of our relations and they certainly effect the way we feel about ourselves, our relations and to existence on planet earth on the whole. They are creating our reality. It is creation in the most essential, conscious and subconscious way. 

So the question of: "Am I hummin' or thumbin'"? has a certain rhyming resonance for me. I check myself! Am I in the flow and engaged or am I on the banks thinking about jumping in but saying - nah; I ain't game? - perhaps another day. Or, not wanting to because I think that the water might be to cold - I project: "It's just going to be to out of my comfort zone". Am I thumbin'? I have to check myself. I have to become aware of what I am saying to myself and projecting.

In our "natural" state - we are in fact hummin'. At our genetic core, the instructions for development, growth and reproduction are found in every cell of our bodies in the form of DNA. DNA is not at all static. In fact human DNA vibrates at a rate of 52 to 78 gigahertz (billions of cycles per second). That kind of vibration compares to ultra high band radio waves. Our cell phones, for instance, operate in the 3-5g (gigahertz) range. So despite thinking that we are this kind of solid (sometime semi-innert mass - especially after a hard day) we are kinetic energy, constantly in motion. It's all happening now; at every moment! Being alive is a constant energy flow and exchange. It's creation. It's evolution.

It is this concept that reminds us of how much energy and potential is working through us. How much energy is inside of us working for us, especially if we are in tune with the vibes. We can ride it. We can guide it - and shape it. Our thoughts, emotions and actions are all in play, all of the time. 

What if we could be the active, creative agents of our reality and milieu and consciously create the way we approach living?

 

Manifesto : You Stand in Your Truth

"Doing your thing = "Radical Success", "Essential Creativity"

"Challenge your being to dream - and make it so."

Staya Playa :

An invitation for you to take 2 or 3 Steps Further into your Essential Cool Vibe Swag (ECVS) 

An invitation for you to hang there a little, beyond the bounds of convention and routine.

"Essential Source" - Staya Playa (the mantra) is integral with and merges into our "Enigma DNA Logo". DNA of course, carries the Essential Genetic Code for all living organisms. Our logo carries a bit of code as well. (Please try and decipher the Staya Playa Enigma DNA Logo - hint: the last three letters of each word of our name are the same)

Staya Playa (the mantra and Enigma DNA) link to what we call Essential Source, which can be thought of as - love, creativity and reinvention or regeneration, or in other words, essential life energy and life strategy.

This is the concept. This is how we do it....

Dare to Dream - and Make it So!

'Yeah, We Got This...!"

Steppin' out into the unknown, taking some action, taking some initiative, learning something new, making something new work, taking a risk;  it's a little scary. We always don't fully know if we are up to the challenge. But there it is, right in front of us. Something we know we have to do or want to do. We know it will make a difference.

It could be that it is taking a stand, taking a position on something that is controversial, or taking a risk that might even bring with it some hardship or criticism. But there it is, in front of us. It's asking us - "are you, or aren't you?" 

And then there's that thing in that background; a voice it seems. And the more we focus and listen the clearer it becomes: "Don't think you can - know you can." and... "It's OK; part of knowing is knowing that we don't know"

And that's all. And there it is, in front of you. And you stand there in your truth and close your eyes and say to yourself - "Yeah, this is alright - yeah.... I got this"

Out of the gate - The cat's out of the bag

My hairdresser knows for sure! This morning I hit the streets to deliver the first shirts to some unsuspecting people I hoped would like them. I had dropped the dime that something was hatching but was not specific. First stop - my hair cut master - Joselyn. She loved the shirts. She was so intrigued by the thought, design, colors and beautiful feel and yes, the overall vibe. She bought a tank for her and a slate tee for her husband Sam. Things are off to a good start. Next stop my compadres in Central Park..... Oh man!

The Logo - First Take......

The Enigma DNA - double helix with our name morphed inside - and the special Staya Playa lettering are the Staya Playa Logo (it may change a little, but this will be our anchor). This came about from many many hours of sitting, walking, sketching and playing with the letters of Staya Playa on paper and in my head. What became most interesting was that the last 3 letters of each word were the same. AYA - This is a big hint! Also, for future reference, there are but 7 letters total in Staya Playa.

So I played and played with that. There were trees, there were words within words and then a spiral started to form and then I realized what that spiral was and then; I had it. I had turned that corner and had to figure out how to do - and after many hours - it happened. Then I got a hold of Shawn. I had some rough sketches of the DNA and how it might work and then showed it to him and our collaboration started from there. More soon....

....The Collaboration with Shawn is great. Shawn is an accomplished fine artist. He works from a studio in the NW suburbs of Chicago. He took my rough sketches of the DNA with my primitive renderings of the letters morphed into the strands and tweaked them with a truly artistic touch. These were actual pieces of art. Each iteration was a separate drawing with color, everything! So we worked on this back and forth - iteration after iteration of the DNA Logo for a few months until - bam!! - it was there. Shawn brought in some nice fresh tweaks and changes. The letters on the strands he designed are way cool and the way the helix twists and turns is too. Then there was the special "Staya font'. This also went thru many iterations. Shawn's final rendition was way cool (see the logo above) and gives the vibe a cool, calm esoteric feel. Just what the doctor ordered. We can't wait for the next go round. We already have something in the works. Stay tuned!

 

Beginnings....

Staya Playa is a creative reflection and riff on modern vibrant street and creative culture as it flows, permeates and spreads through all social and cultural climes and to all ages.

Our quest is to influence, learn from, create and hang in, that culture. Tagged along with that is this idea; just what, in this day and age, defines a Playa? - who is a playa? And why Staya Playa? The more we delved into those questions the more wide open that idea became - but inherently we believe it is comes down to being a very essential force: to use ones basic, essential, positive, creative energy and introduce it into the crazy mix of modern, edgy, vibrant (street) culture. Modern Creative Culture is our fertile playground.

Life is Art

 One of my great passions is a great t-shirt; a great color / graphic combination with a message that resonates with me. I have always wanted to create one, especially because I constantly scour for great t-shirts and overall, have turned up very little that I would deem cool, stylish, creative fresh gear with a message that is at once interesting and hopefully has massive cool factor vibes (MCFV)

Staya Playa is: A fun concept with a new take on Self Creation and Self Expression; steppin' out of the ordinary; going beyond the boundaries of the routine, ordinary and conventional day to day.

Staya Playa bows to and ties into perpetuating the mantra of our personal potential and creativity - the Enigma DNA Logo mixed with Essential Cool Vibe Swag. (ECVS).