Most of the time I go places to support them. Either financially, or just volunteering my time. I go to places to help them out tremendously. I try to bring my friends along, and try to give them all the support they need. I am their support team.

But, then, there will be those people that I try to help out that will pick on me, gossip about me, turn others against me, incite a war against me, try to harm me, and try to take what I have accomplished. Why? Because they are mad that I have earned them. They will try to pull information from me just to use against me. They will wait to try and find ways to come up with something that I have “done wrong”, just so they can try to destroy me. But, that will never happen. Why? Because I Am ALL Powerful.

I have a few examples (that you may be familiar with): I was in a Bilingual Institute, and the teacher there didn’t like me. So, she tried to push me out of the classroom, and also turn my best friend against me. There was nothing I did or said that warranted this behavior, and because of her jealousy I left. Little did she know that I was her support team. I was the one that kept that language arts center going. The whole school lost. Why? Because the teacher should have looked within herself and recognized her jealousy and envy, and not tried to push me away.

Another story: I went to a dance studio for two months. Which is bazaar, because I had to get my drivers to actually wake up early enough in the morning to take me there (!) One of the female teachers there did not like the fact that I do not work. So, she gossiped about me, she dug into my personal business (all to use something against me), turned others against me, betrayed me (after I tried to help her out a lot). What she failed to realize is that I could keep that dance studio going. But, she chose envy and negativity instead. She loses. Why? Because she could have chosen love over envy.

Another story: A guy I was dating chose to steal my $100,000 furniture while I was on vacation. He could have asked for it, but yet he stole from me instead. What he failed to realize is that I could have furnished his house, and bought him any house that he wished for. He chose to do me in a wrong way. He lost. Why? Because he went about it the wrong way. He is now begging for money.

Another story: I visited a new salon that my best friend told me about. Well, I walked in without makeup, jewelry, and my expensive handbags. The owner there took one look at me and considered me poor. You can tell that he was hurting for money because his place was completely empty (besides, he was mopping his own floor!). He did not believe that I would come back. Once I did, he began to take advantage of the money I was bringing him (which was $650.00 a month), along with the clientele of my friends. He then began to charge me for services out of this world! I supported him for exactly one year, and I withdrew. He is now out of business.

Another story: I went to a sewing class, and decided to bring fresh baked cakes for every girl there. Instead of the instructor enjoying them, she decided to let me know that she was “off sugar”, and she let them sit out in the heat, and eventually threw them away. I brought treats for everyone because I loved that class. But, she chose to make the decision on everyone’s behalf to throw them out. Not only that, she gossiped about me and went through my purse while I went to the ladies room. She even involved another instructor to feel proud. I soon noticed that the students there began to gossip and back-stab me. What they failed to realize is that I could have continued to help her business, and help them too. They chose jealousy and envy instead.

Another story: I was seeing this guy for 6 years. And, all he wanted was physical pleasures. So, I gave and gave and gave until one day I decided to not give to him anymore. So, he phoned me to break up. Well, you can only guess what happened next: he fell. He didn’t fall in the way that you think (because he is a billionaire), he fell because he is always sick and always unhappy. He counts on me to bring him sunshine. But, when you do me dirty, how can I continue to? The sad part about it is that he doesn’t realize that he is wrong, so he will continue to fall.

When we do our Support Team dirty, they will eventually move on to helping other people. When we take advantage of the goodness that they bring us, we ultimately lose. We have to give up our selfish natures, and our “me only” attitudes. We will never win this way. We have to correct ourselves, constantly. We are takers instead of givers. When we find someone that will give to us, we will take from them. The end result is dis-ease, unhappiness and failure.

It is in giving that we receive. Most people are stingy and selfish. They only want to see what they can get. But, what happens in the end? We can only “get” so much, and then we end up abandoned and alone. We have to give of ourselves. We have to constantly check ourselves.

This week, check yourself. What are your intentions? Don’t try to befriend someone because you can take from them, but give of yourself instead. It is in giving that we receive.

—Penna

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