When we are in pain, we tend to lash out at others.  We say nasty, rude things, and do hateful stuff.  Only because we are in pain.

But, lashing out only causes us more pain, more anger, more disappointments, more animosities, and a viscous merry-go-round circle of complete unhappiness.

Get it?

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You are always so hard on yourself.  You are always pushing yourself to do better.  You are always wishing to become more.  You are always hoping to finally “get there” so that you can give yourself a break.

The thing is you are already there.  Well, at least on the way to becoming “there”.  But, first, you have to give yourself a break sometimes in order to really, really rise to the next level.

Today, give yourself…

We don’t really want to change our lives, do we?  Because, if we did then we would.  As hard as it is to change, it is- in fact- possible to change, with just the right amount of effort.  As many excuses we come up with there are absolutely no excuses to justify our lack of desire to try.

Today, stop making excuses for your life, and why you think it is difficult for you to make the…

Your consciousness is like that volume that you can fine tune and turn up or down depending where you want to be in life.  When the volume is turned down, then you will be down, feel…

You never know what in life people have been through.  And, you especially don’t know what in life people’s intolerances are.  That being said, you never know what will tick someone off, hurt their feelings, disappoint them, scare them, or even make them happy.  How are you supposed to know those things in the beginning?

You can’t possibly know!

But, when you do or say something that someone doesn’t like, or is intolerable of, is it fair…

Happiness is an inside job.  There is no outside force that can make an impact on your happiness like the true inner YOU can.  Boyfriends, shopping, ice cream, margaritas, diamond rings or salon trips only bring about temporary satisfaction, never lasting fulfillment.   These people, places and things can only serve as instant gratification tools.  And once these people, places, and things are lost your happiness will disappear too.

Today, become a vessel of receiving what’s most important…

We all came into this world to do great things; to build empires, and to leave legacies.  We all came to make a difference.  But, not just any ole’ difference, but a great big huge difference.  We all came here to be the change that this world so desperately needs.

Today, do great things with yourself.  Don’t settle anymore today.  You have so much to offer today.

—Penna