When you have a deep down yearning desire to change, mixed in with a great deal of effort, change has no choice but to happen.

Transformation can only come about through practice, a strong will and desire, and perseverance. You have to really want to change your life.

But wanting is just the easy part, as true transformation comes from hard work.

Today, put as much effort as possible into being who you want to become.

—Penna

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It is so easy for us to point out flaws in others. Especially when we don’t feel so good about ourselves. When we judge others according to out lack of self-esteem, we are only contributing negativity to the world.

There is good in everyone. We should always try to see the good in the person before the bad.

When you first meet someone and size them up, make sure that your judgment is not coming from a place of…

We are all longing to be happy.  For that special someone to walk into our lives and make us smile.  We are all searching for that love, that truth.  For someone to look at us and to love us exactly the way that we are right now.  To behold us with such sincerity and with such cherishing.

We are all longing …  For someone that will hold us, and will let us know that everything in the world…

You know that in-depth churning in your gut that you feel when you walk into a place for the first time? Or, perhaps, that quirky tingly sensation you feel when you walk past a really great looking guy?

Or, what about that burning itchy feeling in your hand whenever you are about to open an envelope? Or, that tiny whisper of a voice that is constantly saying to you, “Go for it today!” ?

Those are all instincts!   Those…

The best way to get past your past is to stop looking back. Always remember that thoughts of yesterday no longer serve you, and the best way to dismiss them is to love yourself.

Whenever doubt, depression and regret start to creep in, run straight to a mirror, and to yourself practice saying this simple- yet powerful- mantra:  “I love myself today! Yesterday has no dominion over me. Today is a brand new and miraculous day!”

Recite this with…

Sometimes it’s very difficult not to look back at your past- past events, traumas, unpleasant situations and past disagreeable encounters. It’s sometimes difficult to just let it all go, and to begin your day with hopes anew, refreshed wishes, and with great positive outsets.

It’s so easy to become so wrapped up in so much dreadful thinking that you’ve completely lost track of time and everything you were busy doing today.

Right now is a good time to stop…

Humiliation is most powerful fear there is. More than the fear of being alone. More than the fear of failure.

And- of all the crimes against us that are unforgivable- at the end of the day,and if you boil them down, they all boil down to… “They humiliated me!”

What a person’s action against you has been, it is more than hurt that you feel. It is humiliation that you feel. And, it is humiliation that you find difficult…

Is it the need for power? The need to be needed? The need for attention? The need to feel in control?

What impels you?   What is the influence in your life that drives you forward? How does this force manifest itself into everything that you do?

Today, figure out the driving force behind the motivating factor that impels you. Find out it’s power and how it has so much control over how you live your day-to-day life. Figure out…

“In a world awash in information of dubious provenance, whom can you trust to tell you the truth?”–Gerald Jonas, review of The Jazz, by Melissa Scott, New York Times, June 18, 2000

When obtaining information anywhere- from any source- it’s always good to only take the points of views that resonate with you, and leave the rest behind. In September 9th’s Inner Princess, I mentioned that ‘what works for someone else may not necessarily ring true for you’, and…

Every person that walks into your life has the potential of being soul mate worthy. The worthiness depends on how much effort you are willing to put into the relationship to make it special. A soul mate is not necessarily the guy that rides in on a white horse, but can be anyone–a classmate, a business partner, your best friend, your broker, you name it!

Today, sit down and write a list of all the things you really…