It is fear that causes our reactive natures.  It is fear that causes us to build walls instead of tearing them down.  It is fear that causes an argument instead of giving energy to positive discussion.  It is fear that causes us to feel trapped in instead of experiencing the true freedom that we truly have.  It is fear that causes our self-isolation instead of exploring our sharing-nature with others.

Today, dig deep to recognize the different…

A smile can bring light to a dull day.  A smile can bring about healing and cure sickness.  A smile can bring about peace in chaotic moments.  A smile can bring about hope in desperate situations.  A smile can make that special admired one fall in love with you.

The power of a smile today can right all of your wrongs.  Today, smile!

—Penna

Ever since celebrating my Birthday, about 7 months ago, my writing had become fickle.  All of a sudden, I wasn’t writing everyday, like I was so dedicated to in the past.  All of my attention seemed to had moved to other areas of my life.  Since then, I’ve become a full-time college student, which only leaves a few hours a week in my life free from homework, researching, paper-writing, studying and exams.  I’m still trying to juggle…

Many of us are stuck in the same ole attitudes of it being too late to change our lives. Many of us feel that it’s too late to become better people or to do what we intended to do with our lives. We may feel that it’s too late to say, “I’m sorry”, or even go back to school. We oftentimes feel that it is too late to start over.

Starting over with our lives is always…

When you are full of appreciation in your life, how can there ever be room for negativity?  When you always remember to focus on what you are truly grateful for, how can you ever experience depression?  When you are truly engrossed in all that is wonderful about your life, how can you ever experience conflict?  When you are overwhelmed with how magnificent living is, how can you ever experience doubts?

I keep a daily journal of at…

I was talking with my hydro-therapist today about relationships. She said to me that most people enter commitments with the idea of, “Ok, what can I get out of this? What’s truly in it for me? How do I benefit from this?”

She couldn’t be more correct.

We oftentimes unknowingly sabotage our relationships because we don’t have the right intentions. We want to believe that the other person “owes” us happiness, rewards and pleasures. Why is it…

Nothing is ever as bad as it seems. Things just seem worse when we are in the middle of them. And, just when we are about to give up on the situation, the cards suddenly turn and we are no longer feeling so bad about life. You see, nothing is ever as bad as it seems.

Today, give yourself a break! When the smoke from the chaos dissipates, the clarity of the true situation at hand shines…

A day ago I went out with my new friend to see a movie. In one of the scenes, the actress admitted to her inability to finish what she starts, as she never had in the past. She went on and on about how her life is a mess and how she was lost and drowning because she could not seem to complete any task, any goal. This triggered an overwhelming response in me; a light bulb…

Why is the world like it is today?  It is because we are like we are today.

Every disaster we experience in life is a collaboration of all the thoughts, words, deeds, feelings of everyone in the world.  The world is a complete representation of who we are, and the world cannot change unless we change.  We are the reasons behind disasters.  When we point a finger to blame, there are three more pointing back at us.…

“The ideas that have lighted my way and, time after time, have given me new courage to face life cheerfully have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth.” — Albert Einstein

It’s never that hard to express Kindness to someone.  All it takes is a quick smile of “hello”, or simply holding the door for the person behind you.  Kindness can be expressed in a million different ways every single day; as there is no shortage of kind things…