“I am ashamed to think how easily we capitulate to badges and names.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance

Time and time again I’ve been to concerts, sports games and even plays and watched how people will faint, cry, throw panties, bow to and even stalk anyone who has made a name for themselves. It’s amazing (and extremely embarrassing) how low below we are willing to put ourselves according to the rank of an honored person.    It’s as if we…

Ever look around yourself and scream, “What a mess!”  Life is pretty messy, huh?

Always a messy pile of bills, and then there’s school, work, and then home to cook and clean.

What a messy, messy world we live in. But, hey, someone’s gotta clean it up.

So why not it be you?

Today, busy yourself with cleaning up your mess.   It’s always worth it to start completely fresh.

—Penna

Notice how easy it is to blow up at someone for the most minuscule things? Without even really thinking about it, we just go off don’t we?

Our embarrassment turns into hurt, then hurt into anger, and then boom!

The best way to learn to control your anger is to always remind yourself, “I’m never angry.” That way, you can trick yourself into happiness!

Or, into at least a longer temper.

—Penna

It is so difficult to let go sometimes. When we feel that we’ve failed at something, we go over it in our heads a trillion times. And, it becomes a never ending cycle of thinking and thinking.

Thinking about how we could have done things differently. And, how we could have prevented certain situations from happening. And, how we can correct it.

But most things don’t need correcting.  They are to happen as they do.

Today, let…

There are always going to be obstacles in life. There are always going to be adversities. But because of that we should never stop taking chances.

In order to obtain something of great value, you have to face and work your way through any obstacle that may come your way.

What are you waiting for? Jump into the water and just go for it! Take risks, explore, be different.

Today is a good day to stop waiting…

This week and last week I’ve been playing catch-up and wanting to know what you want.

What do you want?

I ask that you look at yourself in the mirror very seriously and ask, “What do I truly want?” Everyone seems to want to be that famous celebrity that walks the red carpet. There’s even a song written about it (you know I love songs!)

You are a celebrity in your own rite. You are a great…

There is a Universal Law that states that everything that can attract will. And, trust me, it will. You attract exactly what your vibrations send out.

I know I’ve talked a lot about thoughts and behaviors, but it is very important what we think and how we act, and especially important how we interact with others. We choose our destinies by our every day living.  And, our every day thinking.

It’s amazing that we think that the…

How can we be forgotten about? We are important in everyday creations, and especially important right now.

I guess it’s hard to see because so much goes on in our days. It’s hard to know because no one expresses these feelings to us.  It’s hard to express what we don’t think will be approved.

And, I know that we search for someone to say kind words to us.  But, we are afraid of the judgement that comes…

“I am no longer a prisoner of my past-past regrets, earlier traumas, pain and suffering. I believe in miracles and a joy-filled future. I gain the courage to let go! I let go. Of everything. Period.” –Yehuda Berg

I believe that it is courage and will that will unlock that latch on your prison room door. We have to be courageous and have to have a strong will and desire to be different, to be stronger.

I’ve…

One of the characters in the movie (The Players Club) was saying that you have to “use what you got to get what you want.”

And, Lisa’s character says, “well, if that’s all you got, then it ain’t much.”

She’s merely talking about manipulation. She’s talking about using a special gift, a special talent, a special asset that has been given to you- and you go and manipulate someone.

She’s right, if that is all that you…