Smile and the world smiles with you.' So goes the old saying. It is very true but smiling is not the only activity to which this principle applies. If you worry, those around you will become much more prone to worry too. If you grow fearful, their knees will start to knock. If you get angry, they will join in with the shouting. Situations need to change but things will only change if you start to change them.

 Stop imagining it is beyond your power to do this. Don't join in with someone else's mood, create your own.
When we leave this world, what will our epitaphs contain? The year we were born? The year we departed? And a little dash between those two dates? And what will that dash signify? The amount of rent we paid? Number of hours we spent worrying? The occasions when life seemed so stressful that it was hardly worth living? How sad would that be? How unnecessary. We came here to be happy. The entire purpose of your existence is, was and always will be to enjoy yourself
When we are little, we are taught to conform. Our parents want us to fit in with the rest of the family. Our teachers want us to fit in with the rest of the class. This is a necessary part of every child's education. But it can have an unfortunate side-effect. We can grow up feeling that we have no real right to do things differently. We suspect we should always put the needs of others before our own. This is one reason why, over time, you have limited your aspirations.
Teamwork is a wonderful thing. There is only one drawback to it. It involves working with other people. And the trouble with other people is, well, they are other people! And thus, they are not quite enough like us. And, of course, they think much the same when they look at you and me. This is a barrier that we all have to get past before we can successfully interact. Some days, it seems like a small hurdle; other days it is more like a high steel wall. Success  is a matter of knowing the difference between when it's wise to calculate and when it's safe to guess. 
Whenever we strive to feather our own nest, there is always a possibility that some of those feathers, had we not taken them, might have ended up in different nests. Should we feel guilty? Must every decision we ever make involve a choice between our own good and the greater good? It can feel that way at times. There will always be arguments in favour of self-sacrifice and arguments too, that support an entitlement to at least some self-indulgence. But now at least, what suits you best will also suit many other people.  
 'Never apologise, never explain.' This was the maxim by which the great and the powerful led their lives for centuries. These days, it's different. People are forever backing down, expressing humility, confessing to their errors and trying to make others understand the circumstances that cause them to do regrettable things. Well, some people are forever doing all this. Others are being just as arrogant and rigid as ever. But you at least are getting ready to show great flexibility and that can only be a good thing.Indeed, that whole discussion about liking things and not liking them - at the same time - very strongly applies. If you are enjoying the controversy, keep it going. If not, know that you have the power to end it.
 We live in a different world now, which proves  Indeed, about the only thing that today has in common with yesterday, is that it is a time when things are changing very fast. Look at how times have changed for you lately and how they are changing again, even as we speak. What greater mistake could any of us make than to assume that certain key factors are always going to stay the same? But these latest changes are good changes. 
Have you got something to apologise for? Have you broken a promise? Let someone down? Crossed a line that should never have been passed? Even if you have done all of the above and more, why does that make you any different to the rest of us? Nobody ever leads a completely perfect life. An awkward emotion now unnecessarily inhibits you. It is time to shake-off a feeling that you have somehow lost your entitlement to happiness and success - and replace it with a strong understanding that you are!   
Do you really want your chance to make a dream come true? That rather depends on what kind of a dream it is. Not all dreams are as comforting and inspiring as we might wish. Some are full of tension and angst. And, come to think of it, even if your most inspiring, exciting dream were to turn into a reality, there might be a bit of a price to pay and a lot of explaining to do! You definitely need now to be a bit careful of what you allow yourself to wish for, but that doesn't mean that you shouldn't wish for anything at all.  
When we are little, we are taught to conform. Our parents want us to fit in with the rest of the family. Our teachers want us to fit in with the rest of the class. This is a necessary part of every child's education. But it can have an unfortunate side-effect. We can grow up feeling that we have no real right to do things differently. We suspect we should always put the needs of others before our own. This is one reason why, over time, you have limited your aspirations. Now you are entitled to reach for more.
Remember the tale of the magic porridge pot? It just never stopped pouring forth porridge! Until, that is, someone put something else into it. Then, it would generously replicate that instead. Our hearts are like those pots. They just keep on supplying one emotion. When we tell ourselves that it is okay to feel happy, happiness just flows through us. And when we decide we've got a reason to feel miserable? Well,  If you don't like what's coming out now, change what you put in!
When we leave this world, what will our epitaphs contain? The year we were born? The year we departed? And a little dash between those two dates? And what will that dash signify? The amount of rent we paid? Number of hours we spent worrying? The occasions when life seemed so stressful that it was hardly worth living? How sad would that be? How unnecessary. We came here to be happy. The entire purpose of your existence is, was and always will be to enjoy yourself

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