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PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT

2/23/2018

PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT

I will strive to be a kind, caring, loving person who is a role model for my children, an inspiration to my family and a source of motivation for others.

I will see the beauty in life and work toward inner harmony for myself without disturbing the harmony of others.

I will always look forward and only glimpse over my shoulder at the good of the past, leaving the bad under the footsteps of my path forward.

I will always look ahead with anticipation and not fear, and at the climax of my life I will understand the meaning of success.
~ Pennie Hunt (2001)

This is my personal mission statement.

I wrote it in 2001, forty thousand feet in the air, while on a flight home from Chicago.

In ten minutes, the words paddled out of my mind and onto my keyboard as the clouds puffed past my window.

I have read it hundreds of times over the years. It outlines the way I want to live my life, the way I want to love others and the way I hope to be remembered.

Most companies have a Mission Statement that explains what they do and why, so why don't we all have a Personal Mission Statement?

By putting this down on paper you will give yourself a guide for how to live your life, what actions to take and what results to expect.

You will know yourself better, understand what you value and live by what you believe.

Once you have a clear understanding of your personal mission statement, you will hold yourself accountable.

You will become uncompromising in your willingness to go against your "self mission."

You will live life the way you want to live, you will love others the way you want to love and you will be remembered the way you want to be remembered.
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Pennie's Life Lesson:
"Know who you are, what you believe in and how you want to love and be loved...then hold yourself accountable."
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Pennie Heart to Heart
PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT

YOUR TURN...
My intent in sharing this with you is to encourage you to think about who you are and what YOU believe in... and then write your own personal mission statement.

Share your thoughts and experiences relating to this post in a comment below . And please feel free to email me at:
[email protected].
Thank you!
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This was written and produced by Pennie Hunt.
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RISK FOR LOVE

2/16/2018

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RISK FOR LOVE

My husband has been called a Stand-Up-Guy.

He is grand in stature, grand in his life accomplishments, grand in his thinking and quietly grand in his giving.

He has a saying,
     “If you’re going to risk, risk for love.”

We have many opportunities in life to risk- the stock market, gambling, new business ventures. But let’s look at the times we risk for love.

When you tell a potential life partner that you love them or ask them to marry you there is a chance for rejection.

We risk life as we know it when we bring a child into the world. And once they are here we would risk anything to help them and keep them safe.

If you tell a friend you love them there is a risk of shocking them, being uncomfortable or being told you are odd. People are not used to this kind of verbal affection.

We risk our emotions when we adopt a pet knowing they will reach in, imprint our hearts and then leave us long before we are ready to see them go.

When loving ourselves we are critical and question whether we are good enough or deserving of self-care and self-love.

Even when doing acts of loving kindness there is the risk of being misunderstood or having your motives judged.

When you love there is risk.
Love anyway.
Love loud.
Love bold.
Love in every moment.
Love with all the breath you have in your soul.
Love until it trembles your very reason for living.

My husband is a Stand-Up-Guy. He lives his life in a conservative understated way. He believes in researching, weighing all options and knowing the odds.

He rarely takes chances; however at a time when we thought our relationship was over he took the risk. He made the phone call. He began the conversation which led to our happy marriage.
He believes in risking for love.
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Pennie's Life Lesson -
  “If you’re going to risk, risk for love!"
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Pennie Heart to Heart
RISK FOR LOVE

YOUR TURN...
My intent in sharing this with you is to encourage you to fill yourself with love and if you are going to risk for anything - make it for love!
Share your thoughts and experiences relating to this post in a comment below . And please feel free to email me at:
[email protected].
Thank you!
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Copyright © 2013-2018 Pennie Hunt
This was written and produced by Pennie Hunt.
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I AM A LOVE PUSHER!

2/10/2018

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I AM A LOVE PUSHER

Are you a glass half full kind of person?

Not me!

I want my glass flowing to the brim, running over and spilling a big sloppy mess on the table!

I want to be flooded with feelings of love, kindness and compassion. I don’t want one little tiny space available for hate, anger, bitterness, resentment or fear.

Open your hand right now and look at it. What are you holding? Are you holding on to a past hurt; a past anger; a past failure; a fear?

When you hold on to these emotions you don’t have room for love. Release it all. Fill your hands and your heart with love, kindness and compassion.

You see when you fill your space with love there is no vacancy for other emotions to move in. Hate, anger, bitterness, resentment can’t live where love, kindness and compassion resides.

Now go one step further.
PUSH love.
Yes, PUSH love to others.

Here is how I do it. Before I go into a meeting, have coffee with a friend or present my speeches before hundreds I PUSH love ahead of me.
I visualize the room, the faces and the event. With every breath I visualize PUSHING lovethrough me and out to the space and people I will be interacting with.

Before I speak I stand at the front of the empty room and visualize the chairs filled with people.
I PUSH love to every person that I know will attend.
I walk through the room PUSHING lovethrough the space.

When I am at a school, a hospital, a Hospice and sometimes even a shopping mall I walk through PUSHING love!

The act of PUSHING LOVE cleanses the space. Fills it with kindness and compassion and in doing so fills ME with love, kindness and compassion. My cup spills over and others will feel it!

Don’t leave your cup just half full. Run it over. Fill every corner with love!

Become a LOVE PUSHER!
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Pennie’s Life Lesson:
“Visualize being filled with love.
With every breath PUSH love to others.”
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Pennie Heart to Heart
I AM A LOVE PUSHER

YOUR TURN...
My intent in sharing this with you is to encourage you to think about LOVE way past Valentine's Day. Fill yourself with love and kindness and "Push" love to others. Think of LOVE every day!
Share your thoughts and experiences relating to this post in a comment below . And please feel free to email me at:
[email protected].
Thank you!
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Copyright © 2013-2018 Pennie Hunt
This was written and produced by Pennie Hunt.
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ARE YOU SATISFIED?

2/2/2018

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ARE YOU SATISFIED?

The server began clearing the dishes from our table and said,

     “Would you like to order dessert or are you satisfied?”
This comment made me push back from the table and sit up straight. It wasn’t uncommon to be asked if you would like dessert after a restaurant meal. I’m used to hearing,
   “Would you like dessert?”
   “Did you save room for dessert?”
   “Can I tempt you with a sweet treat?”
And so many other ways I’ve been asked that question.
But…
It was the way she asked it that caused me to pause. Am I satisfied? I had to rethink my plan. Many times when I go out for a nice dinner I automatically order dessert.

Sometimes I am completely stuffed by the time I have made my way through an appetizer, salad, the main meal….and of course, dessert is part of the ritual of dining out. Being satisfied with what I had consumed so far had never played into the mindless response of ordering dessert.
I always want dessert!

The way she asked the question forced me to differentiate my want from my need; my contentment from my greed; my hunger from my desire.

The truth was I was full. My hunger had been (by definition) satisfied. The way she posed the question humbled me. I had just enjoyed a lovely meal. The quality and quantity was more than many people in our world have to eat in a day. I was embarrassed to ask for more.

This experience happened years ago, and yet, I have never forgotten that server. I have never forgotten the question. I have never forgotten the lesson.

How many times in life do we automatically want more? We want a nicer car, a bigger home, a larger paycheck. We want more attention, more friends, more love, and more happiness. When did we become so unfulfilled with where we are? Why have we learned this behavior of never being content with what we have?

Satisfaction comes from knowing when our belly is full, our thirst is quenched, and our life needs are met. The reality is, we can only drive one car at a time. We can only occupy one home at a time. And, no matter how much money we have, we can only eat one burger at a time. Satisfaction comes from knowing when enough is enough.
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Pennie’s Life Lesson:
“Be satisfied with where you are right now, with what you have right now, with the breath you are taking right now. Satisfaction comes from knowing when enough is enough.”
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Pennie Heart to Heart
ARE YOU SATISFIED?

YOUR TURN...
My intent in sharing this with you is to encourage you to look at your life and realize when enough is enough.
Share your thoughts and experiences relating to this post in a comment below. And please feel free to email me at:
[email protected].
Thank you!
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All Rights Reserved
Copyright © 2013-2018 Pennie Hunt
This was written and produced by Pennie Hunt.
Feel free to forward this post. Please keep the entire message intact, including contact, logo, and copyright information.
If you have any questions or comments, or for reprint permission please email: [email protected]

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PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT

Pennie Heart to Heart
PERSONAL MISSION STATEMENT

RISK FOR LOVE

Pennie Heart to Heart
RISK FOR LOVE

I AM A LOVE PUSHER!

Pennie Heart to Heart
I AM A LOVE PUSHER

ARE YOU SATISFIED?

Pennie Heart to Heart
ARE YOU SATISFIED?

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