For if it is your hard work and sweat which accomplish a goal, the goal is owned by you. If it is someone else who pays your way many times the goal is never achieved.

An anxious heart will wear you down, but a kind word will lift you up.  The Bible says: Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. (Proverbs 12:25) I am among the multitude of people who are cumbered with a load...

Regarding the choice to be materialistic... It may be wise to consider how many things you can take with you when you die. I dare say not nary a one will follow you into death and after death, well then there is eternity…

I have observed people who are bound by materialism. They constantly are caught up in the pursuit of things. They think that if they buy one more item or that luxury car then the happiness will come. This pursuit of happiness is elusive. As they continue to strive for...

I love my Dad. I always have. Although he has never once said he loved me I understand that it is a hard thing for him to express in words. He has not said he loved me but he provided a good home for me as a child. I used to love to play with him before I went to bed...