Happiness
Are You As Carefree as a Child?
08/15/10 08:33
The source of our happiness does not lie outside us. It lies within. We are as happy as we make up our minds to be. Just ask any child. Read More...
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Jesus' Unconditional Warrantee
11/20/08 07:28
"When he drew near, seeing the city, he wept over it ..." (Luke 19: 41-44)
The Jews could not conceive of their temple being destroyed. They thought it had been built for the ages. But every thing made by the hand of man sooner or later perishes.
That’s why American consumers will spend $9 billion to buy extended warrantees on everything from appliances and computers to cameras and cell phones. (To put that figure in perspective, Best Buy’s entire gross profit in 2008 was $9.5 billion.)
The warrantees are supposed to guaranty that we’ll be happy with our purchase. But what the warrantees actually guaranty is the retailers’ profits. In many of the big box retailers, warrantee plans account for half of the annual profits, and in some years 100%. The merchants count on the fact that less than 20% of the warrantees will ever be redeemed. Read More...
The Jews could not conceive of their temple being destroyed. They thought it had been built for the ages. But every thing made by the hand of man sooner or later perishes.
That’s why American consumers will spend $9 billion to buy extended warrantees on everything from appliances and computers to cameras and cell phones. (To put that figure in perspective, Best Buy’s entire gross profit in 2008 was $9.5 billion.)
The warrantees are supposed to guaranty that we’ll be happy with our purchase. But what the warrantees actually guaranty is the retailers’ profits. In many of the big box retailers, warrantee plans account for half of the annual profits, and in some years 100%. The merchants count on the fact that less than 20% of the warrantees will ever be redeemed. Read More...
The Living Bread
07/28/08 07:30
By its very nature, happiness is an intense, brief emotional high. It cannot be sustained. But we can find lasting contentment by seeking a simple life, unencumbered by muchness and dedicated to a higher purpose: serving the needs of others. Read More...
Finding Happiness in a Culture of Discontent
07/26/08 06:09
Contentment is a feeling that arises within us when we come to the realization that our lives are in accord with God's plan. In order to reach that level of awareness, we have to pray, study scripture and meditate, asking for the Holy Spirit's guidance. Read More...