Tag: contentment

From I want to I have

March 15, 2011 | 2 comments

One of the quickest destroyers of happy relationships is selfishness. “I want, I want, I want”…is one way to end “I have.” When mesmerized with “I want” beliefs and voicing them verbally or silently, pretty soon someone you took for

Money and happiness

November 22, 2010 | 1 comment

So, how much money does it take to keep you happy? According to John Robbins, a best-selling author, it doesn’t take a lot of money to keep people happy. Once out of poverty with basic needs met, people with a

Budget for spiritual prosperity

July 12, 2010 | 4 comments

Do you ever worry about how to budget your money for the coming year? Do you fret and toil over how much to spend each month and how much to save—if there is anything left to save? I graduated from

If you don’t get what you want

May 25, 2010 | 10 comments

I didn’t get something I wanted and felt sorry for myself a few days back. It’s usually very easy for me to drop these things, but this time it wasn’t. Lingering questions of, “Maybe this person doesn’t like me anymore? I’ve

The food of contentment

November 13, 2009 | 7 comments

I’ve learned a lot about dominion over eating by watching my son’s response to food over the years. He’s 16 today, and what I call a “slim-jim.” He’s always been thin and has never had food or eating issues. He’s