Tag: riches

See Past the Minimum Wage

October 15, 2014 | 17 comments

A friend who has been in the workforce a few decades was having a hard time finding a job. He ended up accepting a minimum wage job to get by, and fretted, “I’ve never worked for $7.90 an hour in

Live in Affluence

January 17, 2014 | 13 comments

Do you live in affluence? You can. It’s a choice you make. Affluence is commonly measured in material wealth. If a person has a big house, a luxury car and an oversized paycheck, he is labeled affluent. But looks are

Forgive yourself

April 23, 2012 | 8 comments

At a recent tennis tournament, I lost a match I had my heart set on winning. It was the oddest experience for me, because typically I take match losses very well. But not this one! I internally fussed and fumed about what

Don’t be needy

August 26, 2011 | 1 comment

  Have you ever felt needy? Aw, the wants and lusts of mortal mind come in so many different forms…   “I need more money.” “I need more attention from my spouse.” “I need to lose weight.” “I need to