"More Money" (click on for video, full text below)

More Money

Every one wants more money. "If only I had more money, then my problems would be solved". I often hear that.

There's an old saying I once heard--"Money makes you more of what you are." What does that mean? Well, think about what you are like. Are you a happy person? An honest person? Kind? Compassionate? Hard working? Generous? Or are you miserable? Mean? Lazy? Cheap? Whatever you are, money will make you more of that. Money won't make you happy unless you are a happy person without it.

Money won't bring you love unless you give love, with or without money. And money won't make you healthy if you don't live a healthy lifestyle.

Pursuing money is fine--it's not evil. But too often the pursuit of money causes us to compromise our principles, and it clouds our judgement about what makes us happy or unhappy.

A purposeful life, rewarding work and meaningful relationships--things that take work and effort, make us happy. If you have those, then money will be the icing on the cake. If you don't, then money will simply be a distraction that seperates you from the beauty of a life well-lived.

Key Words

Compassionate-adj-kind and caring toward others.

Generous-adj-willing to give your resources to others.

Miserable-adj-unhappy with many things.

Cheap-unwilling to give your resources to others.

Compromise our principles-v.phrase-not doing the right thing in order to achieve a goal.

Clouds our judgement-idiom-something that prevents us from clearly seeing a problem.

Icing on the cake-idiom-an unexpected benefit, an additional good thing.

Give People a Chance (click on for video, text below)

Give People a Chance

Do you talk to people based upon the way they look? Most of us won’t talk to certain people because we don’t find them attractive. Often, we’ll talk to someone because they are handsome or beautiful.
Do you ever do this? It’s very subtle, this selection process based upon appearances. I’ve been guilty of it, and what I’ve learned is that because of this discrimination based upon looks, I’ve missed out on meeting some very interesting men and women.
Now, let’s take this a little further. Do you speak to people who have some sort of imperfection? Our eyes are like laser beams—we instantly notice defects in people and things. And then we avoid those people. When’s the last time you spoke with a stranger in a wheel chair? Or helped a blind person making their way down the street with a cane?
How about people we determine as undeserving of our attention? The woman sweeping the street, the garbage man loading up a truck, or the cleaning person in your office building or school.
Give people a chance—that’s all they want. Don’t just be friendly to the “beautiful” people—instead be kind to the folks you perceive as imperfect. You’ll be amazed at the impact it has on YOU and them.

Key Words

Subtle-adj-a very slight effect, not obvious.

Laser Beams-n-precise, cutting rays of light.

Imperfection-n-something that is not right, different from the expected.

Defects-n-abnormality, different from original design.

Undeserving-adj-not worthy of something.