… So many of us define ourselves by what we have, what we wear, what kind of house we live in and what kind of car we drive … If you think of yourself as the woman in the Cartier watch and the Hermes scarf, a house fire will destroy not only your possessions but yourself. — Linda Henley
(MUCH of the economic woes we struggle with these days can be attributed to the impulse for instant gratification which American society, through its powerful influence-peddling media and with the help of the internet, engenders without apology. Need or want something? You can have it immediately, with little or no consequence. So the story line goes. By now, we know that’s a brazen lie.
Experience has taught us that anything worthwhile takes perseverance, tough-minded discipline and the requisite time to see things through to fruition. Sadly, as many of us have found out while dealing with the heartbreak of foreclosures in a brutal recession, shortcuts often lead to short circuits.)
