When a person gives, he loves the object of his giving more -- and so love is planted and grows.

Consider, for example, lust versus love. When we lust after someone or something, we think in terms of what they (or it) can do for us. When we love, however, our thoughts are immersed in what we can give to someone else. Giving makes us feel good, so we do it happily. But when we lust, we only want to take. When someone we love is in pain, we feel pain. When someone whom we lust is in pain, we only think in terms of what that loss or inconvenience means to us.

Sometimes people who adamantly assert an opinion or view don't even hold it themselves.

When we rise above our temptations and resist them, we exercise self-control. And that's when we experience true freedom and emotional health.

When a person gives, he loves the object of his giving more -- and so love is planted and grows.

Jealousy of other people's success is a sure sign that you feel unfulfilled in your own life. Seeing them enjoy the fruits of their labors is a painful reminder that you do not have what you want nor have you been actively seeking it.

Studies show that when we vocalize an opinion, whether or not we believe it to be true, in time we usually come to support it.