Where is Your Home?

Home ownership has been created as one of The American Dreams. People work long hours, hard jobs and strain themselves, at the expense of their health, for home ownership. Why? While embracing the other 'American Dream,' pride, we have come to believe the psychopomp of the value of home ownership.
Thinking about home ownership from the viewpoint of factual information, I see a home as a private dwelling place that takes a lot of money and time to maintain. Chores such as mowing, mending and updating consume the seasonal weekends of millions. The cost in insurance, mortgage, utilities and repairs utilizes thousands of earned dollars, not to mention the benefit that the government derives from your home ownership. Does the fluctuating rise and fall of the real estate market, merit the worry you invest  in chasing after This American Dream?
There are people living in tents, on a park bench, in their children's houses, renting a room, living in small cabins, traveling in RV's, young adults unable to move out and renting apartments.  Is their life or value less because they do not own their own home?  No, their life is just as valuable and oftentimes, less stressful because of the freedom to live life to the fullest without the constant responsibilities of static existence. There is no shame associated with where you live. The only thing You should be concerned with is How you live.

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

"Home is where You make it." tc

Prideful Reflections

Is being prideful good or bad, healthy or unhealthy?  I have wondered this over and over in my life.  I have come to the conclusion that pride is healthy when expressed for others and unhealthy when expressed about self in an arrogant manner.
It is cool to see people express pride for their child's academic accomplishment, an athlete's prize, a religious milestone, a couple's pregnancy announcement, personal achievement or anything that reflects positive pride of earning.
However, it is not fun to listen to people boast of job promotions, expensive material possessions, etc. from an arrogant stance.
When you look in the mirror, do you see prideful arrogance or prideful joy?

So, on that note, the quote of the day is:

"Sometimes, you need to look in the mirror to see who is actually being reflected back." tc