On Happiness
By Randell Tiongson on May 18th, 2010
“Remember, happiness doesn’t depend on who you are or what you have; it depends solely on what you think.” —Dale Carnegie
“Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love and something to hope for.” —Joseph Addison
“This is the day which the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.” —Psalms 118:24
“When you’re happy for no reason, you’re unconditionally happy. It’s not that your life always looks perfect—it’s just that however it looks, you’ll still be happy.” —Marci Shimoff
To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he gives the task of gathering and storing up wealth to hand it over to the one who pleases God. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. — Ecclesiastes 2:26

Financial independence
By Randell Tiongson on April 24th, 2010
“Make a decision to be successful right now. Most people never decide to be wealthy and that is why they retire poor.” —Brian Tracy
“A tragic irony of life is that we so often achieve success or financial independence after the chief reason for which we sought it has passed away.” —Ellen Glasgow
“I remember saying to my mentor, ‘If I had more money, I would have a better plan.’ He quickly responded, ‘I would suggest that if you had a better plan, you would have more money.’ You see, it’s not the amount that counts; it’s the plan that counts.” —Jim Rohn
“Depending upon the government for your future financial security is like hiring an accountant who is a compulsive gambler!” —Denis Waitley
Knowledge and wisdom
By Randell Tiongson on March 10th, 2010
Knowledge comes by taking things apart: analysis. But wisdom comes by putting things together.
John A. Morrison
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom,
and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Proverbs 9:10