Gift giving is the greediest thing we do. We give for only what we get in return. Many times the greed is successfully hidden beneath sheets of conveniently located generosity illusions. Gift giving for Christmas is an example of this. It’s for others, but it’s not. We give gifts on Christmas day because it makes us feel good, not because we care and want to give our loved ones what they need. No, we don’t even know what to give them. We’ll buy what we’re not even sure they’ll like, let alone need. Just for the sake of getting them a thing, because we know what the return is even if we don’t know what the initial reception will look like...

By Anthony B. Clover

It’s easy to celebrate success because of where it’s left you. It indicates the moment a goal was accomplished, but the road there is ignored since it’s riddled with failure.

We should celebrate our failures instead. They give us the tools which allow us to succeed. Failure is the only road to accomplishment, the lesson of success.

By Seth McAllister