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Category: generosity

I must go down to the beach again

October 16, 2015October 16, 2015 wally metts3 Comments

Solitude is something we all need, and the beach is a place I find it. Except this trip I didn’t.

Posted in generosity, hospitalityTagged beach, John Masefield, Manasota, relationships, solitude

3 reasons to believe in Santa

December 4, 2013 wally metts2 Comments

Fantasy is a unique and viable way to think about things that really matter. Like, in this case, generosity and surprise.

Posted in books, celebration, commentary, generosityTagged Nicholas day, saint nicholas, santa, Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, St. Nicholas Eve

the secret life of Santa

December 29, 2012December 5, 2013 wally metts1 Comment

The challenge is not to give people what they think they want, but to try and give them what they don’t yet know they want. Or at the very least, what they don’t remember that they wanted.

Posted in family, generosityTagged christmas eve, Detroit News, gift giving, gifts, santa, secrets, St. Nicholas, wally metts

just enough is plenty

December 4, 2011December 4, 2011 wally metts10 Comments

We may have set a place for angels, as Abraham did. More likely and better still, we have shared our table with the sons and daughters of God

Posted in celebration, faith, family, generosityTagged angels, guests, hospitality, tips

celebrating Santa

November 18, 2010 wally metts3 Comments

St. Nicholas' legacy of generosity is important this time of year, as we learn to think about the gifts we give rather than the ones we receive.

Posted in celebration, generosityTagged holiday, party, St. Nicholas

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