There is an audio version of the Santa Papers. You can hear it here: https://soundcloud.com/wallymetts/the-santa-papers-chapter-1 Email me if you would like information about the CD when it is produced.
the secret life of Santa
It is possible to do more for others than they realize you are doing, more often than they know you are doing it. And that is the secret life of Santa.
3 reasons to believe in Santa
Fantasy is a unique and viable way to think about things that really matter. Like, in this case, generosity and surprise.
an Advent(ure) of faith
Tonight there were four candles on our table, but only one was lit. It is the first week of Advent and, if you let it, every meal can be turned to worship.
and be ye thankful
from the archive, 2011
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15.
As it turns out, being grateful is good for you.
A review of social science research in the Wall Street Journal finds that being thankful is related to psychological, emotional and even physical health.
Grateful people, in fact, have more energy, more optimism and more friends. They also make more money, sleep more soundly, exercise more regularly and fight off viruses more successfully.
And that’s just the adults. Grateful kids make better grades and set higher goals. They are also less materialistic.
These associations could be like the chicken and the egg. Maybe these people have better lives already, and more to be thankful. But some studies of counting your blessings have tested people before and after times when they were intentional about it.
For example…
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