Even though times may be tough, you
can give twice as much this holiday season without
spending a dime and you can lift your spirits and improve your health at the
same time. Studies show that helping
others in need can improve your emotional well-being, relieve stress, strengthen
your immune system, decrease the intensity and awareness of physical pain, and
produce a rush of euphoria, followed by a longer period of calm called a
“helper’s high”!
So, visit a nursing home, a children’s
ward in a hospital, a veteran’s hospital, a neighbor in need, a Humane
Society. Volunteer at a soup kitchen, a
homeless shelter, or a Salvation Army Christmas dinner for the needy. Use coupons
for free food items and donate them to charity.
Donate that tight outfit that you think
you’ll be able to fit in next year (or the year after to a charitable flea
market. Give a priceless gift by
promising to stop an annoying habit that irritates a loved one, a friend or an
enemy.
In the words of a
little known author named John Wesley –
“Continue to
Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the people you can,
As long as ever you can”
Happy Holidays!
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