klristmas

[redred321]

This group seems to be varied and open to a variety of topics. The lead is motorcycles and the end is a comment on the weekend toy collection effort in the Dallas & Ft Worth Texas area. My friend does not ride motorcycle but I think it would be good therapy if he did. ++++++++ I have a college roommate I talk to every night (night shift from 6:00 PM to 2:30 AM). He is 65 and has turned out to be a scrooge. Partly due to wife, his family background, and much to working alone at night for 13 years. I have tried to help him out and suggested that he has not many more Christmases (due to death or loss of awareness) to share or experience. Below is part of a letter I sent him this week, trying to encourage him to exert himself ++++++= Doing some work on a letter to a friend this week, I came across this article on giving. It seem appropriate to pass it along after last Sunday there were approximately 60,000 to 65,000 motorcyclists and an estimate of 90,000 people involved this year in collecting and giving present for Christmas. The paper said last year about 65,000 riders donated $1 in toys and $100,000 in cash. This year the paper estimated the toy value at $800,000 and the donation to be $90,000 +++++++++ Science Museum of Minnesota, By Thor on Dec. 14th, 2006 in Scientific Inquiry http://dev.smm.org/buzz/buzz_tags/ebenezer_scrooge Happy Scrooge: At the conclusion of "A Christmas Carol," Ebenezer Scrooge is on a huge Helper's High, the feeling of euphoria that can come with doing good works and helping people. It took the visits of three ghosts to turn Ebenezer on to wonders of the Helper s High. But by the end of A Christmas Carol, the formerly uptight tight-wad was jumping, hugging and giving to everyone and anyone he met. Is this the far-fetched work of fiction? Not really. More and more scientific evidence is point to the real health and emotional benefits from giving of our time and money V also known as the Helper s High. John Hopkins Magazine recently detailed the works by Allan Luks, who has studied Helper s High for quite some time. He describes the effect as being similar to a runner s high after a workout. There is a release of endorphins in the giver s body the lead to a feeling of elation followed by a feeling of calm. And unlike exercise, there s evidence that the helper can actually get a small Helper s High in recalling helping or charitable acts long after they re finished. Luks research also shows that of the 95 percent of study participants who have felt a Helper s High, nine out of ten graded their health condition better than those who haven t experienced a Helper s High. That s led to Luks postulation that volunteering or giving helps ease stress in the body, which can then lead to these beneficial health factors: X In separate research, a 10-year study of the physical, health and social activities of 2,700 men in Tecumseh, Michigan, found that those who did regular volunteer work had death rates two and one- half times lower than those who didn't. X Another study done at Harvard looked at what researchers there dubbed the "Mother Theresa effect." Students watching videos of the late Mother Theresa helping the poor in Calcutta actually had their immune system response kick in. X And recently on ABC News 20/20, the stories of Duke University Medical Center heart patients showed stunning effects of the Helper s High. Recovering patients were asked to visit current heart patients X no particular agenda, just to listen and lend support. By doing that, the volunteers had better health after their heart attacks. In fact, the helper s recovery rate was 60 percent faster than those who chose not to help other pa

[Jim Douglas]

redred321 wrote:

> > This group seems to be varied and open to a variety of topics. The > lead is motorcycles and the end is a comment on the weekend toy > collection effort in the Dallas & Ft Worth Texas area. My friend > does not ride motorcycle but I think it would be good therapy if he > did. > ++++++++ > I have a college roommate I talk to every night (night shift from > 6:00 PM to 2:30 AM). He is 65 and has turned out to be a scrooge. > Partly due to wife, his family background, and much to working alone > at night for 13 years. I have tried to help him out and suggested > that he has not many more Christmases (due to death or loss of > awareness) to share or experience. Below is part of a letter I sent > him this week, trying to encourage him to exert himself > ++++++= > Doing some work on a letter to a friend this week, I came across > this article on giving. It seem appropriate to pass it along after > last Sunday there were approximately 60,000 to 65,000 motorcyclists > and an estimate of 90,000 people involved this year in collecting > and giving present for Christmas. The paper said last year about > 65,000 riders donated $1 in toys and $100,000 in cash. This year > the paper estimated the toy value at $800,000 and the donation to be > $90,000 > +++++++++ > Science Museum of Minnesota, By Thor on Dec. 14th, 2006 in > Scientific Inquiry > http://dev.smm org/buzz/ buzz_tags/ ebenezer_ scrooge > http://dev.smm.org/buzz/buzz_tags/ebenezer_scrooge> > Happy Scrooge: At the conclusion of "A Christmas Carol," Ebenezer > Scrooge is on a huge Helper's High, the feeling of euphoria that can > come with doing good works and helping people. > It took the visits of three ghosts to turn Ebenezer on to wonders > of the Helper s High. But by the end of A Christmas Carol, the > formerly uptight tight-wad was jumping, hugging and giving to > everyone and anyone he met. Is this the far-fetched work of > fiction? Not really. More and more scientific evidence is point to > the real health and emotional benefits from giving of our time and > money V also known as the Helper s High. > John Hopkins Magazine recently detailed the works by Allan Luks, who > has studied Helper s High for quite some time. He describes the > effect as being similar to a runner s high after a workout. There is > a release of endorphins in the giver s body the lead to a feeling of > elation followed by a feeling of calm. And unlike exercise, there s > evidence that the helper can actually get a small Helper s High in > recalling helping or charitable acts long after they re finished. > Luks research also shows that of the 95 percent of study > participants who have felt a Helper s High, nine out of ten graded > their health condition better than those who haven t experienced a > Helper s High. That s led to Luks postulation that volunteering or > giving helps ease stress in the body, which can then lead to these > beneficial health factors: > > X In separate research, a 10-year study of the physical, health and > social activities of 2,700 men in Tecumseh, Michigan, found that > those who did regular volunteer work had death rates two and one- > half times lower than those who didn't. > X Another study done at Harvard looked at what researchers there > dubbed the "Mother Theresa effect." Students watching videos of the > late Mother Theresa helping the poor in Calcutta actually had their > immune system response kick in. > X And recently on ABC News 20/20, the stories of Duke University > Medical Center heart patients showed stunning effects of the > Helper s High. Recovering patients were asked to visit current heart > patients X no particular agenda, just to listen and lend support. By > doing that, the volunteers had better health after their heart > attacks. In fact, the helper s recovery rate was 60 percent faster > than those who chose not to help other pa > > __._,_._

Another study that was probably funded by various companies that want you to BUY their stuff. This time of the year quite a few retail places make more than 50% of their annual sales, holidays have become nothing more than a time to spend $$$ on crap. I am also a scrooge!

[Jacobus De Bruyn]

Who would ride a donkey when there are motorcycles available? A long, long time ago, there were no motorcycles, but there was a brief flash of light, a glimpse of reality shining thru...... It is a time for family and friends, a time of promise. Y all gonna have a fine KLRistmas, whether you want it or not! It s really chilly today at a mere 78 , no reindeer could stand it. Jake. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs