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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Jim Douglas
wrote:
>
> 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.
LAST PARAGRAPH--worth noting.
> > 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!
>
Hi Jim,
Good to be suspicious and always careful with our stewardship. I
always encourage it. Let's say, that all your response is a 100%
correct conclusion after a rapid reading through the first 75% of the
post. Your point has validity---down to the last paragraph. In view
of your response, I wonder how much money it cost, and which company
benefited the most having a recovering heart attack victim to listen
to someone else who just lived through a near-death experience?
revmaaatin.