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"The Giving Tree," photo © 2008 Joanie of Arc CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Are You Having a Merry Christmas?

By J. Timothy King on December 24, 2009

It’s the last day before Christmas. Each year, the kids at church perform at our Christmas Eve service. And this year, Sondra (of In the Deep) has put together a wonderful kids program, with lots of special music. And I’m happy to have been a part of it. I’ve been trying to spend more time […]

Posted in Ardor Point, Books | Tagged Ivan Tyrrell, Joe Griffin, materialism, psychology

Crying Child, by D. Sharon Pruitt, © 2009 CC BY 2.0

Why Are We So Unhappy Having All These Things?

By J. Timothy King on September 1, 2009

One of my daughters today was approaching tears, when I almost blew up at her. I didn’t actually yell at her, I hope, but I felt my temperature and voice rising in unison. She was upset, because we didn’t have an extra pool pass, so that she could go to the community pool party today, […]

Posted in Health, Mental Health, Personal Improvement | Tagged depression, happiness, Ivan Tyrrell, Joe Griffin, materialism, psychology | 5 Responses

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