2019 Home for the Holidays

2019 Home for the Holidays LINCOLN DAILY NEWS November 27, 2019 Page 5 P erhaps the best gift you give this year will also be the best gift for you as well. What can you give that would benefit yourself as much as the receiver? The answer is on the tip of your tongue: Good cheer! Admittedly there are two different kinds of good cheer. The one that first comes to many adult minds takes the form of alcoholic beverages. This is often well received, but it is not the subject of this recommendation and often fails to have the same result. The second kind of “Good Cheer” is the kind of thing that can make the world a better, more beautiful place, and it will lift all boats, including yours. It is often spread with a cheerful attitude, cheerful words, and a smiling face, and it is one of the greatest gifts we can give. As life often swallows us up, we become the victim of its cruelty, losing the spirit and losing the joy. If good cheer is the greatest gift we can give, how can we summon it back that we too might give it? Creating holiday atmosphere: Spreading good cheer Continued u