Today’s email will be a slight addition to yesterday’s.

In yesterday’s email I encouraged everyone to find something small they could do to show appreciation and make the day of someone they know.

But it can be even simpler than that.

Just wishing for the happiness of a complete stranger can cause you to become a happier person.

Norman Vincent Peale illustrated his version of this in "The Power of Positive Thinking". Anytime he was in a crowd, he would choose a person and say a little prayer for that person, hoping for their happiness and health.

I encourage you to try this little thought experiment today.

Pick a stranger today and think a positive thought about them.

And see how you feel afterwards.

There is something about thinking about others and thinking positively that changes the way our brains work.

Merry Christmas.

Jake