If there’s any one reason the holidays lose the luster of childhood wonder as the years go on, it is because we are increasingly less present. We focus more on the status of gifts than the meaning behind them, the obligations we hold rather than the desires we have, the things we want more than the people we miss. Make this year the first in changing your holiday tune – here are a few ways to start:
1. Write thoughtful, handwritten, personalized cards. Attach them to gifts, send them to your grandmother, even write a personal note to your boss. It’s the best way to not just let people know they are seen, but appreciated in your life.
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1. Inception (only sort of) or Incorporation of Reality in Dreams
There are about 100 trillion cells in your body. 100,000,000,000,000!
Laugh a lot. People with a good sense of humor increased their odds of survival by 31 percent, according to a 2006 Norwegian study of critically ill patients. When something strikes you as funny your body produces less aging stress hormones, explains Dr. Bruce Rabin, medical director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s Healthy Lifestyle Program. 
