I CAN'T ... the most poisonous words know to man. My Grandfather repeated, as if a mantra “Positive thinking brings positive outcomes and with help you have no limits.” I believe that my grandfather was both wise and correct. As my husband and I struggled with homework, employment, marriage and rearing our children we frequently received the advice “if you think you can figure it out ... you will,” and eventually we always did. So too was the advice that was given to Nicholas.

     Nicholas observed and interacted with the Peoples and Oddlings around him. He learned to empathize and have compassion for his neighbors. When he saw people suffering Nicholas set aside regard for his own safety and acted in stealth to supply the needs of his neighbors.

     If we had to choose a message from How Nicholas Became Santa Clause to carry as a foundation for the decisions made in life, it would be the advice offered by Father Time. “…The final course of a time-line will be determined by the choices or actions taken by the beings, individual or groups most affected by that time line. Time exists for only one main purpose, Nicholas. Implicit within that purpose, is times ability to allow us to have experiences, and learn from them. Along the way we learn to help others to make choices that will result in better outcomes. This is such a case.”

Look what the mind can do.

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