Spreading joy at the holidays will brighten your day and lift your spirits. That is a proven fact. Those who are generous and charitable gain more by giving. There is research that verifies the intrinsic value of charity—that happy people give and that giving makes them happier. The transformed Scrooge knew instinctively how to become a better human through generosity. The holidays can be tough—we miss loved ones, we have expectations that seem beyond the tangible, others str