Is Your Life Wonderful?

December 22: Soon the days will offer daylight noticeably longer. The shadows of 4:30 will disappear and sunshine will linger. Some believe that depression is greatest this time of year. Take George Bailey who tries to kill himself in “It’s a Wonderful Life”  by jumping off a bridge into the December darkness. Clarence – an angel, of course – saves him. Poor George was motivated to end his life by money – or the missing of it. The belief of increased suicide attempts at the holidays is actually statistically unsupported . It’s spring that grabs that credit. Perhaps it is the debt to the IRS come April 15 that renders hopelessness or longing for something just beyond one’s reach/ Catherine Johnston , End Notes. More here. (AP file photo, of James Stewart and Donna Reed from “It’s A Wonderful Life.”)

Question: Have you ever imagined yourself in George Bailey’s shoes, considering what life would be like for those around you, if you’d never been born?