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    Irrelevant Digression - A Christmas Carol

    aaJanuary 07, 2020
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    About this Episode

    "Money can't buy a happy life, or a peaceful death." - Charles Dickens. As the holiday season wraps up and the New Year approaches, Matt dives into Dickens' Victorian masterpiece to explore the metanoia that emerges in relinquishing materialism, absorbing joy, and the light of generosity.

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