Week #282 – It Takes 30 Seconds to Change the World: Smile, Wave, Say Hello, and Ask “How are you doing?”
Greetings Tribe — and Happy Friday!
It’s the first Friday in February — and Rob’s birthday month — so I’m going back to basics and revisiting the everyday, ordinary stuff so many of us continue to miss the most about him: his big wave that you could see from a mile away, his voice and unique way of saying hello, his easy smile and laugh, and his genuine interest in hearing how a person was doing (even when it wasn’t great).
I was reminded of these basics this past week when an acquaintance from home posed an interesting question on Facebook:
"If someone gifted you $5.6 million dollars đžbut you HAD to use it for a 30-second Super Bowl đcommercial, đ„what would you say?" (Megan Faulkner - Director of Student Ministries, Ocean Grove Church)
As answers started rolling in about world peace, feeding the hungry, saving the animals, and living like Jesus — I thought of the other people in that imaginary room. So much of our current culture (and political climate) is stealing away our attention from INSIDE our four walls. My thought: turn to the people in the room with you and look them in the eye, tell them you love them, share a laugh, a joke, a smile, a hug, call them by name — just SEE them and give them the most valuable thing you have to offer at any given moment: your attention.
Which reminded me that Happyness isn’t rocket science…it’s in the most basic of things. And they are all ours for the giving…any time…free of charge (no $5.6M price tag here)!
It only takes 30 seconds to:
Your Happyness Challenge for the Week Ahead: GET BACK TO BASICS! It’s very easy to skip the basics and get right into the issues that are top of mind right now. And while those issues are valid and important and worthy of discussion — they aren’t always the things that connect us to the people nearest and dearest to us. (And in some cases, they might actually divide us.) So as you encounter others this week, remember to smile, wave, say hello, and ask “How are you doing?” Because it only takes 30 seconds to change the world: YOURS!!!
Spread Happyness — Get Back to Basics and Connect!
PS: Happy Birthday in Heaven, Bud! Every day that goes by only makes us miss you and love you more!!!
2/7/20 by Grace Church
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grace@spreadhappyness.com
PPS: Thanks to Megan Faulkner for permission to share her post! Megan is a speaker, writer, and full-time ringleader to Ocean Grove’s favorite circus: Student Ministries! You can learn more about Megan at her website: www.meganefaulkner.com.