Week #312 – Do you know where your Happyness is?
Good Morning, All! And Happy…well…
…that’s exactly what I’m here to talk about this week. Because it’s the first Friday in September and you know what that means:
Do you know where your Happyness is?
It’s a question I’ve been asking myself for the past ten weeks. TEN WEEKS! A full two months since my last post.
Did you even notice?
Probably not…because shortly after my last post our world went completely bonkers (as if it wasn’t totally bonkers before that). Civil unrest, protests, riots, tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, earthquakes, floods, and yes…even more election drama…have saturated our news.
I have to be honest with you…week after week, it just seemed like there was no room for Happyness in those equations.
And as the weeks went on, and some of us went back into lockdown while others openly continued their bad behavior…my heart started to get a little bitter. Was the pursuit of Happyness even worth it? What was the point? Was it even appropriate to put forth an unapologetically positive perspective while there was so much legitimate anger, sadness, grief, and unrest in the world?
The answer I’ve come to is…YES! (And I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to come around to it!)
How do I know?
Because in the absence of personal interactions I’ve come to realize the tremendous value of anyone who is willing to lift someone up, encourage someone, smile, wave, and say hello like they mean it.
Because as I spent more time on social media I came to realize how refreshing, encouraging, and inspiring people are who are DETERMINED to find the yes, see the positive (even in the negative), and make something out of a big fat nothing!
Because as I’ve endured the past nearly six months of shutdown, I’ve come to realize how truly important it is to train ourselves to be a source of positivity, encouragement, and yes — even Happyness — in OTHER people’s lives, especially in the bad times.
Because I had to remind myself that I started this website at a time just like that. Six years ago tomorrow my brother Rob succumbed to a cancer he didn’t deserve. A beautiful, healthy, vibrant, fun forty year old struck down in just a few month’s time. At that moment, when nothing made sense and my world was upside down, I created something to Spread Happyness.
If the past ten weeks of silence have taught me anything…it’s that Happyness is needed now more than ever. Happyness in hard times, in sad times, in grief, in pain, in anger, in frustration, in flat out disappointment — just as much as in the fun and easy times.
Your Happyness Challenge for the Week Ahead: It’s the first Friday in September…do you know where your Happyness is? If you’ve lost touch with your Happyness over the past six months, six weeks, or six days…you are not alone. The world has had its way with us a bit. But it’s time to reclaim our place…turn the page…and set a new course. It’s time to get back to basics! (Which is where I’ll start all over again next week!)
So yes, please join me in saying “Good Morning, All — and Happy Friday!”
Spread Happyness — It’s Friday, September 4th: do you know where your Happyness is?
9/4/20 by Grace Church
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