{"id":1001,"date":"2016-08-05T06:50:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T10:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2016-08-05T02:18:35","modified_gmt":"2016-08-05T06:18:35","slug":"week-99-go-ahead-reminisce-and-remember-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1001","title":{"rendered":"Week #99 – Go Ahead…Reminisce (and Remember Together)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Good Times” (photo credit: Grace Church)<\/p><\/div>\n

Week #99 –\u00a0Go Ahead…Reminisce (and Remember Together)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Greetings Happyness Tribe —\u00a0and Happy Friday!<\/p>\n

There’s been a lot of nostalgia going around lately. \u00a0Maybe it’s the loss of yet another childhood friend. \u00a0Maybe it’s that late summer longing we feel to stop the clock or maybe even turn back time. \u00a0Maybe it’s just our parents cleaning out their attics.<\/p>\n

Maybe it’s simply that it feels good to remember good times and good friends.<\/p>\n

I had occasion to share a few old pictures with friends this week. \u00a0One had lost his childhood friend and neighbor. \u00a0Another lost her brother a decade ago. \u00a0And yet another lost her son.<\/p>\n

As I came across the photos, it occurred to me that I should NOT share them. \u00a0What if it hurt the person receiving them? \u00a0What if it was a bad time? \u00a0What if they weren’t thinking of that person right then and there?<\/p>\n

And then I remembered…you’re ALWAYS thinking of that person. \u00a0And, for me, the only thing more wonderful than remembering Rob on my own…is having someone remember him to me!<\/p>\n

So I reached out. \u00a0I shared those photos…and let the other person know I was thinking of them, and remembering their loved one fondly. \u00a0The result?<\/p>\n

Happyness…Spread!<\/p>\n

Your Happyness Challenge for the Week Ahead: Go Ahead…Reminisce! <\/strong>\u00a0Remember things together!\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>If you are thinking of someone, let them know. \u00a0If you have a fun memory, share it. \u00a0If you know someone who is grieving, ask what that person\u00a0was like. \u00a0Remember them fondly. \u00a0The stillness of August is a great time for long chats and whims of memory. \u00a0Remember the good times. \u00a0Enjoy them. \u00a0They, too, have made you who you are today!<\/p>\n

It’s okay to walk down memory lane once in awhile…there are beautiful people there!<\/p>\n

Spread Happyness — share your thoughts, and your favorite memories, in the comments!<\/p>\n

8\/5\/16\u00a0by Grace Church
\n<\/em>\u00a9 Grace Church
\ngrace@spreadhappyness.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Week #99 –\u00a0Go Ahead…Reminisce (and Remember Together) Greetings Happyness Tribe —\u00a0and Happy Friday! There’s been a lot of nostalgia going around lately. \u00a0Maybe it’s the loss of yet another childhood friend. \u00a0Maybe it’s that late summer longing we feel to stop the clock or maybe even turn back time. \u00a0Maybe it’s just our parents cleaning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1001"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1004,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1001\/revisions\/1004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}