{"id":1005,"date":"2016-08-12T06:50:46","date_gmt":"2016-08-12T10:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1005"},"modified":"2016-08-12T01:55:28","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T05:55:28","slug":"week-100-just-breathe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1005","title":{"rendered":"Week #100 &#8211; Just&#8230;Breathe."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1008\" style=\"width: 233px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Just-Breathe-a.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1008\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1008 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Just-Breathe-a.jpg?resize=223%2C246\" alt=\"Just Breathe-a\" width=\"223\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just Breathe (photo credit: Grace Church)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Week #100 &#8211; Just&#8230;Breathe.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Greetings Happyness Tribe &#8212;\u00a0and Happy Friday!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s August&#8230;and the weeks ahead\u00a0are marked with &#8220;anniversaries.&#8221; \u00a0As I look at my calendar, I&#8217;m reminded that these were the weeks where Rob&#8217;s health took rapid turns for the worse. \u00a0ER visits, treatments, doctor&#8217;s appointments.<\/p>\n<p>While the rest of\u00a0the world was enjoying the\u00a0season he loved so much, he was increasingly forced to stay inside and struggle for just&#8230;one&#8230;breath.<\/p>\n<p>For me, the next few weeks&#8230;the end of August&#8230;will always be a profound reminder:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A reminder to wring the very most I can out of life.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">A reminder to live it fully without apologies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">A reminder to forget about what&#8217;s not important&#8230;and focus on what is. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">A reminder of how delicious life is&#8230;and how very temporary. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">A reminder of how precious each breath is&#8230;and how quickly it can be taken away.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">A reminder to just&#8230;breathe.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Your Happyness Challenge for the Week Ahead: Just&#8230;Breathe. \u00a0<\/strong>The busyness of September is just ahead of us! \u00a0Some kids are already heading back to school. \u00a0Don&#8217;t let these weeks slip by without stopping for a moment to just&#8230;breathe! \u00a0Get outside&#8230;watch a sunset, listen to kids play, feel the breeze across your skin, relish a thunderstorm, gaze at a rainbow. \u00a0There may be a day when you&#8217;ll miss all of this. \u00a0Don&#8217;t miss it now!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.&#8221; \u00a0(Henry David Thoreau)<\/p>\n<p>Spread Happyness &#8212; Just breathe! \u00a0And share your thoughts in the comments!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><em>8\/12\/16\u00a0by Grace Church<br \/>\n<\/em><em>\u00a9 Grace Church<br \/>\ngrace@spreadhappyness.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week #100 &#8211; Just&#8230;Breathe. 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