{"id":1046,"date":"2016-10-07T06:50:39","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T10:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1046"},"modified":"2016-10-07T01:31:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T05:31:03","slug":"week-108-when-in-doubt-reach-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1046","title":{"rendered":"Week #108 &#8211; When in doubt, reach out!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Key-Pad2.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1049\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Key-Pad2-218x300.png?resize=218%2C300\" alt=\"key-pad2\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Key-Pad2.png?resize=218%2C300&amp;ssl=1 218w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Key-Pad2.png?resize=624%2C859&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Key-Pad2.png?w=637&amp;ssl=1 637w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Week #108 &#8211; When in doubt, reach out!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Greetings Happyness Tribe!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1039\">Last week<\/a> I mentioned that\u00a0I&#8217;ve witnessed more than a few occasions this\u00a0past month where\u00a0people jumped in\u00a0to help those in need.<\/p>\n<p>This past week, I noticed again how people are looking out for one another: A\u00a0mass transit accident, a pretty serious surgery, and now a hurricane warning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All around, people are checking in with one another!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week&#8230;I want continue looking at ways we can help others in a time of need.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The first thing we have to do though, is reach out.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This can be tricky&#8230;because if you are respectful of\u00a0people&#8217;s privacy, you might be uncomfortable prying into a personal or family problem\/situation. \u00a0But there are ways to do this genuinely, without nosing in. Here are three phrases:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Thinking of you!&#8221; \u00a0This is true&#8230;because you are&#8230;and it doesn&#8217;t require more information, or even a response (more on that later).<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Checking in!&#8221; \u00a0This may be true, too&#8230;and again, while it demonstrates interest in the status of an ongoing event or issue, it doesn&#8217;t <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">require<\/span> more info. \u00a0And again, doesn&#8217;t require a response.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Wishing you the best!&#8221; \u00a0This is great when you know someone is going through a challenging time but you don&#8217;t want to pressure them with details. \u00a0Just to know that people are cheering you on can be heart-warming and confidence boosting, without rehashing all the details. \u00a0And again, it doesn&#8217;t require a response.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>(Notice\u00a0a common denominator there?)<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Your Happyness Challenge for the Week Ahead: When in doubt, reach out!\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">This week,\u00a0if you find yourself concerned, curious, worried, or wondering about someone in your life&#8230;REACH OUT! \u00a0Do it in a way that allows the person the option of retaining their privacy if they choose&#8230;or not obligating them to respond, for whatever their reason (it isn&#8217;t always personal). \u00a0There are so few areas of our lives where people don&#8217;t have expectations of us&#8230;checking in with no obligation is a great way to Spread Happyness, and a little grace!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">What are your favorite ways to check in on your family, friends, kids, and\/or coworkers?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Spread Happyness &#8212;\u00a0share your thoughts in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><em>10\/7\/16 by Grace Church<br \/>\n<\/em><em>\u00a9 Grace Church<br \/>\ngrace@spreadhappyness.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week #108 &#8211; When in doubt, reach out! Greetings Happyness Tribe! Last week I mentioned that\u00a0I&#8217;ve witnessed more than a few occasions this\u00a0past month where\u00a0people jumped in\u00a0to help those in need. This past week, I noticed again how people are looking out for one another: A\u00a0mass transit accident, a pretty serious surgery, and now a [&hellip;]<\/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-1046","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\/1046","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=1046"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1051,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1046\/revisions\/1051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}