{"id":1259,"date":"2017-04-14T06:50:29","date_gmt":"2017-04-14T10:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2017-04-14T02:48:21","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T06:48:21","slug":"week-135-to-life-what-are-you-looking-forward-to-this-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1259","title":{"rendered":"Week #135 – TO LIFE! (What are you looking forward to this Spring?)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Week #135 – TO LIFE! \u00a0(What are you looking forward to this Spring?)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Happy holiday week to all! \u00a0(No matter what you are celebrating — it’s good to remember that new beginnings are non-denominational!)<\/p>\n

Easter is a strange time for me — it’s the first time I remember Rob texting me to tell me that he wasn’t feeling well. \u00a0That he was going to see the doctor. \u00a0And it wasn’t too soon after that that he had the x-ray, and then was admitted to Sloan.<\/p>\n

The dates are noted on my calendar…each one a stepping stone to the end that I know now. \u00a0In a little over four months, he’d be gone.<\/p>\n

Some people tell me to forget those dates. \u00a0To live in the present.<\/p>\n

I choose to keep\u00a0them, as a reminder to LIVE. \u00a0Period.<\/p>\n

Time passes quickly. \u00a0And I don’t know about you, but my calendar is already filling up with important dates in April, May, June, and July. \u00a0Easter, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, proms, graduations, class trips, Father’s Day, Fourth of July…<\/p>\n

It’ll be Summer before we know it!<\/p>\n

I wrote about this at the beginning of this year<\/a>…it’s well-documented that planning ahead is directly related to happiness. \u00a0There’s less than 10 weeks left of Spring 2017. \u00a0Don’t let it pass you by!<\/p>\n

Your Happyness Challenge for the week ahead: \u00a0<\/strong>While you have everyone together for Passover or Easter this week, why not get together and talk about all you are looking forward to this Spring? \u00a0What would you like to do (or get done) b<\/span>efore summer vacations, breaks, activities, and visitors take over your calendar? \u00a0Finally —\u00a0and most important — how are you going to CELEBRATE all that you’ve achieved and experienced so far this year?<\/p>\n

“Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” \u00a0(Henry David Thoreau, Walden)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Happy Passover! \u00a0Happy Easter! \u00a0Happy New Beginnings to each and every one of you!!!<\/p>\n

Spread Happyness — and make the most of Spring 2017!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

4\/14\/17\u00a0by Grace Church
\n<\/em>\u00a9 Grace Church
\ngrace@spreadhappyness.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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