{"id":148,"date":"2014-11-14T06:50:40","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T11:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=148"},"modified":"2014-11-14T02:33:59","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T07:33:59","slug":"week-9-are-you-ready-for-some-strange-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=148","title":{"rendered":"Week #9 – Who’s ready for some “Strange Magic”?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Week # 9 – Who’s ready for some\u00a0“Strange Magic”?<\/p>\n

Rob’s hairstylist, Jodi, contacted me this week to let me know that she was remembering and missing Rob. \u00a0She shared some stories about his visits to\u00a0the salon…and then she mentioned that the song “Strange Magic” by ELO always reminded her of him. \u00a0In fact, she said, it came on as she was heading to his services in September. \u00a0Hmmm…has anything like that ever happened to you?!<\/p>\n

This story came to me on the heels of seeing the movie Interstellar…and of ruminating on my word study for this week: CONNECTION. \u00a0One of the underlying themes of the movie (no spoilers here) is human love. \u00a0One scientist argues that it’s simply a physiological urge to assure safety and reproduction of the species. \u00a0Another wonders why then, after those needs are fulfilled — or even after a death — do we continue to love? \u00a0What then is it’s purpose?<\/p>\n

Jodi’s message was dogging me…what is it about “Strange Magic”? \u00a0And then it occurred to me…CONNECTION! \u00a0Jodi hears that song, thinks of Rob, and is instantly transported back to whatever place and time that song represents for her. \u00a0For me, Dire Straits’ “Walk of Life” always\u00a0took us\u00a0back to our neighbor’s pool where we played as kids…and was the first song I heard when I started Rob’s car on September 5th! \u00a0For you it may be something else…maybe for someone else. \u00a0A place, a song, a certain word or food — these connect us to people, places, and events far beyond our present time\/space reality. \u00a0Little reminders deliver BIG connection across the cosmos — through love. \u00a0Perhaps that is what gives us our fifth dimension\u00a0—\u00a0and a glimpse into eternity! \u00a0Phew!!! \u00a0Strange magic indeed!<\/p>\n

So…your assignment for this weekend: Over the next 72 hours something is going to transport you from the present moment to another space and time. \u00a0You are going to feel the love of another person, even though they may not be anywhere near you (or even on this earth). \u00a0Use this opportunity to CONNECT with that individual. \u00a0Send an email or text, make a phone call or reach out to let them know you are thinking of them. \u00a0(If they are gone — talk to them out loud, write a letter, or share a story about them with someone else.) \u00a0Let it transport you. \u00a0And in that amorphous space between here and “there” — see if you can experience some “Strange Magic” all your own!<\/p>\n

Spread Happyness — CONNECT! \u00a0And tell us about your experiences in the comments!<\/p>\n

11\/14\/14 by Grace Church
\n<\/em>\u00a9 Grace Church<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

(Editor’s note: \u00a0Just want to offer Tweet-Tweets, Yoo-hoos, Alohas, Hellos, and How-are-yas to all of you who have let me know you are reading the blog each week! \u00a0It means so much to know Rob’s spirit is alive\u00a0in your life! \u00a0Thank you so much for following along and sharing this with others…and if this is your first visit, WELCOME! \u00a0We are so glad you are here!)<\/p>\n

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Week # 9 – Who’s ready for some\u00a0“Strange Magic”? Rob’s hairstylist, Jodi, contacted me this week to let me know that she was remembering and missing Rob. \u00a0She shared some stories about his visits to\u00a0the salon…and then she mentioned that the song “Strange Magic” by ELO always reminded her of him. \u00a0In fact, she said, […]<\/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-148","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\/148","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=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions\/156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}