{"id":1748,"date":"2018-07-27T03:50:40","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T07:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2018-07-27T01:26:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T05:26:02","slug":"week-202-summer-fun-challenge-watch-the-grass-or-weeds-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1748","title":{"rendered":"Week #202 – Summer Fun Challenge: Watch the grass (or weeds) grow!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Hey, you…look around!” \u00a0(photo credit: Grace Church)<\/p><\/div>\n

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

We are counting down the Fridays between now and Labor Day Weekend with some short “Summer Fun”<\/a> suggestions because —\u00a0I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again<\/a> — while many adults are busy planning their kids’ summer fun, they often overlook their own!<\/p>\n

But this week, I want you to stop all that fun for just a red-hot second…and watch the grass (or weeds) grow!<\/p>\n

Back home in New Jersey…Queen Anne’s Lace is everywhere this time of year. \u00a0It’s a flirty\u00a0little weed that always got my attention in late July — and seemed to yell at me: <\/span><\/p>\n

“Hey you…look around! It’s almost August!”<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

There is a wonderful stillness this time of year as summer reaches its peak. \u00a0Gardens are bursting, trees are at their fullest, the grass is at its longest…but harvest season isn’t quite here yet. \u00a0There seems to be nothing left to do except sit back and watch it all grow.<\/p>\n

Of course, with our modern schedules and technology there is always plenty to do: work continues, activities go on, there are vacations to take, and places to visit, and back-to-school shopping to do…<\/p>\n

…but nature knows better.<\/p>\n

Take a cue from your garden or lawn, flower bed or park! \u00a0Make like a tree…and be still! \u00a0\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Your Happyness Challenge for the Week Ahead:\u00a0Watch the grass (or weeds) grow!<\/strong>\u00a0 As we move through these last few days of July into the first week of August…kick back with your favorite beverage (and maybe your favorite person or pet) and watch the grass grow! \u00a0It may be uncomfortable to sit still and do (gasp!) nothing for a few minutes. \u00a0Do it anyway! \u00a0Try it. \u00a0Take five or fifteen minutes once a day (or once a week) to sit in the same spot and notice what is happening around you. \u00a0I know the clock is ticking…but our world keeps its\u00a0very own perfect time.<\/span>
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“Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” (Henry David Thoreau)<\/em><\/p>\n

Spread Happyness — where do you like to stop and watch the weeds grow?<\/p>\n

7\/27\/18 by Grace Church
\n<\/em>\u00a9 Grace Church
\ngrace@spreadhappyness.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Greetings Tribe —\u00a0and Happy Friday! We are counting down the Fridays between now and Labor Day Weekend with some short “Summer Fun” suggestions because —\u00a0I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again — while many adults are busy planning their kids’ summer fun, they often overlook their own! But this week, I want you […]<\/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-1748","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\/1748","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=1748"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1754,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1748\/revisions\/1754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}