{"id":1795,"date":"2018-09-21T03:50:05","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T07:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1795"},"modified":"2018-09-20T19:08:49","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T23:08:49","slug":"week-210-welcome-fall-celebrate-the-first-days-of-autumn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1795","title":{"rendered":"Week #210 – Welcome Fall! (Celebrate the first days of Autumn!)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Welcome Fall!” (photo credit: Grace Church)<\/p><\/div>\n

Week #210 – Welcome Fall! (Celebrate the first days of Autumn!)<\/strong><\/p>\n

(This topic is a perennial favorite — and worth repeating<\/a>!)<\/em><\/p>\n

Greetings All — and Happy Friday!<\/p>\n

The Autumnal Equinox will occur at 9:54p ET tomorrow (Saturday, September 22nd). \u00a0It’s the exact moment when the sun shines equally on both sides of the\u00a0Equator. \u00a0The word itself means “equal night” — as these days\u00a0are marked by equal parts\u00a0sunlight and darkness.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

And for a moment — perfect balance.<\/p>\n

I know for many of you, the “end” of Summer is a sad time: light fades, the air cools, summer flowers surrender.<\/p>\n

For others, the “beginning” of Fall is a celebration: work\/school routines are back in place, trees start to show their colors, football, sweaters, boots, and pumpkin-everything is back! \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Whether you’re on Team Summer or Team Fall — I hope you squeezed all you could out of the Summer of 2018. \u00a0But if not, don’t despair. \u00a0Another 13-week season starts today! \u00a0A new beginning, a new quarter, and for many a new year ahead!<\/span><\/p>\n

The Autumnal Equinox gives us the perfect opportunity to step back, take stock, re-balance — and to finish the year strong!<\/p>\n

Your Happyness Challenge for the Week Ahead: WELCOME FALL!<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Welcome this season of harvest, storage, and preparation by turning\u00a0inward: take stock in yourself, make room for only what’s necessary, and set a goal or direction for the next three months of your life. \u00a0The Winter Solstice is exactly thirteen weeks away! \u00a0Don’t wait until December to start thinking about New Year’s resolutions and goals…START NOW! \u00a0Use the Fall Season as a runway into 2019. \u00a0The next thirteen weeks are going to pass one way or another…how do you want to spend this season?!<\/p>\n

Some ideas:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. DECORATE<\/strong>\u00a0— this is the easiest way to mark the change of seasons. \u00a0Don’t wait for the leaves to turn or for Halloween decorations to appear…get out your scarecrows and pumpkins now and give yourself a visual cue\u00a0that a new season has arrived. \u00a0WELCOME IT!<\/li>\n
  2. CLEAN<\/strong>\u00a0— there is a lot of talk of “Spring” cleaning at the Vernal Equinox — but Fall has it’s own cleaning and decluttering rituals\u00a0too. \u00a0As we turn our focus inward to our homes — it makes sense that we would declutter and clean in preparation for the indoor months ahead. \u00a0Use this time to get rid of things you no longer need — and make room for the things that will sustain and nurture you through the dark and cold of winter. \u00a0MAKE ROOM OR IT!
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  3. SET NEW GOALS<\/strong>\u00a0— Just like cleaning and decluttering makes room in our homes, cleaning and decluttering of the mind makes room in our psyche. \u00a0Every thirteen weeks we are given the opportunity to start a “new season.” \u00a0Start this Fall with a little quiet time to consider what you’d like to accomplish by the END of the year, what obligations or habits you need to shed to make that possible, and what new resources you may need to help you get there! \u00a0DREAM ABOUT IT!<\/li>\n
  4. PLAN FALL FUN<\/strong> — NOW is the time to look at your fall calendar (October\/November\/December) and plot some time for the activities you like best. \u00a0Harvest festivals, ghost tours, apple picking, that one last Indian Summer day at the shore…think about the things that bring you joy this time of year and plan them out ahead of time! \u00a0PLAN IT!<\/li>\n
  5. START TALKING ABOUT THE HOLIDAYS NOW<\/strong> — This one is a little controversial because nobody likes to be rushed into the holidays…but waiting until November 23rd to start talking about who is spending which holiday where is too late! \u00a0And I don’t know about you but I like to enjoy Thanksgiving Weekend for what it is (a very rare 4-day holiday weekend) — not some violent launch into what is supposed to be such a peaceful\/magical season! \u00a0GET OUT AHEAD OF IT!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    At the very least — set aside time\u00a0this weekend to think about what you need to feel happy in the 13 weeks ahead.<\/p>\n

    Remember — it takes a happy person to Spread Happyness!<\/p>\n

    Spread Happyness — share your favorite Autumn rituals and activities in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n

    9\/21\/18 by Grace Church
    \n<\/em>\u00a9 Grace Church
    \ngrace@spreadhappyness.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Week #210 – Welcome Fall! (Celebrate the first days of Autumn!) (This topic is a perennial favorite — and worth repeating!) Greetings All — and Happy Friday! The Autumnal Equinox will occur at 9:54p ET tomorrow (Saturday, September 22nd). \u00a0It’s the exact moment when the sun shines equally on both sides of the\u00a0Equator. \u00a0The word […]<\/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-1795","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\/1795","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=1795"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1797,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1795\/revisions\/1797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}