{"id":2173,"date":"2019-12-06T06:50:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T11:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2019-12-06T02:04:39","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T07:04:39","slug":"week-273-make-it-a-december-to-remember-celebrate-early-and-often","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=2173","title":{"rendered":"Week #273 &#8211; Make it a December to Remember: CELEBRATE!!!  (Early&#8230;and often!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Celebrate.png?resize=329%2C301&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2174\" width=\"329\" height=\"301\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Week #273 &#8211; Make it a December to Remember: CELEBRATE!!!  (Early\u2026and often!)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greetings Tribe &#8212; and Happy December!!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s no secret that we are in the middle of the shortest possible holiday shopping season (I wrote about this on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=2135\">Week #267<\/a>) &#8212; and I know many of you are feeling it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And in a few weeks, as the shopping and shipping push comes to an end &#8212; you know what&#8217;s coming next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>NEW YEAR&#8217;S PLANNING!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And this isn&#8217;t just any old new year&#8230;we&#8217;re looking at a whole NEW DECADE ahead!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If it hasn&#8217;t started already, soon we&#8217;ll be inundated with planners, programs, and systems for making the year ahead more positive, more productive&#8230;maybe even more prolific or profitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And you know what will be missing in the middle of it all?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Celebration!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s right&#8230;actually taking time to <em>commemorate<\/em> and <em>honor<\/em> where we&#8217;re standing right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And so&#8230;I&#8217;m stealing a bit from my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=1897\">year-end<\/a> post to remind you to celebrate.  NOW!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;ve kept track of your achievements, high points, and happy moments \u2014 now is a great time to REVIEW, SHARE, and CELEBRATE them with the ones you love!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And if you didn\u2019t keep track, don\u2019t worry.  Take some time now before this crazy month really takes off to go back through your calendar, your emails, your phone \u2014 whatever it takes to come up with enough reminders of all that you accomplished and did right this year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because I promise you\u2026you did!  And there is probably a lot to CELEBRATE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Your Happyness Challenge for the Week Ahead: CELEBRATE!!!  (Early&#8230;and often!)  <\/strong>You don&#8217;t have to wait until New Year&#8217;s Eve!  Take time this month to reflect on your journey this past year (or decade).  Take stock of your achievements, notice your growth, and make a list of your successes.  Then SHARE it with others \u2014 and ENCOURAGE others to do the same!  There will be plenty of time to look ahead and set new goals, focus on new targets, and dream new dreams for the year (and decade) ahead.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For this weekend \u2014 take a look back, and find things to LOVE about 2019! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Spread Happyness &#8212; and tell me, what are you celebrating this year?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>12\/6\/19 by Grace Church<br>\u00a9 Grace Church<br>grace@spreadhappyness.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Week #273 &#8211; Make it a December to Remember: CELEBRATE!!! (Early\u2026and often!) Greetings Tribe &#8212; and Happy December!!! It&#8217;s no secret that we are in the middle of the shortest possible holiday shopping season (I wrote about this on Week #267) &#8212; and I know many of you are feeling it! 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