{"id":2181,"date":"2019-12-13T06:50:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T11:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=2181"},"modified":"2019-12-13T02:46:30","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T07:46:30","slug":"week-274-take-a-pass-say-no-to-something-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=2181","title":{"rendered":"Week #274 – Take a Pass! (Say NO to something this week!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Week #274 – Take a Pass (Say NO to something this week!)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greetings Happyness Tribe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had a new post in mind for this week about reflecting on the year (and decade) past — but a sick pup has had me sidetracked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And you know what? \u00a0It reminded me of a post I wrote last year this time<\/a> — and the fact that there are a whole lot of you also, one week before Christmas, who couldn’t possibly add one more thing to your list!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so, I’m repeating that post<\/a> — and encouraging you to join me in taking a pass! \u00a0Cross something off your list — not because it’s done, but because it’s not going to get done. (Or maybe because you didn’t really want to do it anyway.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a big act of rebellion — especially for us “old reliables” who always seem to meet the deadline, show up, or fulfill the obligation even when we don’t want to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can be scary — because if we aren’t someone that people can count on, then who are we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The answer: Big-Hearted, Well-Intended, Happyness Spreaders — who need to take a pass this week!  \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Happyness Challenge for the Week Ahead: TAKE A PASS!  <\/strong>Consider this permission to say no, play hookie, skip that thing, call and cancel (well ahead of time of course, with regrets).  Bonus points for being okay with someone else who is doing the same!!!  As I heard someone say recently, “disappointment isn’t deadly.” It’s uncomfortable — yes. But so is over-extending ourselves to the point of exhaustion.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(I’ll be joining you by NOT writing a long post this week!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spread Happyness — “Take a Pass” this week!  (And let me know how you do!)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

12\/13\/19 by Grace Church
\u00a9 Grace Church
grace@spreadhappyness.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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