{"id":2374,"date":"2020-10-30T06:50:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-30T10:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=2374"},"modified":"2020-10-29T17:44:04","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T21:44:04","slug":"week-320-election-week-repost-vote-yes-to-happyness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=2374","title":{"rendered":"Week #320 \u2013 Election Week Repost: Vote \u201cYES\u201d to Happyness!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Vote YES to Happyness!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Week #320 \u2013 Election Week Repost: Vote \u201cYES\u201d to Happyness!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Tuesday brings us another Election Day in the United States, so I thought I\u2019d repeat my annual\u00a0Election Day<\/a> post! Because while some decisions come around only once every year (or four years) \u2014 there are hundreds (if not thousands) of little decisions that shape us each and every day!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All across the country, people will once again cast votes for Governors, Mayors, representatives, propositions, and yes — even a President this year. Perhaps you support some of these candidates, have stood up against the ones you don\u2019t believe in, or spent a lot of time debating the merits of each!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you think of any other decisions you\u2019ve given that much time to? That much opinion? That much research? That much passion? How many \u201cvotes\u201d have you cast in that time \u2014 for or against all kinds of OTHER decisions\u00a0in your own life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A quick internet search returns multiple sources quoting that people make up to 35,000 decisions every day\u2026from when exactly to get out of bed to when to call it quits for the day.  Some sources say that we make over 200 decisions about food alone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each decision is a silent vote:
\u2013 YES \u2013 I will get out of bed.
\u2013 NO \u2013 I will not hit the snooze bar again.
\u2013 YES \u2013 I will floss.
\u2013 NO \u2013 I will not pick at that blemish.
\u2013 YES \u2013 I will weigh myself.
\u2013 NO \u2013 I will not check Facebook before I shower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The list goes on\u2026and it\u2019s easy to see how we can amass THOUSANDS of little decisions in a very short period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of these decisions are quite easy \u2014 because we\u2019ve already made bigger, pre-set decisions about them so they fall neatly in line:
\u2013 YES \u2013 I will go to work and be on time
(therefore, I will get up and out of bed and hit the shower immediately).
\u2013 YES \u2013 I will take care of my physical health (therefore, I will floss every day, leave my face alone, and weigh myself daily).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you \u201cvote\u201d early and often for the things you truly want in life \u2014 temptations, like really <\/em>wanting to stay in bed, become small and insignificant compared to the big goals of providing for your family, succeeding in your career, or living a happy and productive life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your Happyness Challenge\u00a0for the week ahead: Vote \u201cYES\u201d to Happyness! \u00a0<\/strong>I know we’ve been PUMMELED with decisions this year. Some will come around once every year (or four years). Others have felt like choosing between life and death or health and safety. And then there are the hundreds (if not thousands) of little decisions that make up EVERY SINGLE DAY of your life. \u00a0Add those up \u2014 and you have millions of little decisions that shape the course of your year — and your entire lifetime. \u00a0So what do you say? \u00a0Yay or Nay?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember to Vote\u00a0\u201cYES\u201d to Happyness \u2014 one precious decision at a time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spread Happyness \u2014\u00a0and\u00a0share your thoughts! \u00a0How are you saying\u00a0\u201cYES\u201d to Happyness this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10\/30\/20 by Grace Church
\u00a9 Grace Church
grace@spreadhappyness.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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