{"id":365,"date":"2015-02-20T06:50:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T11:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=365"},"modified":"2015-02-20T09:51:42","modified_gmt":"2015-02-20T14:51:42","slug":"week-23-fitness-never-takes-a-snow-day-rob-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=365","title":{"rendered":"Week #23 – “Fitness never takes a snow day.” (Rob Church)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Text from Rob on 3\/2\/14: “Fitness never takes a snow day…”<\/p><\/div>\n

[Editor’s note: Thanks to all who\u00a0raised\u00a0a glass for the first-ever Happyness Hour last week! \u00a0Over thirty people joined together at Castaway’s Tavern in Hopatcong — and several others toasted\u00a0remotely from parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Florida, and one very special house-guest-loving-landlord currently on assignment in Cambodia!!! \u00a0Two nice big bags of food items were donated to West Side UMC’s food pantry — and a good time was had by all! \u00a0Looking forward to the next one already! \u00a0Way to go, Team Happyness!!!]<\/span><\/p>\n

Week #23 – \u201cFitness never takes a snow day.” (Rob Church)<\/strong><\/p>\n

With all the snow recently…and perhaps the timing of the year…this text from Rob has been on my mind. \u00a0He sent it last year on March 2nd. \u00a0He was running windsprints at the track. \u00a0Many people admired Rob for his discipline…but his workouts were deeper than that. \u00a0They were a habit: as natural as getting up, getting showered, and brushing your teeth. \u00a0Anyone that knew Rob in high school can attest to the fact that he\u00a0wasn’t born this way! \u00a0But as an adult, he got himself to a point where NOT doing it would be weirder than just getting it done!<\/span><\/p>\n

Personally, I think of this text every time I head out to run\u00a0on less than pleasant days. \u00a0I like to run outside…and being able to run along the ocean is a very special gift. \u00a0Checking the weather is simply not an option. \u00a0N’oreaster, blizzard, rain, heat, or humidity…I simply won’t let the weather be a deciding factor for me. \u00a0I learned that from Rob…<\/span><\/p>\n

…and yet…<\/strong><\/p>\n

…I let a thousand things stand in the way of so much else! \u00a0I’m in the middle of a big cleaning\/decluttering project right now. \u00a0A few major job changes, a couple of very busy summers, and more than one significant death in our household…I can track back the piles in my little home office space and kitchen to all of these major life events. \u00a0Reasons…maybe. \u00a0Excuses…I just can’t let myself get away with it any longer! \u00a0No more “snow days” for me, Rob!<\/p>\n

What about you? \u00a0Are there things you are\u00a0putting off for when the time is right, the weather is better, or the conditions are perfect?<\/p>\n

Your assignment for this week: Pick ONE THING that’s been nagging at you since January 1st…and GET IT DONE this week! \u00a0<\/strong>Next Friday marks the end of February — and that means one-sixth of the year will be\u00a0over. \u00a0Don’t let unfinished business take up any more of your precious time and rob you of your future happyness this year! \u00a0Trust me, I know it’s hard…especially when the excuses are so easy. \u00a0I’m in this with you! \u00a0Start small…think of that one thing at the top of your list of to-do’s that you can bang out this week…and get it done!<\/p>\n

What habit “never takes a snow day” for you?<\/p>\n

Spread Happyness — share your challenges, successes, to-do’s or TA-DA’s in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n

2\/20\/15 by Grace Church
\n<\/em>\u00a9 Grace Church<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

PS: Rob would often include\u00a0silly or nonsensical quotes (accredited to him) at the bottom of his emails to me (he may have done this to you, too!). \u00a0I always envied his creativity…and I hope wherever he is, he enjoys being the one I am quoting this week!<\/span><\/p>\n

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