{"id":429,"date":"2015-04-03T06:50:04","date_gmt":"2015-04-03T10:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=429"},"modified":"2015-04-03T00:42:23","modified_gmt":"2015-04-03T04:42:23","slug":"week-29-where-to-now-happy-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=429","title":{"rendered":"Week #29 – “Where to now?” (Happy Spring!)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Week #29 – “Where to now?” \u00a0(Happy Spring!)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spring officially began on March 20th — and the 2nd Quarter began April 1st. \u00a0Twelve weeks of the new year have past — that’s one full quarter of 2015 in the books!<\/p>\n

Where to now?<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s a question Rob and I would ask each other on one of those long rambling drives I mentioned in last week’s post. \u00a0We’d come to a stopping point — an intersection, a convenience store, or a look at some car Rob wanted to buy — and ask: “Where to now?”<\/p>\n

The end of the calendar year is always a natural time to look back at the year behind, and plan for the year ahead. \u00a0We hear a lot in December about goal setting, resolutions to end old habits, and promises to start new ones. \u00a0Not so much in April though!<\/p>\n

But the change of seasons or the beginning of a fresh quarter is a good time to stop, revisit, and re-evaluate our direction. \u00a0Are your goals still relevant? \u00a0Are you on track to achieve them? \u00a0Have you had a life event that mandates a total change in direction? \u00a0Or have you achieved some of your goals and need to set new ones?<\/p>\n

There’s a nice, even 13 weeks to round out each quarter — and a fresh perspective if you set goals from season to season. \u00a0You could think about what you’d like to accomplish by June 30th — or you might consider what you’d like to do this Spring. \u00a0There’s been much discussion recently that happiness is not tied to achievement alone — but to the experiences we have along the way. \u00a0Don’t let new seasons get lost on the express track to New Year’s Eve!<\/p>\n

What would you like to experience or achieve this Spring 2015?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Your assignment for this week: If you have them handy, take some time to revisit your dreams\/goals for 2015. \u00a0(And if you don’t have them handy, don’t worry — just start fresh with today!) \u00a0Ask yourself the tough questions above. \u00a0If your goals are still relevant, set some new mini-goals for this next quarter alone: what would you like to achieve by June 30th? \u00a0Also, think about the season ahead: what would you like to experience this Spring (before summer vacations, breaks, activities, and visitors take over your calendar)? \u00a0Finally — have you achieved some of your goals already? \u00a0WONDERFUL!!! \u00a0Take time to celebrate!<\/p>\n

And then…set some new goals! \u00a0I’ve read some interesting material lately about the emotional slack following big or long-sought-after achievements. \u00a0Setting new goals or having new experiences on deck is essential to keeping our energy up and forward focused! \u00a0(Good advice for graduates, mid-lifers, and retirees alike!)<\/p>\n

So…where to now?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spread Happyness — share your dreams, goals, and celebration in the comments!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

3\/27\/15 by Grace Church
\n<\/em>\u00a9 Grace Church<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Week #29 – “Where to now?” \u00a0(Happy Spring!) Spring officially began on March 20th — and the 2nd Quarter began April 1st. \u00a0Twelve weeks of the new year have past — that’s one full quarter of 2015 in the books! Where to now? It’s a question Rob and I would ask each other on one […]<\/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-429","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\/429","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=429"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":435,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429\/revisions\/435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}