{"id":859,"date":"2016-03-11T06:50:43","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T11:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=859"},"modified":"2016-03-11T09:02:34","modified_gmt":"2016-03-11T14:02:34","slug":"week-78-forever-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=859","title":{"rendered":"Week #78 – “Forever Young!”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Forever Young!” (photo credit: Grace Church)<\/p><\/div>\n

Greetings Tribe — and Happy Friday!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today is my birthday! \u00a0Most girls get gifts like perfume or jewelry or clothes — I get a moving truck!<\/p>\n

My partner, James, has accepted a position in Los Angeles — so we are on the road again! \u00a0We took our first trip across the country right after college. \u00a0Since then we’ve lived in Los Angeles, New York, and the Jersey Shore — now we’re headed back to where it all began, all those years ago.<\/p>\n

It’s overwhelming. \u00a0Packing, moving, decluttering, wondering if it’s the right thing to do.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And when I look at that big travel loop — from New Jersey to LA and back — and consider the mileage and the costs and all the aggravation — it’s easy to wonder if we should have just stayed in LA in the first place. \u00a0Wouldn’t that have been easier? \u00a0Wouldn’t we be further ahead right now?<\/p>\n

It’s easy to second-guess each and every move based on data alone.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But you know what that loop doesn’t represent? \u00a0It took my very best friend to remind me: that loop doesn’t represent the 15+ years I had here on the East Coast. \u00a015+ years with my brother, as adults, skiing and surfing and spending time together nearly every weekend. \u00a0(And my parents and siblings, too!)<\/p>\n

15+ years that all the moving costs and mileage and aggravation just can’t measure up to.<\/p>\n

Not in a million!<\/strong><\/p>\n

So as I grow one year older today, and set out on a new adventure this week, I’m grateful for all that precious and irreplaceable time we had with him — and I’m reminded that he remains, “Forever Young.”<\/p>\n

Your Happyness Challenge for the Week Ahead:<\/strong> If you or someone you know are second-guessing yourself this week, please give yourself a break. \u00a0Regret makes us old and cranky! \u00a0Exercise some spring cleaning, declutter your life, forgive yourself, forgive others, set a new goal, and bloom where you are planted! \u00a0Stay young — another season is right around the corner!<\/p>\n

“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” \u00a0(Henry David Thoreau, Walden)<\/em><\/p>\n

Spread Happyness — and share your thoughts on in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n

3\/11\/16 by Grace Church
\n<\/em>\u00a9 Grace Church
\ngrace@spreadhappyness.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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