{"id":865,"date":"2016-03-18T06:50:45","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T10:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=865"},"modified":"2016-03-18T10:34:26","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T14:34:26","slug":"week-79-hidden-treasures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spreadhappyness.com\/?p=865","title":{"rendered":"Week #79 – Hidden Treasures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hidden Treasure\u00a0(photo credit: DS)<\/p><\/div>\n

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

As many of you know, we are en route to Los Angeles! \u00a0This week’s post comes to you from The Music City — Nashville, TN!<\/p>\n

There is something very humbling about packing everything you own into one vehicle and hauling it 2,800 miles across the country. \u00a0It’s been a reckoning of sorts — coming to grips with the amount of stuff I hold on to, cling to, and surround myself with.<\/p>\n

And I want to keep it all!<\/p>\n

Every item has a story. \u00a0The story is the memory. \u00a0The memory is the treasure. \u00a0But as my partner, Jim, pointed out — if everything is precious, then nothing is precious.<\/p>\n

Still, I wanted to bring it all with me…and believe me, if I had another 15-feet of truck, I might have done just that!<\/p>\n

But when faced with the limits of a 15-foot truck and just so many\u00a0square feet of\u00a0floor space at our new location (no more storage) — I found myself finally giving in to throwing something out or donating something I might still want, simply because I just couldn’t hold on to it any longer.<\/p>\n

There’s something about limits that helps you focus on what’s important.<\/span><\/p>\n

As my awareness of what was worth those precious square feet of truck and apartment sharpened — so did my resolve to unload a few more items here and there. \u00a0And then a funny thing happened: as I started sorting — hidden treasures started to appear!<\/span><\/p>\n

The keepers became very obvious — like this photo! \u00a0I knew I had a picture\u00a0of Rob on the jet skis. \u00a0I had looked for it many times — but couldn’t find it. \u00a0It was one of my favorites — and it’s been hidden in a storage box for 8 years!<\/p>\n

Now I can share it with you!<\/p>\n

Your Happyness Challenge for the Week Ahead:\u00a0<\/strong>Find your hidden treasures! \u00a0<\/strong>Remember, if everything is precious, then nothing is precious. \u00a0Are your precious things tucked away — or are they on display? \u00a0If the item has a story, and the story is a memory, then the memory is the treasure. Don’t hide it away — put it on display, and share your memories with others!<\/p>\n

Spread Happyness — and share your\u00a0hidden treasures today!<\/strong><\/p>\n

3\/18\/16 by Grace Church
\n<\/em>\u00a9 Grace Church
\ngrace@spreadhappyness.com<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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