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Week #179 – Back to Basics: Smile, Wave, Say Hello, and Ask “How are you doing?”

Greetings Tribe…

It’s been another tough week in the news.  Another week that breaks our hearts.  Another week of controversy.  Another week that could pull us together…

…or divide us…

…or maybe both.

It reminded me of a post from Week #124 — just about a year ago.  I was back at the Jersey Shore after six months — almost one year from the time we moved — and, in the middle of it all, a highly controversial news cycle.

And as I re-entered the atmosphere at the Jersey Shore — to the place where Spread Happyness was born and the smiling guy who inspired it all — I was reminded of four basic and simple ways to Spread Happyness:

1. Wave Big
2. Smile
3. Say Hello Like You Mean It
4. Ask: How are you doing?

These are the things many of us miss most about people.

When the world seems broken beyond fixing…it is easy to arm ourselves in our opinions, and judgments, and decisiveness about what is best.  Do something to connect instead.

Your Happyness Challenge for the Week Ahead: GET BACK TO BASICS!  It’s very easy in these volatile news cycles to skip the basics and get right into the issues that are top of mind.  And while those issues are valid and important and worthy of discussion — they aren’t always the things that connect us.  (And in some cases, they might actually divide us.)  So as you encounter each other this week, remember to count to four first: smile, wave, say hello, and ask each other “How are you doing?”

Spread Happyness — Get Back to Basics and Connect!

2/16/18 by Grace Church
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