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Week #231 – Back to Basics: Smile, Wave, Say Hello, and Ask “How are you doing?”
Greetings Tribe — and Happy Friday!
We celebrated Rob’s birthday earlier this week. He would have been 45 years old this year. Which means it’s been five years…
Five years since that stupid cough showed up.
Five years since he went missing from the beach we loved so much.
Five years since his very last birthday here on Earth.
Five years since he told me (in his own adamant way) how he was looking forward to his 40’s.
It still amazes me that in a little more than six short months, he’d be gone.
Five years later — and I’m reminded daily of the ordinary stuff so many of us continue to miss the most: his big wave that you could see from a mile away, his voice and unique way of saying hello, his easy smile and laugh, and his genuine interest in hearing how a person was doing (even when it wasn’t great).
Its a good reminder that Happyness isn’t rocket-science…it’s in the most basic of things. And they are all ours for the giving…any time…free of charge! We just need to count to four:
Your Happyness Challenge for the Week Ahead: GET BACK TO BASICS! It’s very easy to skip the basics and get right into the issues that are top of mind right now. 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 others this week, remember to count to four first…smile, wave, say hello, and ask “How are you doing?”
Happy Birthday in Heaven, Bud! You are very truly now “Forever Young!”
Spread Happyness — Get Back to Basics and Connect!
2/15/19 by Grace Church
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