On Black Friday, Nov. 29, at the busy Lexington-Springmill Road and Walker Lake Road intersection, a group of smiling people wearing yellow will be Sprinkling Happiness upon holiday shoppers.
Created by Laura Lavigne, founder of the Anacortes Center for Happiness, The Happiness Sprinkling Project is “crazy simple and crazy powerful.”
A group of people get together, wearing yellow. They gather at a busy spot in the town where they live. They hold up signs. Happiness signs. Signs that say things like, “It’s Going to be All Right” and “Breathe” and “You are Loved.” They do this for an hour and as they do, magic happens.
People being ‘sprinkled’ on their way home from work are surprised, puzzled –and moved. They smile, they wave, they honk. Many join in and start “sprinkling” themselves. The messages are surprising because “they ask nothing of the viewer” but instead send an expected burst of light, helping people tap into their own hope, strength and joy.
The Sprinklings started last May have been spreading like well…happiness and have been received with a mix of surprise, delight and occasionally tears of emotion.
In the past few months, Happiness Ambassadors have popped up in Washington DC, in Chicago, California, Oregon, Seattle and are now moving into Canada. Together they are gradually building a “Happiness Sprinkling Tribe” whose vision is to expand into inner cities and eventually all over the world. Anyone is invited join in and participate in this powerful and fun event.
The event is also being held in support of Weekend of Quthentic Connection, a reminder that there are many ways to express joy and connection amidst the busy holiday season.
See https://www.facebook.com/events/227678574063832/.
The Mansfield/Ontario, Ohio Happiness Sprinkling Ambassador is Dave Wheitner and he can be reached at 412-335-2242 or dave@idealistcoach.com.
