A Little Happier: What Makes a Face Stand Out from a Crowd?

Happier with Gretchen Rubin

Lemonada Media

Education, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.7 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Seeing my beloved father as a patient in the hospital reminded me of looking at class photos of young children. Among a sea of faces, it’s my love that makes one face stand out from the anonymous crowd. Reminder: as an exclusive offer for “Happier” listeners, you can get 2 weeks FREE plus a special discount to the Activations app at activations.com/happier. These guided audios are designed to help you feel motivated, confident, and in charge of your life. Get in touch: podcast@gretchenrubin.com Visit Gretchen's website to learn more about Gretchen's best-selling books, products from The Happiness Project Collection, and the Happier app. Find the transcript for this episode on the episode details page in the Apple Podcasts app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Lately, Jamie and I have been on a little flavor tour at Whole Foods Market. Instead of making the same
0:07.5	three dinners over and over, we wander the aisles and pick a region to visit. It makes dinners feel
0:13.8	less predictable. Last week, we leaned Mediterranean, another time we swung Latin-inspired,
0:20.3	and we always keep San Pellegrino on hand because it instantly
0:23.4	makes it feel like more of a fancy meal. Yeah, I love that at Whole Foods Market, you can really
0:29.5	see the savings. Explore the store for yellow signs, you'll find them aisle after aisle,
0:35.0	highlighting sales and everyday low-prriced items with the same high
0:38.9	quality. Get inspired to try something new. And if you truly don't want to cook, that's me,
0:45.7	the prepared food section saves me. Empanadas or burritos and dinner is just handled. Whole Foods
0:52.6	Market makes it easy to take it easy when it's dinner time.
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1:53.9	available in all areas. Lemmonada. I'm Gretchen Rubin, and this is a little happier.
2:05.6	As I've mentioned, my beloved father recently died.
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