{"id":1532,"date":"2020-07-30T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/?p=1532"},"modified":"2020-07-30T12:01:21","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T16:01:21","slug":"choosing-presence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/choosing-presence\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing Presence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/3467378509_299f9d86e9-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-272 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/3467378509_299f9d86e9-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/3467378509_299f9d86e9-1-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/3467378509_299f9d86e9-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/3467378509_299f9d86e9-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Solitude<br \/>\ncreates space<br \/>\nto encounter Godde<br \/>\nin\u00a0dew touched leaves<br \/>\nthat shimmer \u00a0in the morning sun<br \/>\nin frosty breath<br \/>\nscattering wordless psalms<br \/>\ninto the world<br \/>\nin canyon echoes<br \/>\ncalling to the past<br \/>\nin a tender caress<br \/>\neasing an unknown ache,<br \/>\nemptying<br \/>\nand filling<br \/>\nby turn.<\/p>\n<p>Isolation<br \/>\nfirmly closes the door<br \/>\non the Sacred<br \/>\nmuddying our thoughts,<br \/>\nthrusting its finger<br \/>\ninto open wounds<br \/>\nclouding vision<br \/>\nwith wordless fear,<br \/>\nfinding only<br \/>\nliquid breath beneath<br \/>\nengorged waves,<br \/>\nsounds muffled<br \/>\nby the relentless pounding<br \/>\nof a thrashing heart<br \/>\nbroken by a bruising grip<br \/>\nmottling both\u00a0skin<br \/>\nand soul.<\/p>\n<p>In these lonely times<br \/>\nchoose solitude<br \/>\nchoose it<br \/>\nwith an open heart<br \/>\ninvite Godde to tea<br \/>\nbe present\u00a0in each day<br \/>\nto the gift of every moment<br \/>\nto the awareness of possibilities.<br \/>\nHold your life \u00a0gently.<br \/>\nso that solitude<br \/>\ndoes not morph<br \/>\ninto an isolation that<br \/>\nburies hope<br \/>\ndistorts vision<br \/>\ncontorts reality &#8211;<br \/>\nbut rather<br \/>\nenter deeply<br \/>\ninto the delight of creation,<br \/>\nthe wonder of life,<br \/>\nand the gift of<br \/>\nunexplored vistas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Solitude creates space to encounter Godde in\u00a0dew touched leaves that shimmer \u00a0in the morning sun in frosty breath scattering wordless psalms into the world in canyon echoes calling to the past in a tender caress easing an unknown ache, emptying and filling by turn. Isolation firmly &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/choosing-presence\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Choosing Presence<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1532"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1532"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1532\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1536,"href":"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1532\/revisions\/1536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/connietuttle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}