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\"\"<\/a>It’s June First.\u00a0 I use the first of every month to create a journal in which I will record the observations and experiences of my life…all month long.\u00a0 The first of anything is special.\u00a0 It’s fresh.\u00a0 It presents new possibilities.\u00a0 It’s a start over place.\u00a0 Begin Again.\u00a0 “One more time, with feeling!”<\/p>\n

It’s raining outside.\u00a0 People on this island begrudging admit that it’s mostly been raining since summer before last.\u00a0 I’m calling June my flower song month.\u00a0 Because I know the flowers in our yard will get enough sun to grow well, they won’t be dried out and their colors will sing to me, everyday.\u00a0 They will sing of the promise of viewing challenge in the context of benefit and lesson.\u00a0 Sing out, sweet flowers.\u00a0 I need what you’ve got.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s June First.\u00a0 I use the first of every month to create a journal in which I will record the observations and experiences of my life…all month long.\u00a0 The first of anything is special.\u00a0 It’s fresh.\u00a0 It presents new possibilities.\u00a0 It’s a start over place.\u00a0 Begin Again.\u00a0 “One more time, with feeling!” It’s raining outside.\u00a0…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artful-graces"],"yoast_head":"\nThe First DAY of JUNE (and the rest of your life) - Daily Joys and Simple Pleasures<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailyjoys\/2011\/06\/the-first-day-of-june-and-the-rest-of-your-life.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The First DAY of JUNE (and the rest of your life) - 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