{"id":900,"date":"2010-02-02T11:04:12","date_gmt":"2010-02-02T11:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2010\/02\/fear-not-the-groundhog-inspiring-quotes.html"},"modified":"2010-02-02T11:04:12","modified_gmt":"2010-02-02T11:04:12","slug":"fear-not-the-groundhog-inspiring-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2010\/02\/fear-not-the-groundhog-inspiring-quotes.html","title":{"rendered":"Fear Not the Groundhog: Inspiring Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/groundhog.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"groundhog.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/84\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/02\/groundhog-thumb-222x299-11234.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"margin: 0pt 20px 20px 0pt;float: left\" height=\"299\" width=\"222\" \/><\/a><\/span>Oh, great&#8211;the groundhog saw his shadow.&nbsp; In case you&#8217;re feeling a little shadowy yourself today in light of the breaking 6-more-weeks-of-winter news, here are some uplifting quotes to rescue you from any cold thoughts that might have crept into your mind.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To<br \/>\nbe interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than<br \/>\nto be hopelessly in love with spring.&#8221;&nbsp; &#8212; George Santayana<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.&#8221;&nbsp; &#8212; Maori Proverb<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure in the landscape &#8211; the loneliness of it &#8211; the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it &#8211; the whole story doesn&#8217;t show.&#8221; &#8212; Andrew Wyeth<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;One kind word can warm three winter months.&#8221; &#8212; Japanese proverb<\/p>\n<p>(image via: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.milkintheclock.com\/tag\/pennsylvania\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.milkintheclock.com\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like what you see? <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=FreshLiving&amp;amp;loc=en_US\"><font color=\"#023d89\"><strong>Click here to subscribe<\/strong><\/font><\/a><strong> and get Fresh Living in your in-box every day!<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh, great&#8211;the groundhog saw his shadow. 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