{"id":48,"date":"2009-01-01T11:32:08","date_gmt":"2009-01-01T11:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/mindfulnessmatters\/2009\/01\/happy-new-year-2009.html"},"modified":"2009-01-01T11:32:08","modified_gmt":"2009-01-01T11:32:08","slug":"happy-new-year-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/mindfulnessmatters\/2009\/01\/happy-new-year-2009.html","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8\" src=\"https:\/\/108metaphors.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/wild-chickens-revisions-32.jpg?w=450&amp;h=684\" alt=\"108 Metaphors for Mindfulness\" width=\"450\" height=\"684\" \/><br \/>\nGreetings from The Exquisite Mind for the New Year: 2009<br \/>\nWhile the transition to the New Year can be a fruitful time for reflection and review, let\u2019s not forget that every day can be New Year\u2019s Day when we bring a mindful approach to living. I think we enter 2009 with a mixture of uncertainty and excitement.<br \/>\nI am excited for the forthcoming publication of Wild Chickens and Petty Tyrants: 108 Metaphors for Mindfulness and the opportunity to bring the message of mindfulness to my community and the wider world.<br \/>\nI am developing new workshops and classes based on the wisdom of the book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greetings from The Exquisite Mind for the New Year: 2009 While the transition to the New Year can be a fruitful time for reflection and review, let\u2019s not forget that every day can be New Year\u2019s Day when we bring a mindful approach to living. 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