{"id":5661,"date":"2014-05-22T08:41:18","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T12:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=5661"},"modified":"2014-05-22T08:41:18","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T12:41:18","slug":"oneword-thursday-step-into-a-square-of-sunshine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2014\/05\/oneword-thursday-step-into-a-square-of-sunshine.html","title":{"rendered":"#OneWord Thursday:  Step Into a Square of #Sunshine"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5662\" style=\"width: 324px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/files\/2014\/05\/AntiGravity-Quote-SUNSHINE.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5662\" alt=\"floating through life, Janice Taylor, Anti-Gravity Coach, Positarian, Artist, Author\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/100\/2014\/05\/AntiGravity-Quote-SUNSHINE-300x207.jpg\" width=\"324\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Step Into a Square of Sunshine, by Janice Taylor, Anti-Gravity Coach, Positarian, Artist, Author<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dearest Tushkateers, \u00a0I find myself, today, sitting under gray. No floating clouds, no variations in hue, nor a hint of sunlight; 360 degrees of light gray.\u00a0 While I appreciate the color gray, in all its glory, and say to myself, \u201cthis is a simple sky to paint or photograph; use this gray as your inspiration for the day,\u201d my mind wanders and wonders about sunshine.<\/p>\n<p>I decide to paint a square of gray on top of which I will write in my best script one of my favorite quotes about sunshine.\u00a0 I invite you to join with me, whether you are weathered by gray or not.<\/p>\n<p>Lighten up, fly though and above the clouds\u2026defy gravity-if you will!<\/p>\n<p><b>Anti-Gravity Art Project \u2013 Materials Needed<\/b><\/p>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>One gray piece of paper.\u00a0 (or photograph of gray, or painting of gray).<\/li>\n<li>Writing Instrument, i.e. pen, pencil, colored pencils, magic markers (whatever brightens your mood).<\/li>\n<li>Sunshiny Quote<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>10 Quotes:\u00a0 Step Into a Square of #Sunshine<\/p>\n<p>Some people are so much sunshine to the square inch. ~ Walt Whitman<\/p>\n<p>A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love. ~ Max M\u00fcller<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve got to get out and pray to the sky to appreciate the sunshine; otherwise you&#8217;re just a lizard standing there with the sun shining on you. ~ Ken Kesey<\/p>\n<p>Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine to the mind. ~ Luther Burbank<\/p>\n<p>Daisies are like sunshine to the ground. ~ Drew Barrymore<\/p>\n<p>Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows. ~ Robert Green Ingersoll<\/p>\n<p>A light wind swept over the corn, and all nature laughed in the sunshine. ~ Anne Bronte<\/p>\n<p>Anyone\u2019s life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contented spirit. ~ Lillie Langtry<\/p>\n<p>Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. ~ James Matthew Barrie<\/p>\n<p>A day without sunshine is like, you know, night.\u00a0 ~ Steve Martin<\/p>\n<div id=\"r1PostCPBlock\">\n<p>For (almost) <em><strong>daily motivational musings<\/strong><\/em> as well as <em><strong>light, sunshiny thoughts <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\":)\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\" \/> <\/strong><\/em> and the lightest <em><strong>WeightLessNess tips<\/strong><\/em> ever, from our country\u2019s premiere <em><strong>Anti-Gravity Coach<\/strong><\/em>, Janice Taylor (that\u2019s me), join Our Lady of Weight Loss\u2019s <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/30757154492\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kick in the Tush Club\/FB<\/a><\/strong><\/em>!<\/p>\n<p>For the full skinny as well as <em><strong>Anti-Gravity Specials<\/strong><\/em>, sign up for <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/maildogmanager.com\/surveys\/OurLadyofWeightLoss\/optin1.html\" target=\"_blank\">Janice Taylor\u2019s Kick in the Tush Club newsletter<\/a><\/strong><\/em>!<\/p>\n<div id=\"r1PostCPBlock\">\n<p><em>Levitating through Life,<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"r1PostCPBlock\">\n<p><em>Janice Taylor, Anti-Gravity Coach<b>\u2122\u00a0 <\/b>,\u00a0Author, Artist, Positarian<\/em><br \/>\n<em> buoyant * magnetic * luminous *<br \/>\n<\/em>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014-<br \/>\nFor the best life, wellness and weight loss wisdom,<br \/>\nvisit Janice:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.OurLadyofWeightLoss.com\" target=\"_blank\">Our Lady of Weight Loss<br \/>\n<\/a><strong><em><\/em><\/strong>Sign up for the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Newsletter\/SignupProcess.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Kick in the Tush Club<\/em><\/a> e-newsletters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"r1PostCPBlock\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dearest Tushkateers, \u00a0I find myself, today, sitting under gray. 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