{"id":61034,"date":"2011-08-22T19:03:08","date_gmt":"2011-08-22T19:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/?p=61034"},"modified":"2011-08-22T20:01:31","modified_gmt":"2011-08-22T20:01:31","slug":"weekend-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/wholeliving\/2011\/08\/weekend-inspiration.html","title":{"rendered":"Weekend inspiration? The dog days of summer&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_61042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61042\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/files\/2011\/08\/IMG959039.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61042\" title=\"My Roo\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/225\/2011\/08\/IMG959039-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dog days of summer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The skies are clear, the grass is green, and things are pretty good around here. I love feeling inspired, and in today&#8217;s world I\u00a0feel like I have a\u00a0precious little corner of positivity and sunshine. I&#8217;d like to share it with you. Things are far from perfect, but life is generally beautiful.<\/p>\n<p>I love all things inspiring so let me ask, did you see\u00a0or hear anything inspiring this weekend?<\/p>\n<p>The most inspiring thing I saw this weekend\u00a0has to be\u00a0children enjoying the dog days of summer, at our local beach. The children\u00a0swam, built sandcastles, buried each other in the sand, and drank juice boxes under the glaring sun. I loved watching the unrestrained joy each child took when discovering sand for the first time, or the salt of the ocean. A few children cried, others laughed, but they never stopped playing, discovering, and embracing each new experience for what it was, a chance to learn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Related Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/discoveriesofawanderer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Discoveries of a Wanderer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Inspiration Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/wholeliving\/2011\/08\/easy-ways-to-be-healthy-part-1.html\" target=\"_blank\">Easy ways to be healthy part 1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The skies are clear, the grass is green, and things are pretty good around here. I love feeling inspired, and in today&#8217;s world I\u00a0feel like I have a\u00a0precious little corner of positivity and sunshine. I&#8217;d like to share it with you. Things are far from perfect, but life is generally beautiful. 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