{"id":143,"date":"2015-10-19T00:31:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T00:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/?p=143"},"modified":"2016-05-26T00:55:09","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T00:55:09","slug":"me-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/?p=143","title":{"rendered":"Me &#038; Myself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Me &amp; Myself <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>being brave<\/p>\n<p>waking each morning, open to what life has to offer<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Demands of everyday living can be difficult,<\/p>\n<p>the busyness of being<\/p>\n<p>the never-ending swirl of noise,<\/p>\n<p>whether coming or going, my life is in constant motion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I walk along the sea and welcome a new day<\/p>\n<p>shining stars are stationary,<\/p>\n<p>moonlight illuminates my way.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is silence in the air<\/p>\n<p>reflection, a serene time of mindfulness.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The darkness lifts, I sense an exchange<\/p>\n<p>an opportunity to see and receive a new day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The world is waking, there is complete calmness strolling the shoreline<\/p>\n<p>sea birds peacefully mingle<\/p>\n<p>tides leave their mark in footprint free sand<\/p>\n<p>waves stir without occupancy, creating a rhythmic sound.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My aloneness is short-lived<\/p>\n<p>as morning solitude becomes a souvenir,<\/p>\n<p>a tranquil reminder with every step<\/p>\n<p>inner and outer silence can exist.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My walks with me, provide time for restoration.<\/p>\n<p>Mastering the art of stillness<\/p>\n<p>is a gift the sea has given me.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First Published at Life As A Human on November 2, 2015<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lifeasahuman.com\/2015\/arts-culture\/poetry-arts-culture\/me-and-myself\/\">http:\/\/lifeasahuman.com\/2015\/arts-culture\/poetry-arts-culture\/me-and-myself\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Me &amp; Myself being brave waking each morning, open to what life has to offer &nbsp; Demands of everyday living can be difficult, the busyness of being the never-ending swirl of noise, whether coming or going, my life is in constant motion. &nbsp; I walk along the sea and welcome a new day shining stars [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":146,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","category-reflection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=143"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":223,"href":"http:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143\/revisions\/223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/prolificpreambles.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}