{"id":211,"date":"2020-06-26T23:50:35","date_gmt":"2020-06-27T04:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/?p=211"},"modified":"2020-06-29T22:22:01","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T03:22:01","slug":"blinders-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/index.php\/2020\/06\/26\/blinders-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Blinders OFF&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Taking the blinders off to see what there is to see. May the creative forces within proceed in reckless abandon&#8230;<strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">TRAVEL ON<\/span><\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180716_134216-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"212\" data-link=\"http:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/?attachment_id=212#main\" class=\"wp-image-212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180716_134216-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180716_134216-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180716_134216-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180716_134216-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180716_134216-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><strong>\u00a9<\/strong> gypsysouldeep2020<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FB_IMG_1531655547598-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"213\" data-link=\"http:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/?attachment_id=213#main\" class=\"wp-image-213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FB_IMG_1531655547598-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FB_IMG_1531655547598-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FB_IMG_1531655547598-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/FB_IMG_1531655547598.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">\u00a9 gypsysouldeep2020<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_081508-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"215\" data-link=\"http:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/?attachment_id=215#main\" class=\"wp-image-215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_081508-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_081508-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_081508-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_081508-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_081508-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_081508-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><strong>\u00a9<\/strong> gypsysouldeep2020<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180713_070947-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"217\" data-link=\"http:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/?attachment_id=217#main\" class=\"wp-image-217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180713_070947-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180713_070947-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180713_070947-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180713_070947-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180713_070947-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><strong>\u00a9<\/strong> gypsysouldeep2020<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/received_10216883114218026-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"218\" data-link=\"http:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/?attachment_id=218#main\" class=\"wp-image-218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/received_10216883114218026-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/received_10216883114218026-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/received_10216883114218026-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/received_10216883114218026-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/received_10216883114218026-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/received_10216883114218026-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">courtesy Jodi E.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_104101-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"223\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_104101-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/index.php\/2020\/06\/26\/blinders-off\/20180715_104101\/#main\" class=\"wp-image-223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_104101-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_104101-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_104101-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_104101-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_104101-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\"><strong>\u00a9<\/strong> gypsysouldeep2020<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_104139-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"220\" data-link=\"http:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/?attachment_id=220#main\" class=\"wp-image-220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_104139-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_104139-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_104139-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_104139-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20180715_104139-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color\">\u00a9 gypsysouldeep2020<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The only way to expand our universe is to live, love, and laugh. To truly live is to spread kindness, joy, and compassion and to extend grace&#8230;lots of GRACE. Grace is for those who come to the table not &#8220;being worthy&#8221;. Well heck there have been lots of times I have NOT BEEN WORTHY yet I find others have extended grace&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;immeasurable grace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and I breathe&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how do we truly begin to live? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well for me it all begins when we choose to understand the souls of others; build bridges; have rich, deep experiences; listen; break bread; and TAKE THE BLINDERS OFF! Embrace life the way you want to and do it with RECKLESS ABANDON!! For me it is through my travels&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I travel to see the world, meet others, find myself, expand my understanding, to grapple with my own internal struggles all while finding peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And when I travel, the moment that may one day fade I capture. I can look at the memories (aka photos) and still see, hear, feel, smell and taste my RECKLESS ABANDON!!! Then I am inspired to travel on&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">TRAVEL ON<\/span><\/strong> my friends, <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">TRAVEL ON<\/span><\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo courtesy of Jodi E. &#8211; traveling friend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/received_10216883114218026.jpeg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":348,"href":"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211\/revisions\/348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loveyoustrong.us\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}