{"id":103,"date":"2015-12-21T11:35:15","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T16:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/?p=103"},"modified":"2015-12-21T11:39:57","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T16:39:57","slug":"step-it-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/?p=103","title":{"rendered":"Step it up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0663a.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-102\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-102\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0663a.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"IMG_0663a\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0663a.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0663a.jpg?resize=768%2C1154&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0663a.jpg?resize=681%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 681w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0663a.jpg?w=1288&amp;ssl=1 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>April 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Dear Maya,<\/p>\n<p>Get ready for another inspirational journal entry!<\/p>\n<p>Some months ago, you told me that when you grow up, you\u2019d like to be a librarian and a writer. You specifically said that you would like to write for newspapers.\u00a0 At that time, I told you that you could start writing for newspapers now.\u00a0 Many people do, including me.\u00a0 You could send a letter to the editor.\u00a0 You were curious about the idea, but weren\u2019t sure as you felt that you didn\u2019t have anything to write about.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0637a.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-100\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0637a.jpg?resize=300%2C214\" alt=\"IMG_0637a\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0637a.jpg?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0637a.jpg?resize=768%2C548&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0637a.jpg?resize=1024%2C730&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0637a.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0533.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-101\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0533.jpg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"IMG_0533\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0533.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0533.jpg?resize=768%2C1154&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0533.jpg?resize=681%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 681w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_0533.jpg?w=1288&amp;ssl=1 1288w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then, a couple of weeks ago, you, Adin and I attended a rally in town. It was the first, \u201cStep It Up\u201d rally, bringing awareness of the global warming issue to the public.\u00a0 After we left the rally, a light bulb went off!\u00a0 You realized that you now have something to write about!<\/p>\n<p>With your own pencil and paper, you put words down by yourself. Daddy typed it up.\u00a0 I proofed it and only suggested that you add one line about contact information.\u00a0 Otherwise, it entirely came from you.<\/p>\n<p>Well Thursday rolled around. You hadn\u2019t even seen the paper yet, and you were already getting phone calls.\u00a0 I cannot even begin to tell you of your joy when you saw your own article in print!\u00a0 You really glowed!\u00a0 You \u201cfelt famous.\u201d\u00a0 And the mother that I am, I can\u2019t help but contain my joy and pride in you!\u00a0 Of course, copies had to go out to the grandparents and others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaya Gold, 6 \u00bd years old, New Paltz.\u201d You are really something special!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A little activist<\/li>\n<li>Smart<\/li>\n<li>Creative<\/li>\n<li>Ambitious<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I love all of these parts of you and so much more!<\/p>\n<p>Your proud mama!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0002-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-106\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-106\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0002-1.jpg?resize=300%2C185\" alt=\"scan0002\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0002-1.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0002-1.jpg?resize=768%2C474&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0002-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C632&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0002-1.jpg?w=1853&amp;ssl=1 1853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0001-3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-105\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-105\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0001-3.jpg?resize=364%2C522\" alt=\"scan0001\" width=\"364\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0001-3.jpg?resize=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1 209w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0001-3.jpg?resize=768%2C1100&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0001-3.jpg?resize=715%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 715w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0001-3.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/scan0001-3.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-105\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 2007. Dear Maya, Get ready for another inspirational journal entry! Some months ago, you told me that when you grow up, you\u2019d like to be a librarian and a writer. You specifically said that you would like to write for newspapers.\u00a0 At that time, I told you that you could start writing for newspapers&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-self-expression"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p720L0-1F","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=103"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111,"href":"https:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103\/revisions\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}