{"id":372,"date":"2016-02-01T22:42:44","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T03:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/?p=372"},"modified":"2016-02-07T22:52:59","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T03:52:59","slug":"dancing-on-a-high-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/?p=372","title":{"rendered":"Dancing on a high wire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN0412.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-374\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-374\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN0412.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"DSCN0412\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN0412.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN0412.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN0412.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN0412.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN0412.jpg?w=2880 2880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe work of the mature person is to carry grief in one hand and gratitude in the other and to be stretched large by them. How much sorrow can I hold? That\u2019s how much gratitude I can give.\u201d Francis Weller<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN0893.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-375\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-375\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN0893.jpg?resize=300%2C169\" alt=\"DSCN0893\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN0893.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN0893.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN0893.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN0893.jpg?resize=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN0893.jpg?resize=220%2C125&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN0893.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSCN0893.jpg?w=2880 2880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I walk and even dance on a high wire, balancing grief and gratitude.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_3808.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-376\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-376\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_3808.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"DSC_3808\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_3808.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_3808.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_3808.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_3808.jpg?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/DSC_3808.jpg?w=2880 2880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are times that the gravity of one tips me.\u00a0 My safety net is love. \u00a0Thank you for being there to catch me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pond-love-love.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-383\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-383\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pond-love-love.png?resize=300%2C229\" alt=\"pond love love\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pond-love-love.png?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pond-love-love.png?resize=768%2C587&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pond-love-love.png?resize=1024%2C783&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pond-love-love.png?w=1920 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mayasgifts.elisegold.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pond-love-love.png?w=2880 2880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Birthday hikes Mohonk 2011, Giant Ledge in the Catskills 2012, Peterskill Falls, 2014 and Pond Love 2016<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe work of the mature person is to carry grief in one hand and gratitude in the other and to be stretched large by them. How much sorrow can I hold? That\u2019s how much gratitude I can give.\u201d Francis Weller I walk and even dance on a high wire, balancing grief and gratitude. 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