{"id":129928,"date":"2023-09-02T12:31:42","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T16:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=129928"},"modified":"2023-09-02T12:31:42","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T16:31:42","slug":"another-year-around-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/another-year-around-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Another year around the sun…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi all!<\/p>\n

Welcome to another year, another burst of fun, poetic energy. I’m so excited.<\/p>\n

I feel like it’s been so long since the last marathon but, at the same time, I feel as if I only blinked and it’s here again. In a way, it’s a sensation that’s both refreshing and draining.<\/p>\n

I had to scroll way back to see which marathon number this is for me: 6 — two halves and four fulls. (I felt like such a baby back then, 2017!) This year I’m so excited to be doing the full marathon, as I couldn’t last year. And while this is the “crunch time” of my everyday life schedule, this event becomes the joy in all that chaos. It’s great to take a break and do something you love, even when you feel life piling up around you. It’s great to pretend.<\/p>\n

This year’s a little different from the past. I lost some good people who were normally by my side during, but I have to keep reminding myself that I’ve gained some more. Albeit different, love is the same. Inherently.<\/p>\n

We’ll see how this year goes — I have only the highest of hopes.<\/p>\n

My fingers are ready to type, my brain is ready to out-pour, and my heart is anxious to love again.<\/p>\n

Here’s to another great year of the writing festivities!<\/p>\n

Blessings,<\/p>\n

Katie <3 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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