{"id":22820,"date":"2016-08-13T17:39:31","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T21:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=22820"},"modified":"2016-08-13T17:39:31","modified_gmt":"2016-08-13T21:39:31","slug":"go-straight-ahead-dont-look-back-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/go-straight-ahead-dont-look-back-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Straight Ahead, Don&#8217;t Look Back Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Cross.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em> Courage is all it takes to cross a bridge to go somewhere new.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> And leave everything else behind from where you are.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Take it slowly.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> One step at a time.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> That will be the start of your journey,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Don&#8217;t worry, you&#8217;ll be fine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> Walk.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em> Perseverance is all it takes to continue walking that bridge.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> No matter what situation you&#8217;re in.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Whether in the midst of scorching hot sunny day or thunderstorms.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Take it boldly.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> With each step, give your heart out.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Just continue and you&#8217;ll understand and see,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> What your journey is all about.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> Stop.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em> Strength is all it takes to stop for a while and rest.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Don&#8217;t worry, it&#8217;s okay.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> You&#8217;re just stopping for a while,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> You won&#8217;t pause your whole life.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Because sometimes, in order for you to go another mile,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> You need to go to your refuge to be able to strive.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em> Burn.<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em> Bravery is all it takes to burn bridges that you don&#8217;t need anymore.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> You have to have the guts to leave things behind,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Especially if it will just give your heart and mind a heavy load.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Sometimes, it&#8217;s better to give up a few things,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> That weighs too much on our packs.<\/em><br \/>\n<em> And when we have finally decided what to set aside and what to bring,<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Stand up, heads up, walk on. <strong>And no more looking back.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cross. Courage is all it takes to cross a bridge to go somewhere new. And leave everything else behind from where you are. Take it slowly. One step at a time. That will be the start of your journey, Don&#8217;t worry, you&#8217;ll be fine. Walk&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":758,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/758"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22820"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23100,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22820\/revisions\/23100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}