{"id":1068,"date":"2021-08-15T11:57:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-15T18:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2021-08-15T11:57:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-15T18:57:19","slug":"a-prophecy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevegillard.com\/erleichda\/2021\/08\/15\/a-prophecy\/","title":{"rendered":"A Prophecy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n

A Prophecy<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has been said
\nthere is a time
\nfor everything.<\/p>\n

Of course.<\/p>\n

There are
\nshelves to be
\nbuilt and
\nweeds to be
\npulled and
\ncheckbooks to be
\nbalanced.<\/p>\n

PTA meetings and
\nGirl Scouts and
\nfamily reunions.<\/p>\n

But let me be
\na prophet
\nand say
\nthis:<\/p>\n

There will
\nbe a time
\nto sit and
\nweave a
\ndaydream
\nand
\nJust Say No
\nto the
\nguilt of
\nTime Management
\nschemes;<\/p>\n

a time
\nto pull out
\nthat journal
\nyou\u2019ve been
\nsqueezing in
\nbetween
\ndental appointments;<\/p>\n

a time to
\nJust Say Yes
\nto shedding
\nyour Persona of
\nthe Practical<\/p>\n

and slipping
\ninto the
\nPersona of
\nThe Painter
\nor the
\nPie-In-the-Sky
\nPoet
\nor the
\nPriest of
\nthe Divinity
\nof all
\nCreatures.<\/p>\n

Who knows?
\nYou may find
\nthis to be the
\nmost practical thing
\nyou\u2019ve ever done.<\/p>\n

(Photo by Johnny Cohen; UnSplash)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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