{"id":195,"date":"2014-04-30T20:00:44","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T02:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jerolanderson.com\/home\/?p=195"},"modified":"2017-08-30T17:08:13","modified_gmt":"2017-08-30T23:08:13","slug":"every-day-is-a-new-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerolanderson.com\/home\/every-day-is-a-new-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Every day is a new adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When we wake up and look into the mirror we need to say to our reflection, \u201cI\u2019ll make it a good day. I\u2019ll look for and make things to smile about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jerolanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_000319a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-199\" alt=\"WP_000319a\" src=\"http:\/\/jerolanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_000319a-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jerolanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_000319a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jerolanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_000319a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jerolanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_000319a-399x300.jpg 399w, https:\/\/jerolanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_000319a.jpg 1630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each morning I take my \u2018walk around\u2019 in the yard, wearing funky little garden shoes and carrying my colorful coffee cup (my companions who make me smile). I always say a little prayer, \u201cThank you, God, for another day in this beautiful world.\u201d (Even when it\u2019s raining and snowing and cold, it\u2019s still beautiful.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jerolanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_000324.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-197\" alt=\"WP_000324\" src=\"http:\/\/jerolanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_000324-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jerolanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_000324-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jerolanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_000324-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jerolanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_000324-399x300.jpg 399w, https:\/\/jerolanderson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/WP_000324.jpg 1630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAnd as I talk to the flowers (even the dormant one\u2019s in winter) I remind myself: Sometimes life challenges are tough but don\u2019t give up. Failure just means we persevere and change our path. Reaching for personal goals and dreams is what fills our soul and makes us smile. It\u2019s what we are.<\/p>\n<p>Share dreams and goals and daily affirmations if you&#8217;d like. 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