{"id":2308,"date":"2006-12-28T09:54:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-28T08:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/juno-magic.fancrone.net\/blog\/2006\/12\/28\/december-28-an-earthly-blessing"},"modified":"2009-01-18T13:02:07","modified_gmt":"2009-01-18T12:02:07","slug":"december-28-an-earthly-blessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/juno-magic.fancrone.net\/blog\/2006\/12\/28\/december-28-an-earthly-blessing","title":{"rendered":"December 28 &#8211; An Earthly Blessing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><lj-cut text=\"An Earthly Blessing\"><\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"earth teach me\" src=\"http:\/\/pics.livejournal.com\/juno_magic\/pic\/000ewdb5\" \/><font size=\"1\"><br \/>\nBased on &#8220;The Potter&#8221; by Zela at stock.XCHANG. <\/font><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Earth teach me quiet<br \/>\n  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          ~ as the grasses are still with new light.<\/p>\n<p>Earth teach me suffering<br \/>\n           &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~ as old stones suffer with memory.<\/p>\n<p>Earth teach me humility<br \/>\n           &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~ as blossoms are humble with beginning.<\/p>\n<p>Earth teach me caring<br \/>\n           &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~ as mothers nurture their young.<\/p>\n<p>Earth teach me courage<br \/>\n       &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;     ~ as the tree that stands alone.<\/p>\n<p>Earth teach me limitation<br \/>\n          &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  ~ as the ant that crawls on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Earth teach me freedom<br \/>\n        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;    ~ as the eagle that soars in the sky.<\/p>\n<p>Earth teach me acceptance<br \/>\n      &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;      ~ as the leaves that die each fall.<\/p>\n<p>Earth teach me renewal<br \/>\n            &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~ as the seed that rises in the spring.<\/p>\n<p>Earth teach me to forget myself<br \/>\n           &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~ as melted snow forgets its life.<\/p>\n<p>Earth teach me to remember kindness<br \/>\n           &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~ as dry fields weep with rain.<\/p>\n<p><i><font size=\"1\">(an Ute prayer)<br \/>\n<\/font><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div align=\"center\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/download.yousendit.com\/33EF0D1F5B6E874F\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"earth teach me - icon\" src=\"http:\/\/pics.livejournal.com\/juno_magic\/pic\/000ex8k4\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<font size=\"1\">(Click me! I am a song!)<br \/>\n<\/font><br \/>\n&#8220;Blessings&#8221; by Boondoggle<\/div>\n<p><\/lj-cut><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Based on &#8220;The Potter&#8221; by Zela at stock.XCHANG. Earth teach me quiet &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~ as the grasses are still with new light. Earth teach me suffering &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~ as old stones suffer with memory. Earth teach me humility &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~ &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/juno-magic.fancrone.net\/blog\/2006\/12\/28\/december-28-an-earthly-blessing\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":194,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[87,133],"class_list":["post-2308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-junomagic","tag-advent-calendar","tag-advent-calendar-2006"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/juno-magic.fancrone.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/juno-magic.fancrone.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/juno-magic.fancrone.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/juno-magic.fancrone.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/194"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/juno-magic.fancrone.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/juno-magic.fancrone.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2308\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/juno-magic.fancrone.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/juno-magic.fancrone.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/juno-magic.fancrone.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}