{"id":12785,"date":"2024-01-15T01:12:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T06:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12785"},"modified":"2024-01-08T21:36:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T02:36:12","slug":"a-living-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12785","title":{"rendered":"A living meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-opt-id=1628295239  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12786\" src=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-living-meditation.png?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-living-meditation.png 300w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-living-meditation.png 1024w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-living-meditation.png 768w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-living-meditation.png 1536w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1800\/h:1013\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-living-meditation.png 1800w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1470\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/a-living-meditation.png 1470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Remove the unnecessary, and you&#8217;re left with the things you truly need. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Without the mental and emotional clutter. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Just living your life in that space becomes a daily meditation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remove the unnecessary, and you&#8217;re left with the things you truly need. 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