{"id":12808,"date":"2024-02-12T12:32:23","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T17:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12808"},"modified":"2024-01-14T16:33:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-14T21:33:32","slug":"the-beauty-found-in-simplicity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12808","title":{"rendered":"The Beauty Found In Simplicity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img data-opt-id=45366992  fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12809\" 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\/beauty-in-simplicity.jpg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mindful Monday message about the beauty found in simplicity\" 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\/beauty-in-simplicity-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/beauty-in-simplicity-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/beauty-in-simplicity-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/beauty-in-simplicity-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:3750\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/beauty-in-simplicity-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1470\/h:4000\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/beauty-in-simplicity-scaled.jpg 1470w, https:\/\/mlcmmqmgggev.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:3482\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/beauty-in-simplicity-scaled.jpg 2205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>See the beauty that lies in simplicity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Clear your physical and mental space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-editor-content__paragraph article-editor-content__has-focus\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Patiently, quiet your mind, and you will see it too.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See the beauty that lies in simplicity. Clear your physical and mental space. 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