{"id":12851,"date":"2024-03-11T12:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12851"},"modified":"2024-02-13T17:25:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T22:25:06","slug":"mindful-monday-follow-your-own-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=12851","title":{"rendered":"Mindful Monday: Follow Your Own Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12852\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/follow-your-own-light.jpg?resize=300%2C169&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Concept to follow your own light.\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/follow-your-own-light-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/follow-your-own-light-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/follow-your-own-light-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/follow-your-own-light-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/follow-your-own-light-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/follow-your-own-light-scaled.jpg?w=1470&amp;ssl=1 1470w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/follow-your-own-light-scaled.jpg?w=2205&amp;ssl=1 2205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Your light is your own,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">a way you know, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">in your head and your heart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">So trust in yourself, and follow your own light.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your light is your own, a way you know, in your head and your heart. 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