{"id":1005,"date":"2024-11-21T19:15:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T19:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monicajwilliams.com\/?p=1005"},"modified":"2024-11-22T17:13:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:13:07","slug":"the-world-is-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monicajwilliams.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/21\/the-world-is-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"The world is on fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:500\">A flower blooms<br\/>\n    <span style='margin-left:100px'>The sun shines<\/span><br\/>\n    <span style='margin-left:200px'>Earth keeps spinning.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image aligncenter uagb-block-1618fbab wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monicajwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Flower-300x225.jpg ,https:\/\/monicajwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Flower.jpg 780w, https:\/\/monicajwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Flower.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monicajwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Flower.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-1040\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"Flower\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:500\">Chest rises<br\/>\n    <span style='margin-left:100px'>Chest falls<\/span><br\/>\n    <span style='margin-left:200px'>Breath comes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image aligncenter uagb-block-cb672891 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monicajwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Meditating-2-300x297.jpg ,https:\/\/monicajwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Meditating-2.jpg 780w, https:\/\/monicajwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Meditating-2.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monicajwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Meditating-2.jpg?resize=300%2C297&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-1058\" width=\"300\" height=\"297\" title=\"Meditating\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:500\">This is not denial, but the pulse of life<\/p>\n   <p style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:500\"> <span style='margin-left:100px'>persisting<\/span><br\/>\n    <span style='margin-left:200px'>persisting<\/span><br\/>\n    <span style='margin-left:300px'>despite it all,<\/span><br\/>\n    <span style='margin-left:400px'>persisting.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image aligncenter uagb-block-27f9285a wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monicajwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Still-speaking-300x225.jpg ,https:\/\/monicajwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Still-speaking.jpg 780w, https:\/\/monicajwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Still-speaking.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 150px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/monicajwilliams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Still-speaking.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-1071\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" title=\"Still speaking\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator uagb-block-12a4ca5d\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-separator__inner\" style=\"--my-background-image:\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-info-box uagb-block-8a7531be uagb-infobox__content-wrap  uagb-infobox-icon-above-title uagb-infobox-image-valign-top\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-content\"><div class=\"uagb-ifb-icon-wrap\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M0 256C0 114.6 114.6 0 256 0C397.4 0 512 114.6 512 256C512 397.4 397.4 512 256 512C114.6 512 0 397.4 0 256zM371.8 211.8C382.7 200.9 382.7 183.1 371.8 172.2C360.9 161.3 343.1 161.3 332.2 172.2L224 280.4L179.8 236.2C168.9 225.3 151.1 225.3 140.2 236.2C129.3 247.1 129.3 264.9 140.2 275.8L204.2 339.8C215.1 350.7 232.9 350.7 243.8 339.8L371.8 211.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"uagb-ifb-title-wrap\"><h3 class=\"uagb-ifb-title\">Sign up!<\/h3><\/div><p class=\"uagb-ifb-desc\"><em>Want to be notified of new publications and blog posts?\u00a0<\/em><br><em><a href=\"https:\/\/monicajwilliams.com\/index.php\/contact\/\">Sign up<\/a>\u00a0for my email list!<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A flower blooms The sun shines Earth keeps spinning. 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