{"id":432,"date":"2007-12-25T09:29:40","date_gmt":"2007-12-25T14:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.org\/happy-holidays"},"modified":"2007-12-25T09:29:40","modified_gmt":"2007-12-25T14:29:40","slug":"happy-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/?p=432","title":{"rendered":"Happy Holidays!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onclick=\"window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=251,height=225,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\" href=\"http:\/\/ripples.typepad.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2007\/12\/25\/christmas2007.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"179\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.making-ripples.com\/images\/2007\/12\/25\/christmas2007.jpg\" title=\"Christmas2007\" alt=\"Christmas2007\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAs Gretchen and I end this sixth year of our post corporate careers, we have a lot to be thankful for and even more to look forward to.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to all who have encouraged us in so many ways. Thanks to those who have found our work meaningful and have purchased products and services from us.<\/p>\n<p>Your support and encouragement have enabled us to realize goals that were only distant dreams for many years. <\/p>\n<p>The dream of supporting ourselves as a family after corporate life by writing, creating art, and through craftsmanship and design ability has become a reality and we can see that it offers opportunity for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>We all go through phases in life and it is reassuring to know that there is a viable future after corporate life. <\/p>\n<p>For us it was not retirement, although that possibility exists for those who plan well for it. Our plans called for active engagement in the community and for income-producing work.<\/p>\n<p>On both counts, we were able to find activities that met every expectation and connected us to people in our community who have become good friends.<\/p>\n<p>We wish you all a happy holiday season and the chance to find opportunities to enhance your lives and find meaningful ways to share your talents with others.<\/p>\n<p>May you flourish and prosper.<br \/>The world needs more of that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Gretchen and I end this sixth year of our post corporate careers, we have a lot to be thankful for and even more to look forward to. Thanks to all who have encouraged us in so many ways. Thanks &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/?p=432\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1797],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3R4iK-6Y","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}