{"id":4270,"date":"2009-01-08T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-08T14:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=4270"},"modified":"2009-01-08T14:08:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-08T14:08:00","slug":"one-step-forward-and-two-steps-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=4270","title":{"rendered":"One Step Forward And Two Steps Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-family: arial;\">Through the course of time, I\u2019ve tried to pick up on \u201cthe little things\u201d along the way.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>I was taught that one step forward and two steps back was no way to get anywhere anytime soon.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>But with all the commotion and hubbub of life, I find that going in reverse is one way to relax and enjoy the journey.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family: arial;\">\n<li>I\u2019m learning to just STOP and back up because it\u2019s the little things in life along the way that are so important.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; font-family: arial;\">I took some time to edit this photo that I took a couple days ago.  This little thing along the way was worth the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"font-family: arial;\" href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SWYMu5jRl9I\/AAAAAAAAClk\/5TH5AXxXabI\/s1600-h\/PrettyPose1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SWYMu5jRl9I\/AAAAAAAAClk\/5TH5AXxXabI\/s400\/PrettyPose1.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288928812255516626\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family: arial;\">\n<li>I like moving in reverse to get a second glance.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>I find the second glance a great opportunity to be still and cherish the moment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; font-family: arial;\">I took this picture a little further and loved the outcome<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a style=\"font-family: arial;\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SWYM90C44HI\/AAAAAAAACls\/cl7O6FtegGw\/s1600-h\/PrettyPosea.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/SWYM90C44HI\/AAAAAAAACls\/cl7O6FtegGw\/s400\/PrettyPosea.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288929068475539570\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-family: arial;\">\n<li>To back up and seize the moment has to make some amazing memories for my rocking chair years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\">This Christmas is a very good example.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>We made our plans to spend Christmas with family and ended up staying two days longer than planned.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>We spent more time with loved ones, made many more great memories and we wouldn\u2019t change that for a min.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>In order to do that we had to take a couple steps back and quite frankly it was worth it all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\"><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: arial;\">This year I\u2019m going to aim for my goals and try to back up as much as possible.<span style=\"\">  <\/span>It\u2019s the times I\u2019m in reverse that I remember most.<\/p>\n<p><o:p> <\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mylivesignature.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/signatures.mylivesignature.com\/54486\/282\/912326E072E0D684DBBFDF228FB0CE16.png\" style=\"border: medium none ; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Through the course of time, I\u2019ve tried to pick up on \u201cthe little things\u201d along the way. 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