{"id":11377,"date":"2017-12-01T07:23:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T14:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=11377"},"modified":"2017-12-01T07:31:49","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T14:31:49","slug":"gratitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?p=11377","title":{"rendered":"Gratitude"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=11382\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11382\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11382\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/simonburrow.com\/?attachment_id=11382\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0396.jpg?fit=4000%2C3000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4000,3000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot S120&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1430414462&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.202&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0396\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0396.jpg?fit=700%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-11382\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0396.jpg?resize=389%2C292\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0396.jpg?w=4000&amp;ssl=1 4000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0396.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0396.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0396.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0396.jpg?resize=250%2C188&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0396.jpg?resize=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0396.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonburrow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0396.jpg?w=2100&amp;ssl=1 2100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #00ff00;\"><strong>Start each day with an attitude of gratitude and you will be blessed.<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A worldview of gratitude, counting one\u2019s blessings, and always keeping in mind that no matter how bad our troubles, there\u2019s someone else out there who\u2019s dealing with worse ones, isn\u2019t just nicer or more optimistic. 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