{"id":1929,"date":"2012-10-07T14:03:30","date_gmt":"2012-10-07T22:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/?p=1929"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:11:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:11:56","slug":"after-the-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/07\/after-the-hiatus\/","title":{"rendered":"After the Hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/07\/after-the-hiatus\/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fheathervale.com%2Fblog%2F2012%2F10%2F07%2Fafter-the-hiatus%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><p><a href=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/zen-crop-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2081\" alt=\"Zen Buddha\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/zen-crop-sm.jpg\" width=\"308\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/zen-crop-sm.jpg 308w, https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/zen-crop-sm-206x300.jpg 206w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/a>OK, yeah, I know that it&#8217;s been almost (like, practically to the day) 4 months since my last blog post.<\/p>\n<p>And I realize that waiting that long between posts goes against everything anyone will ever tell you about blogging.<\/p>\n<p>But you know what? Sometimes there are more important things in life.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes (or rather, always) family comes first.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, writing for yourself trumps writing for the world. Personally over the summer, I&#8217;ve gotten a lot out of journaling and recording things that only I will ever see.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And sometimes you just need a break &#8212; from whatever, and for whatever reason.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So that&#8217;s my story, and it&#8217;s all I need to mention right now&#8230; except I do want to share one of the most important lessons I&#8217;ve learned during this time:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;You can explore the universe looking for somebody who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and you will not find that person anywhere.&#8221; &#8211; Buddhist saying<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The same message has come to me in various forms, from various sources, over the past few months, and it means a lot to me&#8230; hopefully it means a lot to you too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep Unwrapping The Mysteries of Life!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Heather Vale Goss\" alt=\"Heather Vale Goss\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/images\/sigHVG_2.1_blue.gif\" width=\"205\" height=\"35\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, yeah, I know that it&#8217;s been almost (like, practically to the day) 4 months since my last blog post. 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