{"id":482,"date":"2016-10-18T19:15:56","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T19:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/?p=482"},"modified":"2016-10-18T19:15:56","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T19:15:56","slug":"soul-restoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/?p=482","title":{"rendered":"Soul restoring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-483\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0861.jpg\" alt=\"img_0861\" width=\"236\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0861.jpg 236w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0861-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 236px) 85vw, 236px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Life&#8217;s noise is deafening at times.<\/p>\n<p>Overwhelmingly so in fact.<\/p>\n<p>To have an opportunity to remove myself from the noise is rare.<\/p>\n<p>It is also incredibly scarey because I had to leave behind responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>Many responsibilities.<\/p>\n<p>I had to trust.<\/p>\n<p>Trust that my world would not fall to pieces without me.<\/p>\n<p>Trust that the ones who needed to would step up.<\/p>\n<p>I walked out, stepped out, with not just a little trepidation&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>and trusted.<\/p>\n<p>And they have stepped up.<\/p>\n<p>And the world hasn&#8217;t fallen over, or stopped without me.<\/p>\n<p>And I have stopped, and found a small corner of another world that has granted me time &#8211; and peace.<\/p>\n<p>Such a quiet, healing place.<\/p>\n<p>A place where I have no history.<\/p>\n<p>A place where I can just be.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-484\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0774.jpg\" alt=\"img_0774\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0774.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0774-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0774-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0774-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0774-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-485\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0795.jpg\" alt=\"img_0795\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0795.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0795-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0795-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0795-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0795-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-486\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0810.jpg\" alt=\"img_0810\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0810.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0810-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0810-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0810-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0810-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-488\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0863.jpg\" alt=\"img_0863\" width=\"2875\" height=\"3911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0863.jpg 2875w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0863-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0863-768x1045.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0863-753x1024.jpg 753w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0863-1200x1632.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-487\" src=\"http:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0823.jpg\" alt=\"img_0823\" width=\"4032\" height=\"3024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0823.jpg 4032w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0823-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0823-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0823-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mybigballofstring.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/IMG_0823-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life&#8217;s noise is deafening at times. Overwhelmingly so in fact. To have an opportunity to remove myself from the noise is rare. It is also incredibly scarey because I had to leave behind responsibilities. Many responsibilities. I had to trust. Trust that my world would not fall to pieces without me. 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