{"id":14139,"date":"2015-02-26T08:37:44","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T13:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katrinakenison.com\/?p=14139"},"modified":"2015-02-26T08:37:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T13:37:44","slug":"when-the-going-gets-tough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/katrinakenison.com\/new\/when-the-going-gets-tough\/","title":{"rendered":"when the going gets tough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-14141 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.katrinakenison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/tough-going-450x371.jpg?resize=450%2C371\" alt=\"tough going\" width=\"450\" height=\"371\" \/><span class=\"dropcap\">W<\/span>hen the going gets tough may I resist my first impulse to wade in, fix, explain, resolve, and restore. May I sit down instead.<\/p>\n<p>When the going gets tough may I be quiet. May I steep for a while in stillness.<\/p>\n<p>When the going gets tough may I have faith that things are unfolding as they are meant to. May I remember that my life is what it is, not what I ask for. May I find the strength to bear it, the grace to accept it, the faith to embrace it.<\/p>\n<p>When the going gets tough may I practice with what I\u2019m given, rather than wish for something else. When the going gets tough may I assume nothing. May I not take it\u00a0personally. May I opt for trust over doubt, compassion over suspicion, vulnerability over vengeance.<\/p>\n<p>When the going gets tough may I open my heart before I open my mouth.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When the going gets tough may I be the first to apologize. May I leave it at that. May I bend with all my being toward forgiveness.<\/p>\n<p>When the going gets tough may I look for a door to step through rather than a wall to hide behind.<\/p>\n<p>When the going gets tough may I turn my gaze up to the sky above my head, rather than down to the mess at my feet. May I count my blessings.<\/p>\n<p>When the going gets tough may I pause, reach out a hand, and make the way easier for someone else. When the going gets tough may I remember that I\u2019m not alone. May I be kind.<\/p>\n<p>When the going gets tough may I choose love over fear. Every time..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the going gets tough may I resist my first impulse to wade in, fix, explain, resolve, and restore. May I sit down instead. When the going gets tough may I be quiet. May I steep for a while in stillness. When the going gets tough may I have faith that things are unfolding as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,26,40,43,14],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14139","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-acceptance","8":"category-faith","9":"category-mindfulness","10":"category-practice","11":"category-soul-work","12":"entry"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/katrinakenison.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/600x600.png?fit=600%2C600","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/katrinakenison.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/katrinakenison.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/katrinakenison.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/katrinakenison.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/katrinakenison.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/katrinakenison.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/katrinakenison.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/katrinakenison.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/katrinakenison.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/katrinakenison.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}