{"id":586,"date":"2022-03-29T16:59:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T14:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/?p=586"},"modified":"2022-03-29T17:02:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T15:02:40","slug":"acceptance-sponging-up-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meditative.dev\/web\/2022\/03\/29\/acceptance-sponging-up-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Acceptance: Sponging up the World"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"586\" class=\"elementor elementor-586\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f486de5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f486de5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d1d4ad1\" data-id=\"d1d4ad1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e24b89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e24b89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 09-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>This week we&#8217;ll be dipping into an acceptance practice. 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