{"id":211,"date":"2015-11-21T13:59:45","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T21:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/?p=211"},"modified":"2015-11-21T13:59:45","modified_gmt":"2015-11-21T21:59:45","slug":"musing-about-my-mom-and-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/?p=211","title":{"rendered":"Musing about my Mom and life"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 2013<\/p>\n

I am sometimes stumped and there is no remedy for my feelings but patience, hope, and some kind of faith.<\/p>\n

You see, my mother is now 93 and she is preparing to leave. She had a lifetime of experiences that were unique to her. Did she discover that which she desired to find? Did she have the adventure she sought? Learn what she wanted to learn?\"rick_and_roy_sepia_225w\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And her passing makes me think about these questions and pause to ask myself these very questions.<\/p>\n

As a hypnotherapist I am allowed into peoples memories and it is a sacred space.<\/p>\n

These memories, seen in these pictures of my parents, and my parents with me, delight me and soon they will be united to reminisce.<\/p>\n

\"rick_graduation_225w\"<\/a> \"roy_joyce\"<\/a>The pictures on the left tell stories for sure. Few pictures of my dad and mom exist as dad was the camera man.<\/p>\n

I am leaving for Minnesota the second week of April. and will be there for 11 days. I am hoping to be of help to my mom while I am there<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

March 2013 I am sometimes stumped and there is no remedy for my feelings but patience, hope, and some kind of faith. You see, my mother is now 93 and she is preparing to leave. She had a lifetime of … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[16,14,18],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3W5HT-3p","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":223,"url":"http:\/\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/?p=223","url_meta":{"origin":211,"position":0},"title":"Transitions","date":"November 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"April 26th 2013 Today April 26th 2013 would have been my mom's 93rd birthday. 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