{"id":4137,"date":"2011-11-18T00:00:29","date_gmt":"2011-11-18T08:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=4137"},"modified":"2011-11-16T15:39:32","modified_gmt":"2011-11-16T23:39:32","slug":"occupy-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/18\/occupy-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"#Occupy Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Screen-shot-2011-11-16-at-3.02.25-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4138    alignleft\" style=\"margin: 6px;\" title=\"Occupy Your Life\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Screen-shot-2011-11-16-at-3.02.25-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Screen-shot-2011-11-16-at-3.02.25-PM.png 675w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Screen-shot-2011-11-16-at-3.02.25-PM-300x152.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I sit here writing.<br \/>\nI occupy my chair.<br \/>\nI occupy my mind, my heart, my body.<br \/>\nI occupy a place on this planet.<br \/>\nWhat I say, do, express to others, impacts them.<br \/>\nMy intention for myself and my business impacts the world.<br \/>\nHow I spend my money, how I spend my time, where I put my attention, and where I don&#8217;t, all have an impact.<\/p>\n<p>We can occupy the streets.<br \/>\nWe can occupy the hearts and minds of our readers as authors.<\/p>\n<p>As leaders, we can show the way by being responsible and by taking charge of our lives.<br \/>\nWe can occupy the social space and ask for help and give help.<br \/>\nWe can care.<br \/>\nWe can connect.<br \/>\nWe can make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>We occupy.<\/p>\n<p>We are here.<\/p>\n<p>Where are you?<\/p>\n<p>What are you occupying?<\/p>\n<p>How are you occupying your life?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I sit here writing. 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