{"id":1388,"date":"2014-10-18T11:12:06","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T15:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1388"},"modified":"2014-10-18T11:12:06","modified_gmt":"2014-10-18T15:12:06","slug":"one-perspective-one-poem-2014-10-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1388","title":{"rendered":"One Perspective. One Poem. 2014-10-18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I wrote this while spending a week of Yin Yoga, poetry, and music with Biff Mithoefer and Prema Mayi. It comes from a place of personal vision that, with mindful perspective and feelings of loving-kindness and connectedness, I am my natural me. It also comes from a place of tribute to my father, and all of the spirit-guides that help me find my way.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Soaring up high, I see my way;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Caring for others, living each day;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Walking my path with all things as One:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I share my heart freely, for I am your son.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1388\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1388&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1388&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1388\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span>Print<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-1388\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/amentorwalkswithme.com\/?p=1388&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wrote this while spending a week of Yin Yoga, poetry, and music with Biff Mithoefer and Prema Mayi. 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