{"id":73,"date":"2009-12-21T20:55:59","date_gmt":"2009-12-21T20:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/2009\/because-you-have-lived\/"},"modified":"2017-01-12T04:42:04","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T04:42:04","slug":"because-you-have-lived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/because-you-have-lived\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>Because You Have Lived. <\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceTemp\">To laugh often and much.<br \/>\nTo win the respect of intelligent people, and<br \/>\nthe affection of children.<\/div>\n<p>To earn the appreciation of honest critics.<br \/>\nTo appreciate beauty.<br \/>\nTo find the best in others.<\/p>\n<p>To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child,<br \/>\nor a garden patch.<\/p>\n<p>To know even one life has breathed easier because you<br \/>\nhave lived.<\/p>\n<p>This is to have succeeded.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_75\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2983.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75\" data-attachment-id=\"75\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/because-you-have-lived\/img_2983\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2983.jpg?fit=1728%2C2304&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1728,2304\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot SX110 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1261586856&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Announcement\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The announcement and chosen reading, Ecclesiastes 3&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2983.jpg?fit=200%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2983.jpg?fit=150%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-75\" title=\"Announcement\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2983.jpg?resize=225%2C300\" alt=\"God Bless x x\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2983.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2983.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2983.jpg?w=1728&amp;ssl=1 1728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-75\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The announcement and chosen reading, Ecclesiastes 3<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This self-indulgent post isn&#8217;t typical of my input, but it&#8217;s necessary and it&#8217;s heartfelt. 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