{"id":138024175,"date":"2023-10-18T12:01:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T12:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=138024175"},"modified":"2023-10-18T12:01:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T12:01:51","slug":"the-illuminating-spark-the-blessing-of-memory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=138024175","title":{"rendered":"The Illuminating Spark: The Blessing of Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A poem to help me remember.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cbd2d7e3-8858-466b-ba22-0bc42e1027e7_3999x2662.jpeg\"\/><\/figure><p>(Image description: A photo of a craftsperson at work. The artisan sits at a wooden table, wearing a blue and white striped shirt. They work on a mold, their tools scattered around the space.) Credit: Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@anniespratt?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Annie Spratt<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/TywjkDHf0Ps?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Blessing of Memory<\/h3><p>May memories be etched in my mind,<\/p><p>each facet worked by an artisan\u2019s hands,<\/p><p>gently and reverently<\/p><p>engrained.<\/p><p>An embrace, reaching<\/p><p>A teaching, learning<\/p><p>Kind words, encircling<\/p><p>Good food, sating<\/p><p>Fresh water, enriching<\/p><p>May each be embedded in every recess.<\/p><p>May my five senses<\/p><p>come alive in remembrance.<\/p><p>May memories be imbued<\/p><p>in every fiber of my being.<\/p><p>May my memories be a canvas,<\/p><p>with each recalling,<\/p><p>the image as a blessing.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A poem to help me remember.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138024175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138024175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=138024175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138024175\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=138024175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=138024175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=138024175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}