{"id":140107619,"date":"2023-12-27T14:01:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T14:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=140107619"},"modified":"2023-12-27T14:01:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T14:01:06","slug":"the-illuminating-spark-be-as-a-dandelion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=140107619","title":{"rendered":"The Illuminating Spark: Be As a Dandelion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A poem for the upcoming new year.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/04238b56-ed68-4e68-9ba8-271b90b5433c_4000x6000.jpeg\"\/><\/figure><p>(Image description: A photo of a dandelion seed head is lit from behind by the setting sun, with a hand holding it by its stem.) Credit: Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@makiii213?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Marina Prodanovi\u0107<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/person-holding-white-dandelion-during-sunset-hpvPQrdp2Nk?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Be as a Dandelion<\/h3><p>Let me be as a dandelion,<\/p><p>a downy seed head full of potential.<\/p><p>Gold like the sun,<\/p><p>may I bring warmth to the world<\/p><p>in kind acts and words.<\/p><p>Milk-white like the moon,<\/p><p>may I know hope radiant,<\/p><p>like a dozen starry wishes afloat.<\/p><p>Stubborn in strength,<\/p><p>may I be as such,<\/p><p>defiant leaves growing despite obstacles.<\/p><p>May I know softness like a gentle rain<\/p><p>connection with roots dug deep,<\/p><p>flexibility as stems in a playful breeze.<\/p><p>Let me be as a dandelion,<\/p><p>seedlings moving toward a bright future.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A poem for the upcoming new year.<\/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-140107619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140107619","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=140107619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140107619\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140107619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140107619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140107619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}