{"id":152248862,"date":"2024-11-27T17:51:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T17:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=152248862"},"modified":"2024-11-27T17:51:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T17:51:09","slug":"the-illuminating-spark-embers-of-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=152248862","title":{"rendered":"The Illuminating Spark: Embers of Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A seasonal poem honoring the small joys and the gratitude that goes with them.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/67c0a8f5-75aa-49d8-8c0d-e9b526db6b71_2592x3888.jpeg\"\/><\/figure><p>(Image description: A photo of burning logs in a campfire. Numerous sparks fly into the dark and swirl around.) Credit: Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@davidschultz?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">David Schultz<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/fire-on-bonfire-during-night-time-dFyh-5kn3_Q?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Embers of Joy<\/h3><p>In the darkening season,<\/p><p>joy can be found,<\/p><p>like bright embers in the hearth.<\/p><p>The shining stars among the clouds,<\/p><p>the brisk chill in the wind,<\/p><p>a sweet bite of cake on the tongue,<\/p><p>holy words uttered toward loved ones,<\/p><p>the comfort of a well-worn book,<\/p><p>the warmth of home in the night,<\/p><p>these gifts swathe my soul.<\/p><p>In the swathing of my spirit,<\/p><p>the hearthfire endures as a beacon,<\/p><p>fueled by gratitude and delight.<\/p><p>In turn, my heart is as an ember,<\/p><p>aiding others in the dark.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A seasonal poem honoring the small joys and the gratitude that goes with them.<\/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-152248862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152248862","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=152248862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152248862\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=152248862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=152248862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=152248862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}