{"id":3517,"date":"2022-11-16T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/?p=3517"},"modified":"2022-11-19T12:07:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T17:07:00","slug":"edition-26-a-time-to-be-mended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/edition-26-a-time-to-be-mended\/","title":{"rendered":"Edition #26<br>A Time to Be Mended\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3517\" class=\"elementor elementor-3517\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cea39ec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cea39ec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-759f2993\" data-id=\"759f2993\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be44055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7be44055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition026_photo_DSC00017-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3523\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition026_photo_DSC00017-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition026_photo_DSC00017-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition026_photo_DSC00017-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition026_photo_DSC00017-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/ahf_journal_edition026_photo_DSC00017-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ef0400 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"21ef0400\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a15600b elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a15600b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Edition #26<br>A Time to Be Mended\u2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f02bb0 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"62f02bb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-8d55559 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>16\/11\/2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2450d143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2450d143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Thank you all so much for your kind and heartfelt messages regarding my health issues. I\u2019m profoundly touched and grateful for everyone of you.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>I must admit that I hesitated before sharing about my condition, as\u00a0I have never been comfortable with the idea of being a source of concern for the people I love, especially knowing just how distressing\u00a0life can be at times for everyone.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>That being said, I believe that no matter what we may have to deal with individually, there\u2019s not only a healing solace in the blessing of going through our different challenges with caring companions, but also, if not more importantly, in knowing that we can peacefully lay down in a moment of deepest need, having the utmost assurance that someone else\u2019s loving benevolence will look after us\u2026 And now, after I had the beautiful privilege to be that \u201csomeone\u201d in several people\u2019s life over the years, it\u2019s time for me to be mended by your affection, you gentleness and your generosity. Being in such a position is new for me and I\u2019m out of words to express how immensely thankful I presently am for you all.<\/p><p>I\u2019m not quite sure what lies ahead of me to be honest, if only that I\u2019m utterly happy that I\u2019ll have the joyful benediction of seeing some of you pretty soon. It brings me a lot of comfort, even though I will have to considerably slow down my usual upbeat self in order to do so\u2026 I really don\u2019t know how I\u2019ll manage to do it, but it is absolutely worth it to do so.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>And until I know a little more about what\u2019s next, it was just too important for me to express my gratitude. Even if my condition is a reflection of some forgotten issues and newly-arisen ones, some sort of contemplation about life in general and my existence in particular, it\u2019s been a good day today and I wish us all a forthcoming multitude, so we can commune their unique bright lights all together.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Much love, <br \/>Alex<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-607d0743 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"607d0743\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70a3ef3f\" data-id=\"70a3ef3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6934f3bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6934f3bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-796c83e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"796c83e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c226d6a\" data-id=\"3c226d6a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed8556f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-153 elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7ed8556f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xl\" href=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/ask-a-question\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Ask a Question<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you all so much for your kind and heartfelt messages regarding my health issues. I\u2019m profoundly touched and grateful &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Edition #26A Time to Be Mended\u2026\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/edition-26-a-time-to-be-mended\/#more-3517\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Edition #26<br \/>A Time to Be Mended\u2026<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-from-a-stranger-to-another","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3517"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3531,"href":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3517\/revisions\/3531"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexhenryfoster.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}