{"id":4729,"date":"2014-03-30T04:00:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/wordpress\/?p=4729"},"modified":"2014-03-29T22:36:12","modified_gmt":"2014-03-30T05:36:12","slug":"things-to-stop-things-to-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=4729","title":{"rendered":"Stopping and starting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stop making sense
\n–Talking Heads<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Stop thinking other people’s thoughts
\nStop caring what anyone else would say
\nStop self defense
\nStop worrying <\/p>\n

Start yielding to temptation.
\nStart thinking that everything is right
\nStart using your own words
\nStart thinking your own thoughts<\/p>\n

Stop being afraid
\nStop overanalyzing
\nStop projecting
\nStop being silent<\/p>\n

Start trying new things
\nStart swearing
\nStart being happy
\nStart being yourself<\/p>\n

Stop hiding
\nStop being who other people expect
\nStop brushing your hair
\nStop being serious<\/p>\n

Start laughing
\nStart forgiving
\nStart letting go
\nStart paying attention<\/p>\n

Stop rationalizing
\nStop wearing shoes that hurt your feet
\nStop eating things you don’t like
\nStop feeling guilty <\/p>\n

Start enjoying
\nStart reading every day
\nStart burning those decorative candles
\nStart using the good dishes <\/p>\n

Stop cleaning so much
\nStop feeling obligated
\nStop saying maybe when you mean no
\nStop watching so much television<\/p>\n

Start looking at things differently
\nStart a fire
\nStart a donation pile
\nStart caring<\/p>\n

Stop judging
\nStop being tense
\nStop crinkling your nose
\nStop rolling your eyes<\/p>\n

Start singing
\nStart smiling
\nStart playing
\nStart loving<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Stop making sense –Talking Heads Stop thinking other people’s thoughts Stop caring what anyone else would say Stop self defense Stop worrying Start yielding to temptation. Start thinking that everything is right Start using your own words Start thinking your own thoughts Stop being afraid Stop overanalyzing Stop projecting Stop being silent Start trying new … Continue reading Stopping and starting<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-words"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7lr3R-1eh","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4343,"url":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=4343","url_meta":{"origin":4729,"position":0},"title":"Shut up and climb","author":"Michelle","date":"March 18, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"You gave me a ladder now I surely believe I'll climb It don't even matter now I'm willing to take my time --Joan Osborne\/Ladder Do you ever feel like you have all of the tools you need to live a serene, healthy life but you just ignore them and keep\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Words"","block_context":{"text":"Words","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?cat=7"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":9146,"url":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=9146","url_meta":{"origin":4729,"position":1},"title":"A perfect day?","author":"Michelle","date":"January 23, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Two of us riding nowhere Spending someone's Hard earned pay You and me Sunday driving Not arriving On our way back home --the Beatles\/Two of Us Go for a ride together. 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