{"id":2931,"date":"2024-08-24T07:53:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-24T07:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afflatuscreations.com\/?p=2931"},"modified":"2024-08-24T07:54:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T07:54:43","slug":"editing-out-editing-keeps-you-sane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afflatuscreations.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/24\/editing-out-editing-keeps-you-sane\/","title":{"rendered":"Editing Out \u201c editing keeps you sane\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2931\" class=\"elementor elementor-2931\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a719701 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a719701\" data-element_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 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midnight<\/p><p>nagging ghosts creep back<\/p><p>accusing and confronting<\/p><p>eliminating much desired rest<\/p><p>demanding renewed commitment<\/p><p>to just struggles and forlorn hopes<\/p><p>taking chances to give real love<\/p><p>to the desperate of\u00a0 humanity.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>By, Piers Davies<\/p><p>Ph: 64 9 5246 927<br \/>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"about:blank\">piersdavies153@gmail.com<\/a><br \/>16 Crocus Place Remuera<br \/>Auckland 1050, New Zealand<\/p>\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>Editing Out \u201c editing keeps you sane\u201d \u00a0 By day I forget my past transgressions&#8211; the jokes that hurt the school yard collision the lack of sufficient help to those in need at home or around the world failures to confront injustice because of expediency and a quieter life. \u00a0 Daylight is a great editor 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