{"id":59,"date":"2011-12-16T05:17:16","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T05:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/125.214.73.232\/~eedcom\/blog\/?p=59"},"modified":"2012-10-27T07:21:51","modified_gmt":"2012-10-27T07:21:51","slug":"20112012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eed.com.au\/blog\/?p=59","title":{"rendered":"2011\/2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What an extraordinary year it has been &#8211; a global &#8216;show&#8217; I would find hard to believe if I had not been able to witness!<br \/>\nPeople apparently seeking a very similar final chapter &#8211; <strong>the right to justice and a fair go, to be heard, counted and considered<\/strong> &#8211; from countries through to relationships &#8211; the boiling point was 2011.?? Each day seemed to deliver a new episode that left me spinning &#8211; extraordinary bravery and sacrifice, juxtaposed against some of the most diabolical cruelty &#8211; sent to us via satellite in real time.<\/p>\n<p>But it is the inspirational?courage and selfless sacrifice I have witnessed which will take with me into 2012, giving me hope for the chance of a better future for us all.<\/p>\n<p>A little something else?I&#8217;d like to?share apropos the media hype and shallow celebrity culture that seems to permeate our lives today:????? Have you noticed the world is littered with the regrets of those who failed to heed the words of more experienced souls? &#8211; the wisdom of those unsung heroes who humbly walk among us????George Bernard Shaw &#8211; arguably one of the most astute observers of the human condition &#8211; once quipped ?youth is wasted on the young?.<\/p>\n<p>But I would have to say any age could benefit from a few?hours with a?soul who has walked the walk, done the hard yards, fought the odds, traversed the depths and survived&#8230;perhaps even found &#8216;the grail&#8217;.??? Whomever that may be in your eyes, seek them out before the new year and show your appreciation by listening, I can guarantee an exchange you will not forget&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wishing you a Joyous, Safe, and above all else? -? a Personally Meaningful and Satisfying 2012&#8230;&#8230; Juliet Le Page? 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\">\n<dl id=\"attachment_152\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 173px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/125.214.73.232\/~eedcom\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Wise-Owl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152\" title=\"Wise Owl\" src=\"http:\/\/125.214.73.232\/~eedcom\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/Wise-Owl.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Time to Talk<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>&#8216;Intelligent people learn from themselves &#8211; wise people learn from others&#8217;? -? Jim Kwik<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; What an extraordinary year it has been &#8211; a global &#8216;show&#8217; I would find hard to believe if I had not been able to witness! People apparently seeking a very similar final chapter &#8211; the right to justice and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eed.com.au\/blog\/?p=59\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eed.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eed.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eed.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eed.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eed.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=59"}],"version-history":[{"count":57,"href":"https:\/\/www.eed.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":407,"href":"https:\/\/www.eed.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59\/revisions\/407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eed.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eed.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eed.com.au\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}