{"id":346,"date":"2021-12-16T17:24:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T17:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/?p=346"},"modified":"2021-12-16T17:24:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T17:24:04","slug":"a-glimmer-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/a-glimmer-of-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"A Glimmer of Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">2021 is almost over and another year that many will remember yet might want to forget.  For many, it was trying to get back to the norm even though we still don&#8217;t know what &#8220;normal&#8221; means in the current world that we live in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">It looks as though I am destined to create a new abstract tree piece every year for the holidays so here is my latest one. I hope I captured the spirit of the holidays.  The piece below is called &#8220;<strong>A Glimmer of Hope<\/strong>&#8221; as that is what I feel this year brought to us compared to last year.  We still have a long road ahead and I hope everyone will have a safe and joyous holiday.  Be sure to practice random acts of warmth and kindness to our fellow humans and animals.  Remember a smile goes a long way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Internal and external peace to everyone!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#fef806\"><strong><strong><strong>Happy Holidays<\/strong>!<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Alex, Dorrie &amp; Klee<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-Glimmer-of-Hope-1-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-Glimmer-of-Hope-1-802x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-Glimmer-of-Hope-1-802x1024.jpeg 802w, http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-Glimmer-of-Hope-1-scaled-600x766.jpeg 600w, http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-Glimmer-of-Hope-1-235x300.jpeg 235w, http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-Glimmer-of-Hope-1-768x981.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-Glimmer-of-Hope-1-1203x1536.jpeg 1203w, http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-Glimmer-of-Hope-1-1604x2048.jpeg 1604w, http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-Glimmer-of-Hope-1-640x817.jpeg 640w, http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-Glimmer-of-Hope-1-1010x1290.jpeg 1010w, http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/A-Glimmer-of-Hope-1-scaled.jpeg 2005w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2021 is almost over and another year that many will remember yet might want to forget. 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